Middle Ages
Empire of Kanem
- Period
- AD 1072 – AD 1384
- Duration
- approx. 312 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1072
- Area (max.)
- approx. 19,000 km²
Period and duration
Empire of Kanem — according to the map data from AD 1072 to AD 1384, roughly 312 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Empire of Kanem — greatest extent around AD 1072: the mapped borders then cover about 19,000 km², roughly 0.1% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 1071)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
No successors in the map data.
Neighbours around AD 1072
The largest states in the region at the same time:
No neighbouring states in the map data.
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1072 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Empire of Kanem on Wikipedia
- All 371 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.