Middle Ages
Kingdom of Kongo
- Period
- AD 1440 – AD 1669
- Duration
- approx. 229 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1440
- Area (max.)
- approx. 132,000 km²
Period and duration
Kingdom of Kongo — according to the map data from AD 1440 to AD 1669, roughly 229 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
Kingdom of Kongo — greatest extent around AD 1440: the mapped borders then cover about 132,000 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 1439)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
No successors in the map data.
Neighbours around AD 1440
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Bantu peoples
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1440 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Kingdom of Kongo 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.