Antiquity
Mitanni
- Period
- 1500 BC – 1241 BC
- Duration
- approx. 259 years
- Greatest extent
- around 1500 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 189,000 km²
Period and duration
Mitanni — according to the map data from 1500 BC to 1241 BC, roughly 259 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
Mitanni — greatest extent around 1500 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 189,000 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 (1501 BC)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
Neighbours around 1500 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in 1500 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Mitanni 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.