Antiquity
Kingdom of Urartu
- Period
- 800 BC – 551 BC
- Duration
- approx. 249 years
- Greatest extent
- around 615 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 161,000 km²
Period and duration
Kingdom of Urartu — according to the map data from 800 BC to 551 BC, roughly 249 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 Urartu — greatest extent around 615 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 161,000 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 (801 BC)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
Neighbours around 615 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in 615 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Kingdom of Urartu 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.