Abbasid Caliphate

Period and duration

Abbasid Caliphate — according to the map data from AD 750 to AD 1259, roughly 509 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

Abbasid Caliphate — greatest extent around AD 778: the mapped borders then cover about 8.2 million km², roughly 5.5% 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 749)

After

Neighbours around AD 778

The largest states in the region at the same time:

Learn more

• Open the world map in AD 778 — tap the empire for a detailed description
• Abbasid Caliphate on Wikipedia
• All 300 empires at a glance