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Ayyubid Sultanate

Period: AD 1177 – AD 1249
Duration: approx. 72 years
Greatest extent: around AD 1192
Area (max.): approx. 2 million km²

Ayyubid Sultanate at its greatest extent (around AD 1192) · Borders: Cliopatria

Period and duration

Ayyubid Sultanate — according to the map data from AD 1177 to AD 1249, roughly 72 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

Ayyubid Sultanate — greatest extent around AD 1192: the mapped borders then cover about 2 million km², roughly 1.4% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.

AD 1177Area according to the map data (max. 2 million km²)AD 1249

Predecessors and successors

States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:

Before (AD 1176)

Zengid dynasty
Nabhani Dynasty

After

Neighbours around AD 1192

The largest states in the region at the same time:

Learn more

Open the world map in AD 1192 — tap the empire for a detailed description
Ayyubid Sultanate on Wikipedia
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Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.