// Middle Ages
Bornu Empire
- Period
- AD 1385 – AD 1894
- Duration
- approx. 509 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1636
- Area (max.)
- approx. 339,000 km²
Period and duration
Bornu Empire — according to the map data from AD 1385 to AD 1894, 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
Bornu Empire — greatest extent around AD 1636: the mapped borders then cover about 339,000 km², roughly 0.2% 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 1384)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
Neighbours around AD 1636
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1636 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Bornu Empire on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.