// Antiquity
Brythonic Kingdoms
- Period
- AD 439 – AD 1284
- Duration
- approx. 845 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 439
- Area (max.)
- approx. 206,000 km²
Period and duration
Brythonic Kingdoms — according to the map data from AD 439 to AD 1284, roughly 845 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
Brythonic Kingdoms — greatest extent around AD 439: the mapped borders then cover about 206,000 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 (AD 438)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
- Kingdom of England
- Duchy of Brittany
- Kingdom of France
- Kingdom of Alba
Neighbours around AD 439
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Western Roman Empire
- Salian Franks
- Visigothic Kingdom
- Ripuarian Franks
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 439 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Brythonic Kingdoms 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.