Burma

Period and duration

Burma — according to the map data from AD 1820 to AD 1989, roughly 169 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

Burma — greatest extent around AD 1822: the mapped borders then cover about 799,000 km², roughly 0.5% 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 1819)

After

Neighbours around AD 1822

The largest states in the region at the same time:

Learn more

• Open the world map in AD 1822 — tap the empire for a detailed description
• Burma on Wikipedia
• All 300 empires at a glance