// Middle Ages
Chen Dynasty
- Period
- AD 561 – AD 591
- Duration
- approx. 30 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 587
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1 million km²
Period and duration
Chen Dynasty — according to the map data from AD 561 to AD 591, roughly 30 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
Chen Dynasty — greatest extent around AD 587: the mapped borders then cover about 1 million km², roughly 0.7% 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 560)
After
Neighbours around AD 587
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Sui Dynasty
- Tuyuhun
- Early Lý Dynasty
- Chámpa
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 587 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Chen Dynasty 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.