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Chenla

Period: AD 555 – AD 717
Duration: approx. 162 years
Greatest extent: around AD 641
Area (max.): approx. 429,000 km²

Chenla at its greatest extent (around AD 641) · Borders: Cliopatria

Period and duration

Chenla — according to the map data from AD 555 to AD 717, roughly 162 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

Chenla — greatest extent around AD 641: the mapped borders then cover about 429,000 km², roughly 0.3% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.

AD 555Area according to the map data (max. 429,000 km²)AD 717

Predecessors and successors

States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:

Before (AD 554)

Funan

After

Water Chenla
Land Chenla

Neighbours around AD 641

The largest states in the region at the same time:

Tang Dynasty
Lavo Kingdom
Chámpa

Learn more

Open the world map in AD 641 — tap the empire for a detailed description
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Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.