// Middle Ages
Chola Empire
- Period
- AD 850 – AD 1259
- Duration
- approx. 409 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1028
- Area (max.)
- approx. 525,000 km²
Period and duration
Chola Empire — according to the map data from AD 850 to AD 1259, roughly 409 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
Chola Empire — greatest extent around AD 1028: the mapped borders then cover about 525,000 km², roughly 0.4% 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 849)
- Rashtrakuta Dynasty
- Pandya Dynasty
- Anurādhapura
After
- Pandya Empire
- Kakatiya Dynasty
- Ceylon
- Hoysala Kingdom
Neighbours around AD 1028
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Western Chalukya Empire
- Chaulukya Dynasty
- Pyu City-States
- Chandra Dynasty
- Pagan Kingdom
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1028 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Chola 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.