// Early modern period
Durrani Empire
- Period
- AD 1748 – AD 1827
- Duration
- approx. 79 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1763
- Area (max.)
- approx. 2.2 million km²
Period and duration
Durrani Empire — according to the map data from AD 1748 to AD 1827, roughly 79 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
Durrani Empire — greatest extent around AD 1763: the mapped borders then cover about 2.2 million km², roughly 1.5% 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 1747)
After
- Emirate of Afghanistan
- Talpur Dynasty
- British Empire
- Sikh Empire
Neighbours around AD 1763
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1763 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Durrani 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.