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Muhammad Ali dynasty

Period
AD 1805 – AD 1865
Duration
approx. 60 years
Greatest extent
around AD 1840
Area (max.)
approx. 2.7 million km²
Muhammad Ali dynasty at its greatest extent (around AD 1840) · Borders: Cliopatria
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Period and duration

Muhammad Ali dynasty — according to the map data from AD 1805 to AD 1865, roughly 60 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

Muhammad Ali dynasty — greatest extent around AD 1840: the mapped borders then cover about 2.7 million km², roughly 1.8% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.

AD 1805Area according to the map data (max. 2.7 million km²)AD 1865

Predecessors and successors

States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:

Before (AD 1804)

After

Neighbours around AD 1840

The largest states in the region at the same time:

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Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.