// Middle Ages
Eastern Kara-Khanids
- Period
- AD 1046 – AD 1138
- Duration
- approx. 92 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1046
- Area (max.)
- approx. 982,000 km²
Period and duration
Eastern Kara-Khanids — according to the map data from AD 1046 to AD 1138, roughly 92 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
Eastern Kara-Khanids — greatest extent around AD 1046: the mapped borders then cover about 982,000 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 1045)
After
Neighbours around AD 1046
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Great Seljuk Empire
- Kimek-Kipchak confederation
- Ghaznavid Empire
- Qocho Kingdom
- Western Karakhanid Khanate
- Lohara Dynasty
- Kashmir
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1046 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Eastern Kara-Khanids 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.