Elam

Period and duration

Elam — according to the map data from 3200 BC to 601 BC, roughly 2,599 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

Elam — greatest extent around 1150 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 215,000 km², roughly 0.1% 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 (3201 BC)

After

Neighbours around 1150 BC

The largest states in the region at the same time:

Learn more

• Open the world map in 1150 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
• Elam on Wikipedia
• All 300 empires at a glance