// Modern era
Emirate of Afghanistan
- Period
- AD 1828 – AD 1925
- Duration
- approx. 97 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1828
- Area (max.)
- approx. 883,000 km²
Period and duration
Emirate of Afghanistan — according to the map data from AD 1828 to AD 1925, roughly 97 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
Emirate of Afghanistan — greatest extent around AD 1828: the mapped borders then cover about 883,000 km², roughly 0.6% 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 1827)
After
- Kingdom of Afghanistan
- British Raj
- British Empire
Neighbours around AD 1828
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1828 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Emirate of Afghanistan 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.