// Early modern period
Emirate of Diriyah
- Period
- AD 1744 – AD 1819
- Duration
- approx. 75 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1811
- Area (max.)
- approx. 2.3 million km²
Period and duration
Emirate of Diriyah — according to the map data from AD 1744 to AD 1819, roughly 75 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 Diriyah — greatest extent around AD 1811: the mapped borders then cover about 2.3 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 1743)
After
Neighbours around AD 1811
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1811 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Emirate of Diriyah 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.