// Antiquity
Former Qin
- Period
- AD 353 – AD 393
- Duration
- approx. 40 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 378
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.8 million km²
Period and duration
Former Qin — according to the map data from AD 353 to AD 393, roughly 40 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
Former Qin — greatest extent around AD 378: the mapped borders then cover about 1.8 million km², roughly 1.2% 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 352)
- Later Zhao
- Former Yan
- Former Liang
- Western Jin
After
- Later Yan
- Western Jin
- Later Qin
- Later Liang
Neighbours around AD 378
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Western Jin
- Gupta Empire
- Tuyuhun
- Goguryeo
- Kamarupa Kingdom
- Pyu City-States
- Baekje
- Dongye
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 378 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Former Qin 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.