// Middle Ages
Principality of Moldavia
- Period
- AD 1363 – AD 1858
- Duration
- approx. 495 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1600
- Area (max.)
- approx. 257,000 km²
Period and duration
Principality of Moldavia — according to the map data from AD 1363 to AD 1858, roughly 495 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
Principality of Moldavia — greatest extent around AD 1600: the mapped borders then cover about 257,000 km², roughly 0.2% 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 1362)
- Kingdom of Hungary
- Golden Horde
- Principality of Wallachia
After
- United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia
- Austrian Empire
- Russian Empire
Neighbours around AD 1600
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1600 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Principality of Moldavia 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.