// Antiquity
Funan
- Period
- AD 51 – AD 640
- Duration
- approx. 589 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 51
- Area (max.)
- approx. 245,000 km²
Period and duration
Funan — according to the map data from AD 51 to AD 640, roughly 589 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
Funan — greatest extent around AD 51: the mapped borders then cover about 245,000 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 50)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
Neighbours around AD 51
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 51 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Funan 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.