// Early modern period
Funj Sultanate
- Period
- AD 1507 – AD 1821
- Duration
- approx. 314 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1507
- Area (max.)
- approx. 633,000 km²
Period and duration
Funj Sultanate — according to the map data from AD 1507 to AD 1821, roughly 314 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
Funj Sultanate — greatest extent around AD 1507: the mapped borders then cover about 633,000 km², roughly 0.4% 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 1506)
- Alodia
After
Neighbours around AD 1507
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Mamluk Sultanate
- Ethiopian Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Makuria Kingdom
- Portuguese Africa
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1507 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Funj Sultanate 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.