// Middle Ages
Ghaznavid Empire
- Period
- AD 962 – AD 1191
- Duration
- approx. 229 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1028
- Area (max.)
- approx. 3 million km²
Period and duration
Ghaznavid Empire — according to the map data from AD 962 to AD 1191, roughly 229 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
Ghaznavid Empire — greatest extent around AD 1028: the mapped borders then cover about 3 million km², roughly 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 961)
- Samanid Empire
- Abbasid Caliphate/Buyid Dynasty
After
Neighbours around AD 1028
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1028 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Ghaznavid Empire 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.