// Middle Ages
Ghurid Dynasty
- Period
- AD 1152 – AD 1209
- Duration
- approx. 57 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1202
- Area (max.)
- approx. 2.1 million km²
Period and duration
Ghurid Dynasty — according to the map data from AD 1152 to AD 1209, roughly 57 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
Ghurid Dynasty — greatest extent around AD 1202: the mapped borders then cover about 2.1 million km², roughly 1.4% 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 1151)
- Ghaznavid Empire
- Great Seljuk Empire
- Sind-Habbari Dynasty
After
Neighbours around AD 1202
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Kimek-Kipchak confederation
- Kara-Khitans
- Khwarezmid Empire
- Yadava Dynasty
- Pagan Kingdom
- Sena Dynasty
- Kakatiya Dynasty
- Chaulukya Dynasty
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1202 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Ghurid Dynasty 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.