Göktürk Khaganate

Period and duration

Göktürk Khaganate — according to the map data from AD 555 to AD 586, roughly 31 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

Göktürk Khaganate — greatest extent around AD 577: the mapped borders then cover about 6.4 million km², roughly 4.3% 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 554)

After

Neighbours around AD 577

The largest states in the region at the same time:

Learn more

• Open the world map in AD 577 — tap the empire for a detailed description
• Göktürk Khaganate on Wikipedia
• All 300 empires at a glance