// Antiquity
Gupta Empire
- Period
- AD 324 – AD 554
- Duration
- approx. 230 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 410
- Area (max.)
- approx. 2.5 million km²
Period and duration
Gupta Empire — according to the map data from AD 324 to AD 554, roughly 230 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
Gupta Empire — greatest extent around AD 410: the mapped borders then cover about 2.5 million km², roughly 1.7% 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 323)
- Western Satraps
- Eastern Kushans
- Yaudheya Republic
After
- Maukhari Dynasty
Neighbours around AD 410
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Sasanian Empire
- Kidarites
- Vakataka Kingdom
- Tuyuhun
- Kadamba Empire
- Kalabhra Dynasty
- Kamarupa Kingdom
- Pyu City-States
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 410 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Gupta 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.