// Middle Ages
Hamdanid Emirates
- Period
- AD 936 – AD 1259
- Duration
- approx. 323 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1236
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.1 million km²
Period and duration
Hamdanid Emirates — according to the map data from AD 936 to AD 1259, roughly 323 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
Hamdanid Emirates — greatest extent around AD 1236: the mapped borders then cover about 1.1 million km², roughly 0.7% 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 935)
- Samanid Empire
- Abbasid Caliphate
- Sind-Habbari Dynasty
After
- Mongol Empire
- Bahrani Dynasty
Neighbours around AD 1236
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1236 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Hamdanid Emirates 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.