// Antiquity
White Huns
- Period
- AD 410 – AD 560
- Duration
- approx. 150 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 490
- Area (max.)
- approx. 3.3 million km²
Period and duration
White Huns — according to the map data from AD 410 to AD 560, roughly 150 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
White Huns — greatest extent around AD 490: the mapped borders then cover about 3.3 million km², roughly 2.2% 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 409)
After
Neighbours around AD 490
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Rouran Khaganate
- Sasanian Empire
- Gupta Empire
- Vakataka Kingdom
- Tuyuhun
- Maitraka Dynasty
- Caucasian Albania
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 490 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- White Huns 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.