// Modern era
Empire of Japan
- Period
- AD 1868 – AD 1945
- Duration
- approx. 77 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1943
- Area (max.)
- approx. 7 million km²
Period and duration
Empire of Japan — according to the map data from AD 1868 to AD 1945, roughly 77 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
Empire of Japan — greatest extent around AD 1943: the mapped borders then cover about 7 million km², roughly 4.7% 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 1867)
After
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Netherlands
- Dutch East Indies
- Republic of China
Neighbours around AD 1943
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- British Empire
- Vichy France
- United States of America
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Republic of China
- British Raj
- Estado Novo
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1943 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Empire of Japan 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.