// Middle Ages
Ethiopian Empire
- Period
- AD 1272 – AD 1935
- Duration
- approx. 663 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1908
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.1 million km²
Period and duration
Ethiopian Empire — according to the map data from AD 1272 to AD 1935, roughly 663 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
Ethiopian Empire — greatest extent around AD 1908: the mapped borders then cover about 1.1 million km², roughly 0.8% 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 1271)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
Neighbours around AD 1908
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1908 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Ethiopian 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.