// Middle Ages
Kievan Rus'
- Period
- AD 882 – AD 1240
- Duration
- approx. 358 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1040
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.2 million km²
Period and duration
Kievan Rus' — according to the map data from AD 882 to AD 1240, roughly 358 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
Kievan Rus' — greatest extent around AD 1040: the mapped borders then cover about 1.2 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 881)
- Rus'
- Magyars
After
Neighbours around AD 1040
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Byzantine Empire
- Holy Roman Empire
- Old Kingdom of Norway
- Kingdom of Hungary
- Kingdom of Poland
- Kingdom of Sweden
- Kingdom of Croatia
- Kingdom of Georgia
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1040 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Kievan Rus' 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.