// Middle Ages
Kingdom of Dali
- Period
- AD 947 – AD 1259
- Duration
- approx. 312 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1056
- Area (max.)
- approx. 364,000 km²
Period and duration
Kingdom of Dali — according to the map data from AD 947 to AD 1259, roughly 312 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
Kingdom of Dali — greatest extent around AD 1056: the mapped borders then cover about 364,000 km², roughly 0.2% 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 946)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
Neighbours around AD 1056
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Northern Song
- Pagan Kingdom
- Kamarupa Kingdom
- Haripuñjaya
- Ngô Dynasty
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1056 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Kingdom of Dali 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.