// Middle Ages
Crown of Castile
- Period
- AD 1236 – AD 1515
- Duration
- approx. 279 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1512
- Area (max.)
- approx. 535,000 km²
Period and duration
Crown of Castile — according to the map data from AD 1236 to AD 1515, roughly 279 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
Crown of Castile — greatest extent around AD 1512: the mapped borders then cover about 535,000 km², roughly 0.4% 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 1235)
- Kingdom of León
- Kingdom of Castile
- Almohad Caliphate
After
- Spanish Empire
- Kingdom of Spain
Neighbours around AD 1512
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1512 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Crown of Castile 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.