// Antiquity
Kushan Empire
- Period
- AD 43 – AD 237
- Duration
- approx. 194 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 127
- Area (max.)
- approx. 2.3 million km²
Period and duration
Kushan Empire — according to the map data from AD 43 to AD 237, roughly 194 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
Kushan Empire — greatest extent around AD 127: the mapped borders then cover about 2.3 million km², roughly 1.5% 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 42)
- Yuezhi
- Indo-Parthians
- Indo-Scythians
After
- Eastern Kushans
- Western Kushans
- Cao Wei
Neighbours around AD 127
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 127 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Kushan 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.