// Middle Ages
Liao Dynasty
- Period
- AD 911 – AD 1125
- Duration
- approx. 214 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 936
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.9 million km²
Period and duration
Liao Dynasty — according to the map data from AD 911 to AD 1125, roughly 214 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
Liao Dynasty — greatest extent around AD 936: the mapped borders then cover about 1.9 million km², roughly 1.3% 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 910)
After
Neighbours around AD 936
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
- Later Jin
- Qocho Kingdom
- Later Shu
- Yenisei Kyrgyz
- Southern Chu
- Southern Wu
- Southern Han
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 936 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Liao Dynasty 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.