// Middle Ages
Mali Empire
- Period
- AD 1236 – AD 1611
- Duration
- approx. 375 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1415
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.1 million km²
Period and duration
Mali Empire — according to the map data from AD 1236 to AD 1611, roughly 375 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
Mali Empire — greatest extent around AD 1415: the mapped borders then cover about 1.1 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 1235)
- Sosso Empire
After
No successors in the map data.
Neighbours around AD 1415
The largest states in the region at the same time:
No neighbouring states in the map data.
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1415 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Mali 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.