Mamluk Sultanate

Period and duration

Mamluk Sultanate — according to the map data from AD 1241 to AD 1518, roughly 277 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

Mamluk Sultanate — greatest extent around AD 1516: the mapped borders then cover about 1.9 million km², roughly 1.2% 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 1240)

After

Neighbours around AD 1516

The largest states in the region at the same time:

Learn more

• Open the world map in AD 1516 — tap the empire for a detailed description
• Mamluk Sultanate on Wikipedia
• All 300 empires at a glance