// Antiquity
Median Kingdom
- Period
- 615 BC – 551 BC
- Duration
- approx. 64 years
- Greatest extent
- around 600 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 2.2 million km²
Period and duration
Median Kingdom — according to the map data from 615 BC to 551 BC, roughly 64 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
Median Kingdom — greatest extent around 600 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 2.2 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 (616 BC)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
Neighbours around 600 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Scythia
- Neo-Babylonian Empire
- Greek City-States
- Kingdom of Urartu
- Mahajanapadas
- Sabaeans
- Janapada of Kuru
- Janapada of Matsya
Learn more
- Open the world map in 600 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Median Kingdom 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.