Mongol Empire

Period and duration

Mongol Empire — according to the map data from AD 1206 to AD 1293, roughly 87 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

Mongol Empire — greatest extent around AD 1279: the mapped borders then cover about 27.4 million km², roughly 18.4% 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 1205)

After

Neighbours around AD 1279

The largest states in the region at the same time:

Learn more

• Open the world map in AD 1279 — tap the empire for a detailed description
• Mongol Empire on Wikipedia
• All 300 empires at a glance