// Antiquity
Northern Wei
- Period
- AD 387 – AD 533
- Duration
- approx. 146 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 476
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.2 million km²
Period and duration
Northern Wei — according to the map data from AD 387 to AD 533, roughly 146 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
Northern Wei — greatest extent around AD 476: the mapped borders then cover about 1.2 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 386)
After
- Eastern Wei
- Western Wei
Neighbours around AD 476
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Rouran Khaganate
- Liu Song Dynasty
- Gupta Empire
- Tuyuhun
- Goguryeo
- Kamarupa Kingdom
- Pyu City-States
- Baekje
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 476 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Northern Wei 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.