// Middle Ages
Northern Zhou
- Period
- AD 561 – AD 586
- Duration
- approx. 25 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 577
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.8 million km²
Period and duration
Northern Zhou — according to the map data from AD 561 to AD 586, roughly 25 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 Zhou — greatest extent around AD 577: the mapped borders then cover about 1.8 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 560)
- Western Wei
- Northern Qi
- Liang Dynasty
After
Neighbours around AD 577
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Göktürk Khaganate
- Chen Dynasty
- Tuyuhun
- Maukhari Dynasty
- Goguryeo
- Kamarupa Kingdom
- Pyu City-States
- Early Lý Dynasty
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 577 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Northern Zhou 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.