// Early modern period
Oirat Confederation
- Period
- AD 1619 – AD 1676
- Duration
- approx. 57 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1670
- Area (max.)
- approx. 837,000 km²
Period and duration
Oirat Confederation — according to the map data from AD 1619 to AD 1676, roughly 57 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
Oirat Confederation — greatest extent around AD 1670: the mapped borders then cover about 837,000 km², roughly 0.6% 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 1618)
- Dzungar Khanate
- Kazakh Khanate
- Western Moghulistan
After
Neighbours around AD 1670
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1670 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Oirat Confederation 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.