// Middle Ages
East Franks
- Period
- AD 850 – AD 910
- Duration
- approx. 60 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 896
- Area (max.)
- approx. 729,000 km²
Period and duration
East Franks — according to the map data from AD 850 to AD 910, roughly 60 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
East Franks — greatest extent around AD 896: the mapped borders then cover about 729,000 km², roughly 0.5% 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 (AD 849)
After
- Kingdom of Germany
- Kingdom of Italy
- Carolingian Empire
- West Franks
Neighbours around AD 896
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Carolingian Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Magyars
- Emirate of Córdoba
- West Franks
- First Bulgarian Empire
- Aghlabid Dynasty
- Anglo-Saxon England
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 896 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- East Franks 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.