// Middle Ages
Rasulid Dynasty
- Period
- AD 1236 – AD 1458
- Duration
- approx. 222 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1236
- Area (max.)
- approx. 378,000 km²
Period and duration
Rasulid Dynasty — according to the map data from AD 1236 to AD 1458, roughly 222 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
Rasulid Dynasty — greatest extent around AD 1236: the mapped borders then cover about 378,000 km², roughly 0.3% 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 1235)
After
- Tahirid Sultanate
Neighbours around AD 1236
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Ayyubid Sultanate
- Zagwe dynasty
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1236 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Rasulid Dynasty 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.