// Middle Ages
Harsha's Empire
- Period
- AD 612 – AD 655
- Duration
- approx. 43 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 612
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.1 million km²
Period and duration
Harsha's Empire — according to the map data from AD 612 to AD 655, roughly 43 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
Harsha's Empire — greatest extent around AD 612: the mapped borders then cover about 1.1 million km², roughly 0.7% 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 611)
- Maukhari Dynasty
- Gauda Kingdom
After
- Maitraka Dynasty
- Khadga Dynasty
- Chalukya Dynasty
Neighbours around AD 612
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Western Göktürks
- Sui Dynasty
- Tuyuhun
- Chalukya Dynasty
- Maitraka Dynasty
- Turk Shahis
- Kamarupa Kingdom
- Karkota Dynasty
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 612 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Harsha's Empire 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.