// Antiquity
Rouran Khaganate
- Period
- AD 402 – AD 554
- Duration
- approx. 152 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 426
- Area (max.)
- approx. 3.9 million km²
Period and duration
Rouran Khaganate — according to the map data from AD 402 to AD 554, roughly 152 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
Rouran Khaganate — greatest extent around AD 426: the mapped borders then cover about 3.9 million km², roughly 2.6% 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 401)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
Neighbours around AD 426
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 426 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Rouran Khaganate 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.