Russian Empire

Period and duration

Russian Empire — according to the map data from AD 1721 to AD 1916, roughly 195 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

Russian Empire — greatest extent around AD 1900: the mapped borders then cover about 23 million km², roughly 15.4% 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 1720)

After

Neighbours around AD 1900

The largest states in the region at the same time:

Learn more

• Open the world map in AD 1900 — tap the empire for a detailed description
• Russian Empire on Wikipedia
• All 300 empires at a glance