// Early modern period
Saadi Sultanate
- Period
- AD 1556 – AD 1740
- Duration
- approx. 184 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1595
- Area (max.)
- approx. 840,000 km²
Period and duration
Saadi Sultanate — according to the map data from AD 1556 to AD 1740, roughly 184 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
Saadi Sultanate — greatest extent around AD 1595: the mapped borders then cover about 840,000 km², roughly 0.6% 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 1555)
- Wattasid dynasty
- Songhai Empire
After
- Morocco
Neighbours around AD 1595
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1595 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Saadi Sultanate 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.