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Saffarid Dynasty

Period
AD 860 – AD 899
Duration
approx. 39 years
Greatest extent
around AD 898
Area (max.)
approx. 2.4 million km²
Saffarid Dynasty at its greatest extent (around AD 898) · Borders: Cliopatria
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Period and duration

Saffarid Dynasty — according to the map data from AD 860 to AD 899, roughly 39 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

Saffarid Dynasty — greatest extent around AD 898: the mapped borders then cover about 2.4 million km², roughly 1.6% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.

AD 860Area according to the map data (max. 2.4 million km²)AD 899

Predecessors and successors

States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:

Before (AD 859)

After

Neighbours around AD 898

The largest states in the region at the same time:

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Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.