Samanid Empire

Period and duration

Samanid Empire — according to the map data from AD 886 to AD 999, roughly 113 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

Samanid Empire — greatest extent around AD 911: the mapped borders then cover about 3.1 million km², roughly 2.1% 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 885)

After

Neighbours around AD 911

The largest states in the region at the same time:

Learn more

• Open the world map in AD 911 — tap the empire for a detailed description
• Samanid Empire on Wikipedia
• All 300 empires at a glance