Shunga Empire

Period and duration

Shunga Empire — according to the map data from 170 BC to 67 BC, roughly 103 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

Shunga Empire — greatest extent around 91 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 1.2 million km², roughly 0.8% 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 (171 BC)

After

Neighbours around 91 BC

The largest states in the region at the same time:

Learn more

• Open the world map in 91 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
• Shunga Empire on Wikipedia
• All 300 empires at a glance