// Early modern period
Later Jin Dynasty
- Period
- AD 1619 – AD 1644
- Duration
- approx. 25 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1640
- Area (max.)
- approx. 2.5 million km²
Period and duration
Later Jin Dynasty — according to the map data from AD 1619 to AD 1644, roughly 25 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
Later Jin Dynasty — greatest extent around AD 1640: the mapped borders then cover about 2.5 million km², roughly 1.7% 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 1618)
After
Neighbours around AD 1640
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1640 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Later Jin Dynasty 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.