// Antiquity
Later Zhou
- Period
- 750 BC – AD 960
- Duration
- approx. 1,709 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 960
- Area (max.)
- approx. 901,000 km²
Period and duration
Later Zhou — according to the map data from 750 BC to AD 960, roughly 1,709 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 Zhou — greatest extent around AD 960: the mapped borders then cover about 901,000 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 (751 BC)
After
Neighbours around AD 960
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
- Liao Dynasty
- Southern Tang
- Later Shu
- Kingdom of Dali
- Ganzhou Kingdom
- Goryeo
- Wuyue
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 960 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Later Zhou 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.