Southern Ming

Period and duration

Southern Ming — according to the map data from AD 1645 to AD 1682, roughly 37 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

Southern Ming — greatest extent around AD 1645: the mapped borders then cover about 2.2 million km², roughly 1.5% 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 1644)

After

Neighbours around AD 1645

The largest states in the region at the same time:

Learn more

• Open the world map in AD 1645 — tap the empire for a detailed description
• Southern Ming on Wikipedia
• All 300 empires at a glance