// Antiquity
Southern Qi
- Period
- AD 480 – AD 509
- Duration
- approx. 29 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 480
- Area (max.)
- approx. 2.4 million km²
Period and duration
Southern Qi — according to the map data from AD 480 to AD 509, roughly 29 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 Qi — greatest extent around AD 480: the mapped borders then cover about 2.4 million km², roughly 1.6% 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 (AD 479)
After
Neighbours around AD 480
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Northern Wei
- Tuyuhun
- Chámpa
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 480 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Southern Qi 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.