// Middle Ages

Sultanate of Rum

Period
AD 1094 – AD 1313
Duration
approx. 219 years
Greatest extent
around AD 1094
Area (max.)
approx. 368,000 km²
Sultanate of Rum at its greatest extent (around AD 1094) · Borders: Cliopatria
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Period and duration

Sultanate of Rum — according to the map data from AD 1094 to AD 1313, roughly 219 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

Sultanate of Rum — greatest extent around AD 1094: the mapped borders then cover about 368,000 km², roughly 0.2% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.

AD 1094Area according to the map data (max. 368,000 km²)AD 1313

Predecessors and successors

States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:

Before (AD 1093)

After

  • Beylik of Karaman
  • Beylik of Hamid

Neighbours around AD 1094

The largest states in the region at the same time:

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Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.