// Early modern period
Sur Empire
- Period
- AD 1540 – AD 1594
- Duration
- approx. 54 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1547
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.3 million km²
Period and duration
Sur Empire — according to the map data from AD 1540 to AD 1594, roughly 54 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
Sur Empire — greatest extent around AD 1547: the mapped borders then cover about 1.3 million km², roughly 0.8% 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 1539)
- Mughal Empire
- Hussain Shahi Dynasty
After
Neighbours around AD 1547
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1547 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Sur Empire 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.