// Middle Ages
Tibetan Empire
- Period
- AD 623 – AD 849
- Duration
- approx. 226 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 830
- Area (max.)
- approx. 3.9 million km²
Period and duration
Tibetan Empire — according to the map data from AD 623 to AD 849, roughly 226 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
Tibetan Empire — greatest extent around AD 830: the mapped borders then cover about 3.9 million km², roughly 2.6% 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 622)
After
Neighbours around AD 830
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 830 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Tibetan 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.