// Middle Ages
Chagatai Khanate
- Period
- AD 1294 – AD 1462
- Duration
- approx. 168 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1294
- Area (max.)
- approx. 2.5 million km²
Period and duration
Chagatai Khanate — according to the map data from AD 1294 to AD 1462, roughly 168 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
Chagatai Khanate — greatest extent around AD 1294: the mapped borders then cover about 2.5 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 1293)
After
- East Turkestan
- Timurid Empire
- Moghulistan
- Four Oirats
Neighbours around AD 1294
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1294 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Chagatai Khanate 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.