// Middle Ages
Tughlaq Dynasty
- Period
- AD 1326 – AD 1414
- Duration
- approx. 88 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1333
- Area (max.)
- approx. 2.5 million km²
Period and duration
Tughlaq Dynasty — according to the map data from AD 1326 to AD 1414, roughly 88 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
Tughlaq Dynasty — greatest extent around AD 1333: 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 1325)
After
- Bahmani Sultanate
- Sultanate of Bengal
Neighbours around AD 1333
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Yuan Dynasty
- Ilkhanate
- Delhi Sultanate
- Chagatai Khanate
- Shan States
- Eastern Ganga Kingdom
- Kashmir
- Hoysala Kingdom
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1333 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Tughlaq Dynasty 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.