// Antiquity
Vakataka Kingdom
- Period
- AD 260 – AD 554
- Duration
- approx. 294 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 490
- Area (max.)
- approx. 674,000 km²
Period and duration
Vakataka Kingdom — according to the map data from AD 260 to AD 554, roughly 294 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
Vakataka Kingdom — greatest extent around AD 490: the mapped borders then cover about 674,000 km², roughly 0.5% 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 259)
After
No successors in the map data.
Neighbours around AD 490
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- White Huns
- Gupta Empire
- Kadamba Empire
- Maitraka Dynasty
- Late Pallava Empire
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 490 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Vakataka Kingdom 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.