// Middle Ages
Vijayanagara Empire
- Period
- AD 1344 – AD 1571
- Duration
- approx. 227 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1450
- Area (max.)
- approx. 569,000 km²
Period and duration
Vijayanagara Empire — according to the map data from AD 1344 to AD 1571, roughly 227 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
Vijayanagara Empire — greatest extent around AD 1450: the mapped borders then cover about 569,000 km², roughly 0.4% 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 1343)
- Delhi Sultanate
- Tughlaq Dynasty
- Hoysala Kingdom
After
- Bijapur Sultanate
- Golconda Sultanate
- Nayaks of Madurai
Neighbours around AD 1450
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Bahmani Sultanate
- Ceylon
- Jaffna kingdom
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1450 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Vijayanagara 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.