// Middle Ages
Western Chalukya Empire
- Period
- AD 980 – AD 1187
- Duration
- approx. 207 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 990
- Area (max.)
- approx. 754,000 km²
Period and duration
Western Chalukya Empire — according to the map data from AD 980 to AD 1187, roughly 207 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
Western Chalukya Empire — greatest extent around AD 990: the mapped borders then cover about 754,000 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 979)
After
- Yadava Dynasty
- Kakatiya Dynasty
- Hoysala Kingdom
Neighbours around AD 990
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Sind-Habbari Dynasty
- Paramara Dynasty
- Chaulukya Dynasty
- Pala Empire
- Chola Empire
- Chandela Kingdom
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 990 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Western Chalukya 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.