// Antiquity
Xianbei
- Period
- AD 60 – AD 237
- Duration
- approx. 177 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 161
- Area (max.)
- approx. 5.2 million km²
Period and duration
Xianbei — according to the map data from AD 60 to AD 237, roughly 177 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
Xianbei — greatest extent around AD 161: the mapped borders then cover about 5.2 million km², roughly 3.5% 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 59)
After
No successors in the map data.
Neighbours around AD 161
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Han Dynasty
- Kushan Empire
- Western Satraps
- Goguryeo
- Mahan
- Wusun
- Dongye
- Jinhan
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 161 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Xianbei 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.