// Antiquity
Xin Dynasty
- Period
- AD 6 – AD 29
- Duration
- approx. 23 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 6
- Area (max.)
- approx. 4.5 million km²
Period and duration
Xin Dynasty — according to the map data from AD 6 to AD 29, roughly 23 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
Xin Dynasty — greatest extent around AD 6: the mapped borders then cover about 4.5 million km², roughly 3% 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 5)
After
Neighbours around AD 6
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Parthian Empire
- Xiongnu
- Satavahana Dynasty
- Indo-Scythians
- Indo-Parthians
- Yuezhi
- Wusun
- Goguryeo
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 6 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Xin 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.