// Middle Ages
Zengid dynasty
- Period
- AD 1139 – AD 1259
- Duration
- approx. 120 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1169
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.2 million km²
Period and duration
Zengid dynasty — according to the map data from AD 1139 to AD 1259, roughly 120 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
Zengid dynasty — greatest extent around AD 1169: the mapped borders then cover about 1.2 million km², roughly 0.8% 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 1138)
After
Neighbours around AD 1169
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1169 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Zengid 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.