Territorial change of Makuria

“Makuria” — appears in this map’s data from AD 347 to 1414. Its territory was largest in AD 682 – 691, at ≈ 213 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 347 – 568≈ 65 thousand km²
AD 569 – 622≈ 65 thousand km²
AD 623 – 655≈ 65 thousand km²
AD 656 – 681≈ 213 thousand km²
AD 682 – 691≈ 213 thousand km²
AD 692 – 849≈ 213 thousand km²
AD 850 – 1110≈ 213 thousand km²
AD 1111 – 1278≈ 213 thousand km²
AD 1294 – 1406≈ 213 thousand km²
AD 1407 – 1414≈ 213 thousand km²
AD 347AD 1414

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 682 – 691 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame (first 150 frames shown, 173 in total).

FrameAreaRank
AD 347≈ 65 thousand km²29 of 46
AD 353≈ 65 thousand km²31 of 49
AD 358≈ 65 thousand km²31 of 50
AD 367≈ 65 thousand km²31 of 51
AD 371≈ 65 thousand km²30 of 48
AD 373≈ 65 thousand km²30 of 47
AD 378≈ 65 thousand km²28 of 45
AD 383≈ 65 thousand km²27 of 44
AD 387≈ 65 thousand km²36 of 53
AD 390≈ 65 thousand km²36 of 53
AD 392≈ 65 thousand km²36 of 52
AD 394≈ 65 thousand km²34 of 50
AD 395≈ 65 thousand km²35 of 51
AD 396≈ 65 thousand km²34 of 51
AD 397≈ 65 thousand km²35 of 53
AD 402≈ 65 thousand km²37 of 54
AD 407≈ 65 thousand km²37 of 55
AD 410≈ 65 thousand km²37 of 54
AD 414≈ 65 thousand km²38 of 56
AD 417≈ 65 thousand km²38 of 55
AD 426≈ 65 thousand km²38 of 55
AD 439≈ 65 thousand km²35 of 50
AD 441≈ 65 thousand km²34 of 50
AD 443≈ 65 thousand km²35 of 51
AD 451≈ 65 thousand km²35 of 50
AD 452≈ 65 thousand km²35 of 50
AD 455≈ 65 thousand km²38 of 52
AD 458≈ 65 thousand km²38 of 52
AD 459≈ 65 thousand km²38 of 52
AD 462≈ 65 thousand km²39 of 54
AD 469≈ 65 thousand km²38 of 55
AD 476≈ 65 thousand km²39 of 57
AD 480≈ 65 thousand km²40 of 57
AD 490≈ 65 thousand km²40 of 55
AD 500≈ 65 thousand km²38 of 54
AD 510≈ 65 thousand km²39 of 53
AD 523≈ 65 thousand km²39 of 54
AD 534≈ 65 thousand km²36 of 56
AD 536≈ 65 thousand km²36 of 56
AD 540≈ 65 thousand km²38 of 64
AD 546≈ 65 thousand km²40 of 64
AD 555≈ 65 thousand km²41 of 67
AD 561≈ 65 thousand km²43 of 68
AD 567≈ 65 thousand km²42 of 68
AD 569≈ 65 thousand km²42 of 68
AD 577≈ 65 thousand km²42 of 70
AD 587≈ 65 thousand km²40 of 67
AD 592≈ 65 thousand km²40 of 70
AD 602≈ 65 thousand km²38 of 69
AD 612≈ 65 thousand km²36 of 68
AD 617≈ 65 thousand km²35 of 65
AD 623≈ 65 thousand km²39 of 69
AD 626≈ 65 thousand km²39 of 67
AD 627≈ 65 thousand km²39 of 67
AD 628≈ 65 thousand km²38 of 65
AD 629≈ 65 thousand km²41 of 68
AD 630≈ 65 thousand km²42 of 68
AD 633≈ 65 thousand km²42 of 69
AD 634≈ 65 thousand km²40 of 66
AD 638≈ 65 thousand km²43 of 71
AD 641≈ 65 thousand km²42 of 71
AD 644≈ 65 thousand km²41 of 74
AD 647≈ 65 thousand km²40 of 70
AD 656≈ 213 thousand km²22 of 69
AD 661≈ 213 thousand km²21 of 68
AD 666≈ 213 thousand km²20 of 67
AD 674≈ 213 thousand km²18 of 69
AD 682≈ 213 thousand km²17 of 68
AD 692≈ 213 thousand km²20 of 67
AD 705≈ 213 thousand km²20 of 68
AD 710≈ 213 thousand km²20 of 69
AD 718≈ 213 thousand km²18 of 69
AD 724≈ 213 thousand km²18 of 69
AD 732≈ 213 thousand km²19 of 67
AD 741≈ 213 thousand km²20 of 71
AD 750≈ 213 thousand km²26 of 76
AD 751≈ 213 thousand km²26 of 77
AD 755≈ 213 thousand km²26 of 79
AD 757≈ 213 thousand km²25 of 76
AD 763≈ 213 thousand km²23 of 74
AD 768≈ 213 thousand km²23 of 75
AD 772≈ 213 thousand km²22 of 72
AD 775≈ 213 thousand km²22 of 73
AD 778≈ 213 thousand km²24 of 72
AD 783≈ 213 thousand km²23 of 73
AD 788≈ 213 thousand km²24 of 68
AD 793≈ 213 thousand km²24 of 78
AD 800≈ 213 thousand km²25 of 77
AD 806≈ 213 thousand km²26 of 73
AD 814≈ 213 thousand km²26 of 76
AD 825≈ 213 thousand km²26 of 77
AD 830≈ 213 thousand km²26 of 77
AD 840≈ 213 thousand km²27 of 80
AD 850≈ 213 thousand km²28 of 86
AD 860≈ 213 thousand km²30 of 89
AD 866≈ 213 thousand km²32 of 95
AD 870≈ 213 thousand km²32 of 94
AD 875≈ 213 thousand km²34 of 97
AD 876≈ 213 thousand km²34 of 97
AD 878≈ 213 thousand km²34 of 100
AD 880≈ 213 thousand km²35 of 102
AD 882≈ 213 thousand km²34 of 101
AD 884≈ 213 thousand km²34 of 102
AD 886≈ 213 thousand km²35 of 104
AD 887≈ 213 thousand km²36 of 107
AD 888≈ 213 thousand km²36 of 108
AD 892≈ 213 thousand km²36 of 108
AD 896≈ 213 thousand km²36 of 109
AD 898≈ 213 thousand km²36 of 115
AD 899≈ 213 thousand km²36 of 117
AD 900≈ 213 thousand km²35 of 114
AD 911≈ 213 thousand km²37 of 123
AD 922≈ 213 thousand km²38 of 117
AD 926≈ 213 thousand km²36 of 112
AD 936≈ 213 thousand km²36 of 116
AD 947≈ 213 thousand km²37 of 117
AD 960≈ 213 thousand km²36 of 118
AD 961≈ 213 thousand km²36 of 119
AD 962≈ 213 thousand km²37 of 120
AD 970≈ 213 thousand km²35 of 115
AD 980≈ 213 thousand km²33 of 111
AD 990≈ 213 thousand km²35 of 126
AD 1000≈ 213 thousand km²36 of 126
AD 1003≈ 213 thousand km²36 of 125
AD 1010≈ 213 thousand km²34 of 130
AD 1015≈ 213 thousand km²33 of 141
AD 1018≈ 213 thousand km²34 of 138
AD 1028≈ 213 thousand km²34 of 130
AD 1034≈ 213 thousand km²33 of 129
AD 1040≈ 213 thousand km²33 of 136
AD 1046≈ 213 thousand km²33 of 136
AD 1056≈ 213 thousand km²33 of 146
AD 1066≈ 213 thousand km²34 of 138
AD 1072≈ 213 thousand km²33 of 138
AD 1085≈ 213 thousand km²34 of 137
AD 1094≈ 213 thousand km²35 of 135
AD 1099≈ 213 thousand km²34 of 139
AD 1111≈ 213 thousand km²34 of 140
AD 1126≈ 213 thousand km²35 of 138
AD 1139≈ 213 thousand km²35 of 140
AD 1147≈ 213 thousand km²35 of 148
AD 1152≈ 213 thousand km²35 of 140
AD 1169≈ 213 thousand km²34 of 137
AD 1177≈ 213 thousand km²35 of 136
AD 1188≈ 213 thousand km²35 of 134
AD 1192≈ 213 thousand km²35 of 132
AD 1202≈ 213 thousand km²33 of 135
AD 1206≈ 213 thousand km²34 of 149
AD 1210≈ 213 thousand km²34 of 146
AD 1216≈ 213 thousand km²32 of 143

Its highest rank was in AD 682: number 68 of 17.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 2 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1279lostMamluk Sultanate≈ 213 thousand km²
AD 656gainedNobatia≈ 148 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

Makuria (Old Nubian: ⲇⲱⲧⲁⲩⲟ, Dotawo; Greek: Μακουρία, romanized: Makouria; Arabic: المقرة, romanized: al-Muqurra) was a medieval Nubian kingdom in what is today northern Sudan and southern Egypt.

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