“Western Satraps” — appears in this map’s data from AD 43 to 489. Its territory was largest in AD 270 – 305, at ≈ 842 thousand km².
| Period | Area |
|---|---|
| AD 43 – 83 | ≈ 327 thousand km² |
| AD 84 – 90 | ≈ 327 thousand km² |
| AD 91 – 105 | ≈ 328 thousand km² |
| AD 106 – 126 | ≈ 327 thousand km² |
| AD 127 – 153 | ≈ 617 thousand km² |
| AD 154 – 160 | ≈ 606 thousand km² |
| AD 161 – 183 | ≈ 606 thousand km² |
| AD 184 – 214 | ≈ 468 thousand km² |
| AD 215 – 223 | ≈ 467 thousand km² |
| AD 224 – 259 | ≈ 617 thousand km² |
| AD 260 – 269 | ≈ 507 thousand km² |
| AD 270 – 305 | ≈ 842 thousand km² |
| AD 306 – 346 | ≈ 782 thousand km² |
| AD 347 – 352 | ≈ 498 thousand km² |
| AD 353 – 382 | ≈ 505 thousand km² |
| AD 383 – 406 | ≈ 505 thousand km² |
| AD 407 – 409 | ≈ 505 thousand km² |
| AD 476 – 479 | ≈ 55 km² |
| AD 480 – 489 | ≈ 55 km² |
Outline of the territory in AD 270 – 305 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.
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.
| Frame | Area | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| AD 43 | ≈ 327 thousand km² | 11 of 44 |
| AD 51 | ≈ 327 thousand km² | 11 of 43 |
| AD 60 | ≈ 327 thousand km² | 12 of 43 |
| AD 68 | ≈ 327 thousand km² | 12 of 42 |
| AD 78 | ≈ 327 thousand km² | 12 of 42 |
| AD 84 | ≈ 327 thousand km² | 12 of 42 |
| AD 91 | ≈ 328 thousand km² | 10 of 41 |
| AD 106 | ≈ 327 thousand km² | 8 of 40 |
| AD 114 | ≈ 327 thousand km² | 8 of 36 |
| AD 117 | ≈ 327 thousand km² | 8 of 36 |
| AD 127 | ≈ 617 thousand km² | 6 of 39 |
| AD 154 | ≈ 606 thousand km² | 7 of 41 |
| AD 161 | ≈ 606 thousand km² | 7 of 40 |
| AD 165 | ≈ 606 thousand km² | 7 of 42 |
| AD 184 | ≈ 468 thousand km² | 8 of 41 |
| AD 197 | ≈ 468 thousand km² | 8 of 42 |
| AD 207 | ≈ 468 thousand km² | 10 of 44 |
| AD 215 | ≈ 467 thousand km² | 10 of 44 |
| AD 224 | ≈ 617 thousand km² | 9 of 43 |
| AD 238 | ≈ 617 thousand km² | 8 of 42 |
| AD 247 | ≈ 617 thousand km² | 8 of 42 |
| AD 260 | ≈ 507 thousand km² | 9 of 38 |
| AD 261 | ≈ 507 thousand km² | 11 of 40 |
| AD 263 | ≈ 507 thousand km² | 10 of 40 |
| AD 265 | ≈ 507 thousand km² | 10 of 40 |
| AD 270 | ≈ 842 thousand km² | 5 of 40 |
| AD 283 | ≈ 842 thousand km² | 4 of 38 |
| AD 287 | ≈ 842 thousand km² | 4 of 43 |
| AD 299 | ≈ 842 thousand km² | 4 of 43 |
| AD 306 | ≈ 782 thousand km² | 4 of 43 |
| AD 308 | ≈ 782 thousand km² | 4 of 43 |
| AD 311 | ≈ 782 thousand km² | 4 of 43 |
| AD 313 | ≈ 782 thousand km² | 4 of 43 |
| AD 324 | ≈ 782 thousand km² | 4 of 45 |
| AD 337 | ≈ 782 thousand km² | 4 of 47 |
| AD 338 | ≈ 782 thousand km² | 4 of 47 |
| AD 347 | ≈ 498 thousand km² | 11 of 46 |
| AD 353 | ≈ 505 thousand km² | 9 of 49 |
| AD 358 | ≈ 505 thousand km² | 8 of 50 |
| AD 367 | ≈ 505 thousand km² | 8 of 51 |
| AD 371 | ≈ 505 thousand km² | 8 of 48 |
| AD 373 | ≈ 505 thousand km² | 8 of 47 |
| AD 378 | ≈ 505 thousand km² | 8 of 45 |
| AD 383 | ≈ 505 thousand km² | 8 of 44 |
| AD 387 | ≈ 505 thousand km² | 7 of 53 |
| AD 390 | ≈ 505 thousand km² | 7 of 53 |
| AD 392 | ≈ 505 thousand km² | 7 of 52 |
| AD 394 | ≈ 505 thousand km² | 7 of 50 |
| AD 395 | ≈ 505 thousand km² | 8 of 51 |
| AD 396 | ≈ 505 thousand km² | 8 of 51 |
| AD 397 | ≈ 505 thousand km² | 8 of 53 |
| AD 402 | ≈ 505 thousand km² | 10 of 54 |
| AD 407 | ≈ 505 thousand km² | 11 of 55 |
| AD 476 | ≈ 55 km² | 57 of 57 |
| AD 480 | ≈ 55 km² | 57 of 57 |
Its highest rank was in AD 283: number 38 of 4.
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).
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 6 by area.
| Frame | Other country | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AD 410 | lost | Gupta Empire | ≈ 507 thousand km² |
| AD 270 | gained | Kushan Empire | ≈ 343 thousand km² |
| AD 127 | gained | Satavahana dynasty | ≈ 292 thousand km² |
| AD 347 | lost | Gupta Empire | ≈ 286 thousand km² |
| AD 224 | gained | Satavahana dynasty | ≈ 148 thousand km² |
| AD 184 | lost | Satavahana dynasty | ≈ 140 thousand km² |
The Western Satraps, or Western Kshatrapas (Brahmi: , Mahakṣatrapa, "Great Satraps") were Indo-Scythian (Saka) rulers of the western and central parts of India (extending from Saurashtra in the south and Malwa in the east, covering modern-day Sindh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh states), between 35 and 415 CE.
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