Empires Timeline

  • 1812 BCE

    Judaism

    Has over 13 billion followers
  • 1500 BCE

    Hinduism

    Has 330 million gods.
  • 539 BCE

    Persian

    The capital of the Persia was Persepolis.
  • 530 BCE

    Buddhism

    Has over 520 million followers.
  • 323 BCE

    Hellenistic

    The capital of the Hellenistic was Alexandria.
  • 321 BCE

    Mauryan

    The capital of the Mauryan was Pataliputra.
  • 221 BCE

    Qin

    The capital of the Qin was Xianyang.
  • 206 BCE

    Han

    The Silk Road was established during the Han Dynasty.
  • 29 BCE

    Rome

    Life expectancy in Ancient Rome was just 20-30 years.
  • 300

    Ghana

    The capital of the Ghana was Koumbi Saleh.
  • 302

    Christanity

    Has over 2.1 billion followers
  • 622

    Islam

    Has over 1.8 billion followers
  • 1206

    Mongol

    It was an unusual empire because the Mongols were nomadic.
  • 1235

    Mali

    The great wealth of Mali came from gold and salt mines.
  • 1464

    Songhai

    Sunni Ali became a legendary hero in Songhai folklore.