Kanem-Bornu: Map & Borders Over Time
Kanem-Bornu appears on 12 of the 39 border maps, from 1300 to 1900. Its mapped territory was largest in 1600, at roughly 490,000 km².
Border map for 1600. See the world in 1600.
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Territory of Kanem-Bornu over time
Approximate area on each border map.
| Map year | Approx. area | Change |
|---|
| 1300 | 370,000 km² | – |
| 1400 | 370,000 km² | +0% |
| 1492 | 370,000 km² | 0% |
| 1500 | 370,000 km² | +0% |
| 1600 | 490,000 km² | +34% |
| 1650 | 360,000 km² | -26% |
| 1700 | 410,000 km² | +12% |
| 1783 | 410,000 km² | +0% |
| 1800 | 410,000 km² | +0% |
| 1815 | 110,000 km² | -72% |
| 1880 | 310,000 km² | +171% |
| 1900 | 310,000 km² | +0% |
