What Country Was Diyarbakır In?
Diyarbakır (Diyarbakir, Turkey) lies within 18 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Ottoman Empire, from 1600 to 1919. The earliest state recorded here is Achaemenid Empire (500 BC).
Who ruled Diyarbakır?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 324 BC | Achaemenid Empire |
| 323 BC – 301 BC | Empire of Alexander |
| 300 BC – 201 BC | Kingdom of Antigonus |
| 200 BC – 2 BC | Seleucid Kingdom |
| 1 BC – AD 299 | Roman Empire |
| AD 300 – AD 399 | Parthian Empire |
| AD 400 – AD 499 | Persia |
| AD 500 – AD 799 | Eastern Roman Empire |
| AD 800 – AD 999 | Abbasid Caliphate |
| 1000 – 1099 | Buwayhid Emirates |
| 1100 – 1199 | Seljuk Empire |
| 1200 – 1299 | Khwarazmian Empire |
| 1300 – 1399 | Ilkhanate |
| 1400 – 1491 | Timurid Empire |
| 1492 – 1599 | Emirate of the White Sheep Turks |
| 1600 – 1919 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1920 – 1944 | Syria (France) |
| 1945 – today | Turkey |
DiyarbakırHistoric cities nearby
Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.