What Country Was El Mansura In?
El Mansura (Ad Daqahliyah, Egypt) lies within 11 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Roman Empire, from 1 BC to AD 299. The earliest state recorded here is Achaemenid Empire (500 BC).
Who ruled El Mansura?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 324 BC | Achaemenid Empire |
| 323 BC – 301 BC | Empire of Alexander |
| 300 BC – 2 BC | Ptolemaic Kingdom |
| 1 BC – AD 299 | Roman Empire |
| AD 300 – AD 399 | Rome (Diocletianus) |
| AD 400 – AD 699 | Eastern Roman Empire |
| AD 700 – AD 799 | Umayyad Caliphate |
| AD 800 – AD 999 | Abbasid Caliphate |
| 1000 – 1299 | Fatimid Caliphate |
| 1300 – 1599 | Mamluk Sultanate |
| 1600 – 1814 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1815 – today | Egypt |
El MansuraHistoric cities nearby
- Cairo · about 110 km
- Alexandria · about 140 km
- Jerusalem · about 370 km
- Tyre · about 440 km
Battles and events within 200 km
- Suez Canal · 1869
Landmarks nearby
Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.
Famous people from the region
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| c. 325 BC – 265 BC | Euclid | Mathematician |
| 69 BC – 30 BC | Cleopatra VII | Queen of Egypt |
| c. AD 100 – AD 170 | Ptolemy | Astronomer and geographer |
| c. AD 355 – AD 415 | Hypatia | Philosopher and mathematician |
| 1918 – 1970 | Gamal Abdel Nasser | President of Egypt |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.