What Country Was Sohag In?
Sohag (Suhaj, 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 Sohag?
| 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 |
SohagHistoric cities 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. 1341 BC – 1323 BC | Tutankhamun | Pharaoh of Egypt |
| c. 1303 BC – 1213 BC | Ramesses II | Pharaoh 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.