The AmericasAmericas
Comancheria
Also known as Comanche Empire
Comancheria was the territory of the Comanche on the southern Great Plains. The historian Pekka Hämäläinen has argued that from the 1750s to the 1850s it formed an empire that dominated trade and raiding in the Southwest. Epidemics and US military campaigns broke its power by the 1870s.
Key facts
| Dates | c. 1750 – c. 1850 CE |
|---|---|
| Region | The Americas |
| Continent | Americas |
| Type | nomadic polity (empire status debated) |
| Religion(s) | Comanche religion |
Sources
Dates follow widely used reference works; many ancient dates are approximate or debated. Neutral summary for general reference.