Africa in 1050
This map shows the 31 states and peoples the data has for Africa in that year.
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States and peoples in Africa in 1050
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Fatimid Caliphate
- Great Seljuk Empire
- Hamdanid Emirates
- Byzantine Empire
- Buyid Dynasty
- Makuria
- Ziyadid dynasty
- Ghana Empire
- Hammadid Dynasty
- Alodia
- Takrur
- Barghawata Conference
- Emirate of Sicily
- Taifa of Almería
- Taifa of Granada
- Zagwe dynasty
- Taifa of Carmona
- Taifa of Seville
- Taifa of Algeciras
- Taifa of Silves
- Taifa of Arcos
- Taifa of Badajoz
- Qarmatians
- Taifa of Saltés and Huelva
- Caliphate of Córdoba
- Taifa of Valencia
- Taifa of Santa Maria do Algarve
- Taifa of Niebla
- Taifa of Morón
- Taifa of Ronda
- Taifa of Dénia
New on the map since 1000
Great Seljuk Empire · Hammadid Dynasty · Takrur · Taifa of Almería · Taifa of Granada · Taifa of Carmona · Taifa of Seville · Taifa of Algeciras · Taifa of Silves · Taifa of Arcos · Taifa of Badajoz · Taifa of Saltés and Huelva · Taifa of Valencia · Taifa of Santa Maria do Algarve · Taifa of Niebla · Taifa of Morón · Taifa of Ronda · Taifa of Dénia
Gone from the map by 1100
Buyid Dynasty · Barghawata Conference · Emirate of Sicily · Taifa of Almería · Taifa of Granada · Taifa of Carmona · Taifa of Seville · Taifa of Algeciras · Taifa of Silves · Taifa of Arcos · Taifa of Badajoz · Qarmatians · Taifa of Saltés and Huelva · Caliphate of Córdoba · Taifa of Valencia · Taifa of Santa Maria do Algarve · Taifa of Niebla · Taifa of Morón · Taifa of Ronda
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The outlines are coarse and follow the Cliopatria dataset: borders before modern surveys are estimates, and a blank area means the data has no state on record there, not that nobody lived there. A state that changed hands during the year can appear together with its successor.