Africa in 1066
1066 is the year of the Norman conquest of England. This map shows the 26 states and peoples the data has for Africa in that year.
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States and peoples in Africa in 1066
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Almoravid Dynasty
- Fatimid Caliphate
- Great Seljuk Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Hamdanid Emirates
- Makuria
- Najahid Dynasty
- Ghana Empire
- Alodia
- Takrur
- Hammadid Dynasty
- Taifa of Seville
- Zirid dynasty
- Emirate of Sicily
- Taifa of Granada
- Taifa of Almería
- Zagwe dynasty
- Taifa of Carmona
- Taifa of Arcos
- Qarmatians
- Caliphate of Córdoba
- Taifa of Murcia
- Taifa of Ceuta
- Norman Italy
- Taifa of Badajoz
- Taifa of Dénia
New on the map since 1016
Almoravid Dynasty · Great Seljuk Empire · Najahid Dynasty · Takrur · Hammadid Dynasty · Taifa of Seville · Zirid dynasty · Taifa of Ceuta · Norman Italy
Gone from the map by 1116
Taifa of Seville · Emirate of Sicily · Taifa of Granada · Taifa of Almería · Taifa of Carmona · Taifa of Arcos · Qarmatians · Caliphate of Córdoba · Taifa of Murcia · Taifa of Ceuta · Taifa of Badajoz
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Africa in other years
Other regions in 1066
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.