Africa in 1150
This map shows the 34 states and peoples the data has for Africa in that year.
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States and peoples in Africa in 1150
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Great Seljuk Empire
- Fatimid Caliphate
- Almohad Caliphate
- Zengid dynasty
- Almoravid Dynasty
- Makuria
- Najahid Dynasty
- Ghana Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Alodia
- Takrur
- Kingdom of Jerusalem
- Uyunid Emirate
- Hammadid Dynasty
- Sultanate of Rum
- Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
- Zirid dynasty
- Kingdom of Sicily
- County of Edessa
- Empire of Kanem
- Principality of Antioch
- Zagwe dynasty
- Taifa of Almería
- Taifa of Murcia
- County of Tripoli
- Taifa of Córdoba
- Taifa of Silves
- Taifa of Algeciras
- Taifa of Saltés and Huelva
- Taifa of Carmona
- Taifa of Dénia
- Zurayid dynasty
- Taifa of Tejada
- Taifa of Niebla
New on the map since 1100
Almohad Caliphate · Zengid dynasty · Kingdom of Sicily · Taifa of Almería · Taifa of Murcia · County of Tripoli · Taifa of Córdoba · Taifa of Silves · Taifa of Algeciras · Taifa of Saltés and Huelva · Taifa of Carmona · Taifa of Tejada · Taifa of Niebla
Gone from the map by 1200
Fatimid Caliphate · Zengid dynasty · Almoravid Dynasty · Najahid Dynasty · Hammadid Dynasty · Zirid dynasty · County of Edessa · Taifa of Almería · Taifa of Murcia · Taifa of Córdoba · Taifa of Silves · Taifa of Algeciras · Taifa of Saltés and Huelva · Taifa of Carmona · Taifa of Dénia · Zurayid dynasty · Taifa of Tejada · Taifa of Niebla
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Africa in other years
Other regions in 1150
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.