Africa in AD 700
This map shows the 8 states and peoples the data has for Africa in that year.
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States and peoples in Africa in AD 700
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Umayyad Caliphate
- Byzantine Empire
- Makuria
- Alodia
- Visigothic Kingdom
- Kingdom of Axum
- Dabuyid Dynasty
- Cyprus Condominium
New on the map since AD 600
Umayyad Caliphate · Byzantine Empire · Dabuyid Dynasty · Cyprus Condominium
Gone from the map by AD 800
Umayyad Caliphate · Visigothic Kingdom · Dabuyid Dynasty
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Other regions in AD 700
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.