Central Asia in 1000
This map shows the 18 states and peoples the data has for Central Asia in that year.
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States and peoples in Central Asia in 1000
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Kimek-Kipchak confederation
- Ghaznavid Empire
- Kara-Khanids
- Tibetans
- Qocho Kingdom
- Oghuz Turks
- Buyid Dynasty
- Seljuk Dynasty
- Kingdom of Khotan
- Utpala Dynasty
- Yenisei Kyrgyz
- Hamdanid Emirates
- Kashmir
- Volga Bulgaria
- Shirvan
- Bagratid Armenia
- Georgia
- Kingdom of Vaspurakan
New on the map since AD 950
Ghaznavid Empire · Buyid Dynasty · Seljuk Dynasty · Utpala Dynasty
Gone from the map by 1050
Kara-Khanids · Seljuk Dynasty · Kingdom of Khotan · Utpala Dynasty · Bagratid Armenia · Georgia · Kingdom of Vaspurakan
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Other regions in 1000
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.