Europe in AD 565
AD 565 is the year Justinian died. This map shows the 31 states and peoples the data has for Europe in that year.
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States and peoples in Europe in AD 565
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Eastern Roman Empire
- Kingdom of the Franks
- Avar Khaganate
- Scandinavian minor kingdoms
- Visigothic Kingdom
- Sasanian Empire
- Göktürk Khaganate
- Lombards
- Kingdom of the Gepids
- Brythons
- Saxons
- Bavarians
- Kingdom of the Suebi
- Kingdom of Mercia
- Dál Riata
- Kingdom of Deira
- Kingdom of East Anglia
- Kingdom of Bernicia
- Kingdom of Wessex
- Ghassanids
- Kingdom of Gwynedd
- Kingdom of Powys
- Kingdom of Sussex
- Kingdom of Essex
- Kingdom of Kent
- Kingdom of Lindsey
- Kingdom of Brycheiniog
- Kingdom of Gwent
- Kingdom of Morgannwg
- Hunnic Empire
- Wihtgar
New on the map since AD 465
Avar Khaganate · Scandinavian minor kingdoms · Göktürk Khaganate · Lombards · Kingdom of the Gepids · Bavarians · Kingdom of Mercia · Dál Riata · Kingdom of Deira · Kingdom of East Anglia · Kingdom of Bernicia · Kingdom of Wessex · Ghassanids · Kingdom of Gwynedd · Kingdom of Powys · Kingdom of Sussex · Kingdom of Essex · Kingdom of Kent · Kingdom of Lindsey · Kingdom of Brycheiniog · Kingdom of Gwent · Kingdom of Morgannwg · Wihtgar
Gone from the map by AD 665
Eastern Roman Empire · Sasanian Empire · Göktürk Khaganate · Lombards · Kingdom of the Gepids · Kingdom of the Suebi · Kingdom of Deira · Kingdom of Bernicia · Ghassanids · Kingdom of Lindsey · Wihtgar
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Other regions in AD 565
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.