Middle East & North Africa in 1066
1066 is the year of the Norman conquest of England. This map shows the 60 states and peoples the data has for Middle East & North Africa in that year.
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States and peoples in Middle East & North Africa in 1066
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Great Seljuk Empire
- Almoravid Dynasty
- Fatimid Caliphate
- Byzantine Empire
- Ghaznavid Empire
- Hamdanid Emirates
- Makuria
- Najahid Dynasty
- Ghana Empire
- Alodia
- Taifa of Toledo
- Kimek-Kipchak confederation
- Kingdom of Georgia
- Kingdom of Galicia
- Kingdom of León
- Taifa of Badajoz
- Takrur
- Norman Italy
- Shirvan
- Taifa of Zaragoza
- Kingdom of Castile
- Western Karakhanid Khanate
- Taifa of Seville
- Hammadid Dynasty
- Holy Roman Empire
- Zirid dynasty
- Taifa of Granada
- Emirate of Sicily
- Taifa of Dénia
- Papal States
- Taifa of Almería
- Great Principality of Duklja
- County of Ribagorza
- Duchy of Benevento
- Giudicato of Arborea
- Taifa of Carmona
- Kingdom of Aragon
- Zagwe dynasty
- Caliphate of Córdoba
- Giudicato of Cagliari
- Taifa of Albarracín
- County of Barcelona
- Taifa of Murcia
- Principality of Salerno
- Taifa of Arcos
- County of Berga
- County of Toulouse
- Qarmatians
- County of Rosellón
- County of Urgell
- Duchy of Aquitaine
- Giudicato of Gallura
- County of Pallars Sobirà
- Taifa of Alpuente
- Taifa of Ceuta
- County of Pallars Jussà
- County of Osona
- County of Ampuria
- Duchy of Naples
- Republic of Pisa
New on the map since 1016
Great Seljuk Empire · Almoravid Dynasty · Najahid Dynasty · Kimek-Kipchak confederation · Kingdom of Galicia · Takrur · Norman Italy · Western Karakhanid Khanate · Taifa of Seville · Hammadid Dynasty · Zirid dynasty · Great Principality of Duklja · Duchy of Aquitaine · County of Pallars Sobirà · Taifa of Ceuta · County of Pallars Jussà
Gone from the map by 1116
Taifa of Toledo · Kingdom of León · Taifa of Badajoz · Shirvan · Taifa of Zaragoza · Western Karakhanid Khanate · Taifa of Seville · Taifa of Granada · Emirate of Sicily · Taifa of Almería · Great Principality of Duklja · County of Ribagorza · Duchy of Benevento · Taifa of Carmona · Caliphate of Córdoba · Taifa of Albarracín · Taifa of Murcia · Principality of Salerno · Taifa of Arcos · Qarmatians · Taifa of Alpuente · Taifa of Ceuta · County of Osona
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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.