The world in 1000
This map shows the 126 states and peoples the data has for the world in that year.
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States and peoples in the world in 1000
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Northern Song
- Liao Dynasty
- Ghaznavid Empire
- Fatimid Caliphate
- Kimek-Kipchak confederation
- Tibetans
- Kievan Rus'
- Buyid Dynasty
- Kara-Khanids
- Byzantine Empire
- Holy Roman Empire
- Qocho Kingdom
- Western Chalukya Empire
- Yenisei Kyrgyz
- Caliphate of Córdoba
- Oghuz Turks
- Old Kingdom of Norway
- Srivijaya
- Hamdanid Emirates
- Khmer Empire
- Seljuk Dynasty
- Kingdom of Hungary
- Kingdom of Dali
- Kingdom of Poland
- First Bulgarian Empire
- Kingdom of Khotan
- Ganzhou Kingdom
- Heian Japan
- Pala Empire
- Chauhan Dynasty
- Kamarupa Kingdom
- Sind-Habbari Dynasty
- Icelandic Commonwealth
- Paramara Dynasty
- Makuria
- Chaulukya Dynasty
- Ziyadid dynasty
- Utpala Dynasty
- Ghana Empire
- Chola Empire
- Kingdom of England
- Kingdom of Sweden
- Kingdom of León
- Kingdom of Arles
- Goryeo
- Haripuñjaya
- Duchy of Aquitaine
- Western Xia
- Ngô Dynasty
- Later Mayan City-States
- Lavo Kingdom
- Alodia
- Kingdom of Croatia
- Chámpa
- Kashmir
- Duchy of Bohemia
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Scandinavian minor kingdoms
- Chandela Kingdom
- Georgia
- Pyu City-States
- Kingdom of Alba
- Chandra Dynasty
- Volga Bulgaria
- Kingdom of France
- Bagratid Armenia
- Anurādhapura
- Viking settlements
- Shirvan
- Mataram Kingdom
- Jaemtland
- Duchy of Gascony
- Kingdom of Castile
- Duchy of Normandy
- Kingdom of Vaspurakan
- Duchy of Brittany
- Pagan Kingdom
- Barghawata Conference
- County of Rouergue
- County of Champagne
- County of Ribagorza
- Galuh Kingdom
- Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty
- Emirate of Sicily
- County of Toulouse
- County of Flanders
- County of Vermandois
- Puebloans - Chaco Regional System
- Brythons
- Sunda Kingdom
- Papal States
- County of Maine
- Classic Veracruz Culture
- Duchy of Benevento
- County of Blôis
- Strathclyde
- Zagwe dynasty
- County of Anjou
- Giudicato of Cagliari
- Republic of Venice
- Giudicato of Logudoro
- County of Barcelona
- Emirate of Nekor
- Kingdom of Gwynedd
- Principality of Salerno
- Kingdom of Powys
- County of Vexin
- County of Pallars
- Qarmatians
- Early Balinese Kingdoms
- Toltec
- County of Berga
- County of Rosellón
- Giudicato of Gallura
- Giudicato of Arborea
- County of Urgell
- Kingdom of Brycheiniog
- County of Osona
- Kingdom of Morgannwg
- Tamna
- Kingdom of Gwent
- Duchy of Naples
- Chimor
- County of Ampuria
- Principality of Capua
- Republic of Amalfi
New on the map since AD 950
Northern Song · Ghaznavid Empire · Buyid Dynasty · Holy Roman Empire · Western Chalukya Empire · Seljuk Dynasty · Kingdom of Hungary · Kingdom of Poland · Chauhan Dynasty · Paramara Dynasty · Utpala Dynasty · Kingdom of Sweden · Duchy of Aquitaine · Western Xia · Chandela Kingdom · Kingdom of France · Duchy of Gascony · Kingdom of Castile · County of Rouergue · County of Champagne · Emirate of Sicily · County of Toulouse · County of Flanders · County of Vermandois · County of Maine · County of Blôis · County of Anjou · Kingdom of Gwynedd · Kingdom of Powys · County of Vexin · County of Osona · Kingdom of Gwent · County of Ampuria · Principality of Capua · Republic of Amalfi
Gone from the map by 1050
Northern Song · Kara-Khanids · Old Kingdom of Norway · Seljuk Dynasty · First Bulgarian Empire · Kingdom of Khotan · Ganzhou Kingdom · Utpala Dynasty · Kingdom of León · Lavo Kingdom · Duchy of Bohemia · Kingdom of Denmark · Scandinavian minor kingdoms · Georgia · Pyu City-States · Bagratid Armenia · Anurādhapura · Mataram Kingdom · Kingdom of Vaspurakan · Galuh Kingdom · Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty · Duchy of Benevento · Strathclyde · Emirate of Nekor · Kingdom of Powys · County of Pallars · Principality of Capua · Republic of Amalfi
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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.