The world in 1050
This map shows the 136 states and peoples the data has for the world in that year.
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States and peoples in the world in 1050
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Southern Song
- Great Seljuk Empire
- Liao Dynasty
- Kimek-Kipchak confederation
- Tibetans
- Kievan Rus'
- Fatimid Caliphate
- Byzantine Empire
- Ghaznavid Empire
- Holy Roman Empire
- Eastern Kara-Khanids
- Qocho Kingdom
- Yenisei Kyrgyz
- Hamdanid Emirates
- Norway-Denmark
- Western Chalukya Empire
- Western Xia
- Oghuz Turks
- Khmer Empire
- Srivijaya
- Chola Empire
- Western Karakhanid Khanate
- Kingdom of Hungary
- Kingdom of Dali
- Kingdom of Poland
- Buyid Dynasty
- Heian Japan
- Chauhan Dynasty
- Pala Empire
- Kingdom of Sweden
- Kamarupa Kingdom
- Sind-Habbari Dynasty
- Icelandic Commonwealth
- Paramara Dynasty
- Makuria
- Kingdom of Castile
- Chaulukya Dynasty
- Ziyadid dynasty
- Lohara Dynasty
- Ghana Empire
- Kingdom of England
- Hammadid Dynasty
- Goryeo
- Haripuñjaya
- Duchy of Aquitaine
- Ngô Dynasty
- Later Mayan City-States
- Pagan Kingdom
- Alodia
- Taifa of Badajoz
- Kingdom of Croatia
- Chámpa
- Kashmir
- Kingdom of Georgia
- Taifa of Toledo
- Kingdom of Alba
- Chandela Kingdom
- Puebloans - Chaco Regional System
- Viking settlements
- Chandra Dynasty
- Takrur
- Volga Bulgaria
- Shirvan
- Sunda Kingdom
- Jaemtland
- Duchy of Gascony
- Duchy of Normandy
- Duchy of Brittany
- Kingdom of France
- Taifa of Zaragoza
- Barghawata Conference
- County of Champagne
- County of Rouergue
- Kediri Kingdom
- Norman Italy
- Kingdom of Janggala
- Emirate of Sicily
- County of Toulouse
- County of Ribagorza
- Kingdom of Arles
- County of Vermandois
- Taifa of Granada
- Taifa of Valencia
- County of Flanders
- Taifa of Dénia
- Brythons
- Papal States
- County of Nevers
- County of Maine
- Taifa of Almería
- County of Anjou
- Classic Veracruz Culture
- Taifa of Seville
- Kingdom of Gwynedd
- Zagwe dynasty
- Taifa of Carmona
- Kingdom of Aragon
- Caliphate of Córdoba
- Giudicato of Cagliari
- County of Blôis
- Republic of Venice
- Taifa of Albarracín
- Taifa of Tortosa
- County of Barcelona
- Giudicato of Logudoro
- Taifa of Algeciras
- Principality of Salerno
- Republic of Genoa
- Taifa of Silves
- Taifa of Arcos
- County of Vexin
- Qarmatians
- Toltec
- Taifa of Saltés and Huelva
- Early Balinese Kingdoms
- County of Rosellón
- County of Urgell
- County of Berga
- Giudicato of Gallura
- Giudicato of Arborea
- County of Pallars Sobirà
- Taifa of Alpuente
- Republic of Pisa
- Kingdom of Brycheiniog
- County of Osona
- Taifa of Santa Maria do Algarve
- Kingdom of Morgannwg
- Tamna
- Kingdom of Gwent
- County of Pallars Jussà
- Taifa of Niebla
- Chimor
- Taifa of Morón
- County of Ampuria
- Taifa of Ronda
- Duchy of Naples
New on the map since 1000
Southern Song · Great Seljuk Empire · Eastern Kara-Khanids · Norway-Denmark · Western Karakhanid Khanate · Lohara Dynasty · Hammadid Dynasty · Taifa of Badajoz · Kingdom of Georgia · Taifa of Toledo · Takrur · Taifa of Zaragoza · Kediri Kingdom · Norman Italy · Kingdom of Janggala · Taifa of Granada · Taifa of Valencia · Taifa of Dénia · County of Nevers · Taifa of Almería · Taifa of Seville · Taifa of Carmona · Kingdom of Aragon · Taifa of Albarracín · Taifa of Tortosa · Taifa of Algeciras · Republic of Genoa · Taifa of Silves · Taifa of Arcos · Taifa of Saltés and Huelva · County of Pallars Sobirà · Taifa of Alpuente · Republic of Pisa · Taifa of Santa Maria do Algarve · County of Pallars Jussà · Taifa of Niebla · Taifa of Morón · Taifa of Ronda
Gone from the map by 1100
Norway-Denmark · Oghuz Turks · Western Karakhanid Khanate · Buyid Dynasty · Kingdom of England · Taifa of Badajoz · Kingdom of Croatia · Taifa of Toledo · Chandra Dynasty · Shirvan · Duchy of Gascony · Duchy of Normandy · Barghawata Conference · County of Rouergue · Emirate of Sicily · County of Ribagorza · Taifa of Granada · Taifa of Valencia · Taifa of Almería · Taifa of Seville · Taifa of Carmona · Caliphate of Córdoba · Taifa of Algeciras · Principality of Salerno · Taifa of Silves · Taifa of Arcos · County of Vexin · Qarmatians · Taifa of Saltés and Huelva · Kingdom of Brycheiniog · Taifa of Santa Maria do Algarve · Kingdom of Morgannwg · Kingdom of Gwent · Taifa of Niebla · Taifa of Morón · Taifa of Ronda
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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.