The world in 1066
1066 is the year of the Norman conquest of England. This map shows the 138 states and peoples the data has for the world in that year.
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States and peoples in the world in 1066
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Great Seljuk Empire
- Kimek-Kipchak confederation
- Southern Song
- Liao Dynasty
- Tibetans
- Kievan Rus'
- Almoravid Dynasty
- Byzantine Empire
- Ghaznavid Empire
- Fatimid Caliphate
- Holy Roman Empire
- Eastern Kara-Khanids
- Qocho Kingdom
- Novgorod Republic
- Yenisei Kyrgyz
- Halych-Volhynia occupation
- Western Chalukya Empire
- Western Xia
- Old Kingdom of Norway
- Srivijaya
- Chola Empire
- Western Karakhanid Khanate
- Pagan Kingdom
- Khmer Empire
- Kingdom of Hungary
- Kingdom of Dali
- Principality of Chernigov
- Kingdom of Poland
- Principality of Rostov-Suzdal
- Pala Empire
- Hamdanid Emirates
- Heian Japan
- Lohara Dynasty
- Kingdom of Sweden
- Sind-Habbari Dynasty
- Icelandic Commonwealth
- Principality of Kiev
- Makuria
- Paramara Dynasty
- Chaulukya Dynasty
- Najahid Dynasty
- Kamarupa Kingdom
- Ghana Empire
- Principality of Smolensk
- Kingdom of England
- Duchy of Aquitaine
- Principality of Polotsky
- Chauhan Dynasty
- Eastern Ganga Kingdom
- Goryeo
- Haripuñjaya
- Principality of Pereyaslavl
- Lavo Kingdom
- Ngô Dynasty
- Later Mayan City-States
- Principality of Volhynia
- Alodia
- Kingdom of Croatia
- Chámpa
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Kingdom of Georgia
- Taifa of Toledo
- Kingdom of Galicia
- Kashmir
- Kingdom of Alba
- Principality of Peremyshl
- Kingdom of León
- Chandela Kingdom
- Taifa of Badajoz
- Puebloans - Chaco Regional System
- Viking settlements
- Takrur
- Volga Bulgaria
- County of Toulouse
- Norman Italy
- Shirvan
- Kingdom of Castile
- Sunda Kingdom
- Jaemtland
- Duchy of Normandy
- Taifa of Zaragoza
- County of Blôis
- Duchy of Brittany
- Taifa of Seville
- Hammadid Dynasty
- Great Principality of Duklja
- Zirid dynasty
- Kediri Kingdom
- Kingdom of Janggala
- Taifa of Granada
- Kingdom of France
- Emirate of Sicily
- County of Ribagorza
- Kingdom of Arles
- County of Vermandois
- County of Flanders
- Taifa of Dénia
- Brythons
- Papal States
- County of Maine
- Taifa of Almería
- County of Anjou
- County of Nevers
- Classic Veracruz Culture
- Duchy of Benevento
- Kingdom of Gwynedd
- Zagwe dynasty
- Giudicato of Arborea
- Taifa of Carmona
- Kingdom of Aragon
- Caliphate of Córdoba
- Giudicato of Cagliari
- Republic of Venice
- Taifa of Albarracín
- County of Barcelona
- Taifa of Murcia
- Principality of Salerno
- Kingdom of Brycheiniog
- Republic of Genoa
- Taifa of Arcos
- County of Vexin
- County of Berga
- Qarmatians
- Toltec
- Early Balinese Kingdoms
- County of Rosellón
- County of Urgell
- Giudicato of Gallura
- County of Pallars Sobirà
- Taifa of Alpuente
- Republic of Pisa
- Taifa of Ceuta
- Tamna
- County of Pallars Jussà
- County of Osona
- Chimor
- County of Ampuria
- Duchy of Naples
New on the map since 1016
Great Seljuk Empire · Southern Song · Almoravid Dynasty · Eastern Kara-Khanids · Novgorod Republic · Halych-Volhynia occupation · Western Karakhanid Khanate · Principality of Chernigov · Principality of Rostov-Suzdal · Principality of Kiev · Najahid Dynasty · Principality of Smolensk · Principality of Polotsky · Eastern Ganga Kingdom · Principality of Pereyaslavl · Principality of Volhynia · Kingdom of Galicia · Principality of Peremyshl · Takrur · Norman Italy · Taifa of Seville · Hammadid Dynasty · Great Principality of Duklja · Zirid dynasty · Kediri Kingdom · Kingdom of Janggala · Early Balinese Kingdoms · County of Pallars Sobirà · Taifa of Ceuta · County of Pallars Jussà
Gone from the map by 1116
Western Karakhanid Khanate · Kingdom of England · Principality of Polotsky · Kingdom of Croatia · Taifa of Toledo · Kingdom of León · Taifa of Badajoz · Shirvan · Duchy of Normandy · Taifa of Zaragoza · Taifa of Seville · Great Principality of Duklja · Taifa of Granada · Emirate of Sicily · County of Ribagorza · County of Maine · Taifa of Almería · Duchy of Benevento · Taifa of Carmona · Caliphate of Córdoba · Taifa of Albarracín · Taifa of Murcia · Principality of Salerno · Kingdom of Brycheiniog · Taifa of Arcos · County of Vexin · Qarmatians · Taifa of Alpuente · Taifa of Ceuta · County of Osona
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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.