The world in AD 900
This map shows the 114 states and peoples the data has for the world in that year.
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States and peoples in the world in AD 900
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Tang Dynasty
- Samanid Empire
- Abbasid Caliphate
- Tibetans
- Kimek-Kipchak confederation
- Kievan Rus'
- Tulunids
- Khazaria
- Qocho Kingdom
- Byzantine Empire
- Rashtrakuta Dynasty
- East Franks
- Yenisei Kyrgyz
- Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty
- Balhae
- Oghuz Turks
- Kara-Khanids
- Rustamid dynasty
- Old Kingdom of Norway
- West Franks
- Emirate of Córdoba
- Srivijaya
- First Bulgarian Empire
- Khmer Empire
- Scandinavian minor kingdoms
- Kingdom of Khotan
- Pala Empire
- Nanzhao
- Kingdom of Lower Burgundy
- Ganzhou Kingdom
- Aghlabid Dynasty
- Heian Japan
- Sind-Habbari Dynasty
- Principality of Hungary
- Idrisids
- Makuria
- Ziyadid dynasty
- Ghana Empire
- Later Mayan City-States
- Kashmir
- Kingdom of Asturias
- Magyars
- Haripuñjaya
- Unified Silla
- Lavo Kingdom
- Alodia
- Bagratid Armenia
- Chámpa
- Georgia
- Kamarupa Kingdom
- Pyu City-States
- Kingdom of Axum
- Kingdom of Wessex
- Danelaw
- Viking settlements
- Chandra Dynasty
- Pandya Dynasty
- Volga Bulgaria
- Sajid Dynasty
- Kingdom of Alba
- Duchy of Bohemia
- Anurādhapura
- Chola Empire
- Kingdom of Brittany
- Qarmatians
- Upper Burgundy
- Mataram Kingdom
- Shirvan
- Zaydi Alid dynasties
- Principality of Serbia
- Barghawata Conference
- Nitra
- Galuh Kingdom
- Kingdom of the Iberians
- Emirate of Sicily
- Great Moravia
- Pagan Kingdom
- Brythons
- Duchy of Croatia
- County of Ribagorza
- Hubaekje
- Kingdom of Northumbria
- Puebloans - Chaco Regional System
- Principality of Salerno
- Obotrites
- Sunda Kingdom
- Papal States
- Classic Veracruz Culture
- Duchy of Benevento
- Strathclyde
- Kingdom of Seisyllwg
- Giudicato of Cagliari
- Cyprus Condominium
- Emirate of Crete
- Giudicato of Logudoro
- County of Barcelona
- Emirate of Nekor
- Kingdom of Gwynedd
- County of Rosellón
- County of Pallars
- Toltec
- County of Berga
- Cornwall
- Republic of Venice
- Giudicato of Gallura
- County of Aragon
- Giudicato of Arborea
- County of Urgell
- Kingdom of Brycheiniog
- County of Besalú
- Kingdom of Gwent
- Kingdom of Morgannwg
- Duchy of Naples
- Kingdom of Mercia
New on the map since AD 800
Samanid Empire · Tibetans · Kievan Rus' · Tulunids · Qocho Kingdom · East Franks · Kara-Khanids · Old Kingdom of Norway · West Franks · Kingdom of Khotan · Kingdom of Lower Burgundy · Ganzhou Kingdom · Sind-Habbari Dynasty · Principality of Hungary · Ziyadid dynasty · Later Mayan City-States · Magyars · Bagratid Armenia · Kingdom of Wessex · Danelaw · Chandra Dynasty · Sajid Dynasty · Kingdom of Alba · Duchy of Bohemia · Chola Empire · Kingdom of Brittany · Qarmatians · Upper Burgundy · Shirvan · Zaydi Alid dynasties · Nitra · Kingdom of the Iberians · Emirate of Sicily · Great Moravia · Pagan Kingdom · County of Ribagorza · Hubaekje · Puebloans - Chaco Regional System · Principality of Salerno · Kingdom of Seisyllwg · Giudicato of Cagliari · Emirate of Crete · Giudicato of Logudoro · County of Barcelona · County of Rosellón · County of Pallars · Toltec · County of Berga · Giudicato of Gallura · County of Aragon · Giudicato of Arborea · County of Urgell · County of Besalú
Gone from the map by 1000
Tang Dynasty · Samanid Empire · Abbasid Caliphate · Tulunids · Khazaria · Rashtrakuta Dynasty · East Franks · Balhae · Rustamid dynasty · West Franks · Emirate of Córdoba · Nanzhao · Kingdom of Lower Burgundy · Aghlabid Dynasty · Principality of Hungary · Idrisids · Kingdom of Asturias · Magyars · Unified Silla · Kingdom of Axum · Kingdom of Wessex · Danelaw · Pandya Dynasty · Sajid Dynasty · Kingdom of Brittany · Upper Burgundy · Zaydi Alid dynasties · Principality of Serbia · Nitra · Kingdom of the Iberians · Great Moravia · Duchy of Croatia · Hubaekje · Kingdom of Northumbria · Obotrites · Kingdom of Seisyllwg · Cyprus Condominium · Emirate of Crete · Cornwall · County of Aragon · County of Besalú · Kingdom of Mercia
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