Map of the World in 1000 AD (1000 CE)
In 1000 CE the atlas maps 127 states and empires across the world. The largest by mapped territory was Northern Song, at about 2.76M km², followed by Ghaznavid Empire. The map below is set to 1000 CE; the table lists every state shown, with the modern countries its borders covered.
- States Mapped
- 127
- Largest
- 2.76M km²
- Modern Countries Covered
- 95
- Longest Established
- 291 BCE – 1000 CE
Map of the World in 1000 CE
Borders are drawn for 1000 CE. Drag the timeline to move to another year.
The Major Powers of 1000 CE
Northern Song
961–1138 CEThe Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Ten Kingdoms, ending the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
Mapped extent in 1000 CE: 2.76M km²
Ghaznavid Empire
962–1209 CEThe Ghaznavid Empire was a culturally Persianate, Sunni Muslim state of Turkic Karluk origin. Flourishing from 977 to 1186, the empire spread from the Oxus to the Indus Valley at its greatest extent.
Mapped extent in 1000 CE: 2.13M km²
Fatimid Caliphate
911–1176 CEThe Fatimid Caliphate, also known as the Fatimid Empire, was a caliphate that existed from the tenth to the twelfth centuries CE under the rule of the Fatimids, an Isma'ili Shi'a dynasty. Spanning a large area of North Africa and West Asia, it ranged from the western Mediterranean in the west to the Red Sea in the east.
Mapped extent in 1000 CE: 1.95M km²
Liao Dynasty
911–1125 CEThe Liao dynasty, also known as the Khitan State, officially the Great Liao, was a Khitan-led imperial dynasty of China and empire ruled by the Yelü clan that existed between 916 and 1125. Founded around the time of the collapse of the Tang dynasty, at its greatest extent it ruled over Manchuria, the Mongolian Plateau, the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, southern portions of Siberia, and the northern tip of the North China Plain.
Mapped extent in 1000 CE: 1.92M km²
Tibetans
850–1259 CETibetans are an East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet. 7 million.
Mapped extent in 1000 CE: 1.85M km²
Kimek-Kipchak confederation
750–1235 CEThe Kimak–Kipchak confederation was a medieval Turkic state formed by seven peoples, including the Kimaks and Kipchaks, in the area between the Ob and Irtysh rivers.
Mapped extent in 1000 CE: 1.46M km²
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States and Empires in 1000 CE
127 mapped, largest territory first. Dates are the span of each state's mapped borders.
| # | State | Mapped area | Dates | Modern countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Song | 2.76M km² | 961–1138 CE | China, Hong Kong S.A.R., Macau S.A.R |
| 2 | Ghaznavid Empire | 2.13M km² | 962–1209 CE | Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan |
| 3 | Fatimid Caliphate | 1.95M km² | 911–1176 CE | Egypt, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia and 6 more |
| 4 | Liao Dynasty | 1.92M km² | 911–1125 CE | China, Russia, North Korea, Mongolia |
| 5 | Tibetans | 1.85M km² | 850–1259 CE | China |
| 6 | Kimek-Kipchak confederation | 1.46M km² | 750–1235 CE | Russia, Kazakhstan |
| 7 | Kievan Rus' | 1.17M km² | 882–1240 CE | Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania |
| 8 | Buyid Dynasty | 1.13M km² | 936–1055 CE | Iran, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait |
| 9 | Kara-Khanids | 919,964 km² | 850–1045 CE | Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan |
| 10 | The Byzantine Empire | 864,780 km² | 395–1474 CE | Russia, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria and 1 more |
| 11 | Western Chalukya Empire | 754,152 km² | 980–1187 CE | India |
| 12 | The Holy Roman Empire | 701,841 km² | 922–1806 CE | Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium and 6 more |
| 13 | Qocho Kingdom | 652,974 km² | 860–1138 CE | China |
| 14 | Caliphate of Córdoba | 564,714 km² | 936–1071 CE | Spain, Algeria, Morocco, Portugal |
| 15 | Srivijaya | 537,553 km² | 674–1293 CE | Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia |
| 16 | Yenisei Kyrgyz | 424,096 km² | 555–1219 CE | Russia |
| 17 | Kingdom of France | 420,380 km² | 990–1791 CE | France, Belgium |
| 18 | Oghuz Turks | 414,814 km² | 750–1055 CE | Kazakhstan |
| 19 | Hamdanid Emirates | 399,572 km² | 936–1259 CE | Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Azerbaijan and 1 more |
| 20 | The Khmer Empire | 397,553 km² | 800–1867 CE | Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos |
| 21 | Kingdom of Dali | 360,363 km² | 947–1259 CE | China |
| 22 | Kingdom of Khotan | 297,132 km² | 888–1009 CE | China |
| 23 | Old Kingdom of Norway | 294,510 km² | 866–1401 CE | Norway |
| 24 | Seljuk Dynasty | 292,185 km² | 990–1039 CE | Kazakhstan |
| 25 | First Bulgarian Empire | 281,113 km² | 682–1017 CE | Romania, Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, Albania and 2 more |
| 26 | Kingdom of Hungary | 271,878 km² | 1000–1546 CE | Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia |
| 27 | Pala Empire | 249,009 km² | 750–1168 CE | India, Bangladesh, Nepal |
| 28 | Kingdom of Poland | 248,543 km² | 962–1449 CE | Poland |
| 29 | Heian Japan | 243,510 km² | 793–1187 CE | Japan |
| 30 | Chauhan Dynasty | 242,471 km² | 980–1201 CE | India |
| 31 | Ganzhou Kingdom | 232,390 km² | 860–1039 CE | China |
| 32 | Kamarupa Kingdom | 229,996 km² | 353–1138 CE | India, Bangladesh, Bhutan |
| 33 | Sind-Habbari Dynasty | 227,772 km² | 860–1201 CE | Pakistan |
| 34 | The Imperial Chola Empire | 216,377 km² | 850–1259 CE | India |
| 35 | Paramara Dynasty | 215,749 km² | 980–1235 CE | India |
| 36 | Ziyadid dynasty | 215,447 km² | 866–1138 CE | Yemen |
| 37 | Makuria | 212,627 km² | 347–1414 CE | Sudan |
| 38 | Ghana Empire | 204,203 km² | 793–1201 CE | Mali, Mauritania |
| 39 | Chaulukya Dynasty | 200,105 km² | 947–1249 CE | India |
| 40 | Utpala Dynasty | 174,918 km² | 960–1002 CE | — |
| 41 | Haripuñjaya | 143,044 km² | 661–1293 CE | Thailand |
| 42 | Goryeo | 142,875 km² | 922–1394 CE | South Korea, North Korea |
| 43 | Ngô Dynasty | 135,575 km² | 947–1406 CE | Vietnam |
| 44 | Later Mayan City-States | 135,191 km² | 850–1546 CE | Mexico, Belize |
| 45 | Kingdom of England | 132,886 km² | 936–1708 CE | United Kingdom |
| 46 | Kingdom of León | 132,745 km² | 911–1235 CE | Spain, Portugal |
| 47 | Chámpa | 130,300 km² | 207–1652 CE | Vietnam |
| 48 | Lavo Kingdom | 126,430 km² | 638–1394 CE | Thailand |
| 49 | Alodia | 123,780 km² | 347–1506 CE | Sudan |
| 50 | Kingdom of Arles | 116,942 km² | 936–1384 CE | France, Switzerland |
| 51 | Western Xia | 113,513 km² | 990–1226 CE | China |
| 52 | Icelandic Commonwealth | 112,115 km² | 936–1271 CE | Iceland |
| 53 | Duchy of Aquitaine | 106,262 km² | 990–1439 CE | France |
| 54 | Kashmir | 104,672 km² | 626–1343 CE | India |
| 55 | Kingdom of Sweden | 91,891 km² | 980–2024 CE | Sweden |
| 56 | Kingdom of Croatia | 90,424 km² | 926–1098 CE | Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 57 | Kingdom of Denmark | 82,592 km² | 936–1406 CE | Sweden, Denmark |
| 58 | Duchy of Bohemia | 81,126 km² | 896–1002 CE | Czechia |
| 59 | Chandela Kingdom | 80,124 km² | 960–1313 CE | — |
| 60 | Pyu City-States | 77,433 km² | 84–1045 CE | Myanmar |
| 61 | Chandra Dynasty | 76,440 km² | 900–1055 CE | Myanmar |
| 62 | Anurādhapura | 73,532 km² | 291 BCE – 1017 CE | Sri Lanka |
| 63 | Georgia | 61,413 km² | 567–2024 CE | Georgia |
| 64 | Mataram Kingdom | 59,610 km² | 741–1009 CE | Indonesia |
| 65 | Scandinavian minor kingdoms | 53,937 km² | 500–1002 CE | Sweden |
| 66 | Bagratid Armenia | 53,011 km² | 886–1045 CE | Turkey, Armenia |
| 67 | Kingdom of Alba | 49,027 km² | 900–1293 CE | United Kingdom |
| 68 | Pagan Kingdom | 44,586 km² | 850–1293 CE | Myanmar |
| 69 | Volga Bulgaria | 44,239 km² | 674–1235 CE | Russia |
| 70 | Brythonic Kingdoms | 43,365 km² | 439–1284 CE | United Kingdom |
| 71 | Shirvan | 41,891 km² | 825–1539 CE | Azerbaijan |
| 72 | Kingdom of Vaspurakan | 40,952 km² | 911–1027 CE | — |
| 73 | Duchy of Gascony | 40,197 km² | 768–1065 CE | France |
| 74 | Kingdom of Castile | 39,927 km² | 961–1235 CE | Spain |
| 75 | Duchy of Normandy | 37,896 km² | 922–1071 CE | France |
| 76 | Duchy of Brittany | 37,206 km² | 947–1491 CE | France |
| 77 | Barghawata Conference | 36,301 km² | 793–1065 CE | Morocco |
| 78 | Galuh Kingdom | 35,841 km² | 674–1481 CE | Indonesia |
| 79 | Viking settlements | 35,261 km² | 793–1332 CE | Ireland, Faroe Islands |
| 80 | Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty | 29,274 km² | 732–1039 CE | — |
| 81 | County of Rouergue | 27,862 km² | 990–1065 CE | France |
| 82 | Sunda Kingdom | 26,774 km² | 674–1578 CE | Indonesia |
| 83 | Jaemtland | 25,821 km² | 947–1187 CE | — |
| 84 | County of Ribagorza | 25,644 km² | 866–1084 CE | Spain |
| 85 | County of Champagne | 25,388 km² | 990–1284 CE | France |
| 86 | Emirate of Sicily | 22,401 km² | 850–1093 CE | Italy |
| 87 | County of Toulouse | 21,359 km² | 990–1249 CE | — |
| 88 | Puebloans - Chaco Regional System | 21,203 km² | 850–1151 CE | — |
| 89 | County of Flanders | 19,129 km² | 990–1384 CE | France, Belgium |
| 90 | Brythons | 18,517 km² | 439–1235 CE | United Kingdom |
| 91 | Classic Veracruz Culture | 18,504 km² | 555–1235 CE | Mexico |
| 92 | County of Vermandois | 17,405 km² | 990–1215 CE | — |
| 93 | Papal States | 15,874 km² | 755–1870 CE | Italy, Vatican (Holy See) |
| 94 | Zagwe dynasty | 14,454 km² | 947–1271 CE | — |
| 95 | County of Maine | 13,553 km² | 990–1481 CE | — |
| 96 | Duchy of Benevento | 12,882 km² | 577–1084 CE | Italy |
| 97 | County of Blôis | 11,218 km² | 990–1401 CE | — |
| 98 | Giudicato of Cagliari | 10,263 km² | 866–1187 CE | — |
| 99 | County of Anjou | 9,760 km² | 990–1332 CE | — |
| 100 | Strathclyde | 9,426 km² | 644–1033 CE | United Kingdom |
| 101 | Giudicato of Logudoro | 8,247 km² | 866–1259 CE | — |
| 102 | Early Balinese Kingdoms | 7,748 km² | 922–1343 CE | Indonesia |
| 103 | Republic of Venice | 6,985 km² | 705–1796 CE | — |
| 104 | Emirate of Nekor | 6,813 km² | 750–1027 CE | — |
| 105 | Qarmatians | 6,700 km² | 899–1071 CE | Saudi Arabia, Bahrain |
| 106 | Kingdom of Gwynedd | 6,364 km² | 540–1284 CE | — |
| 107 | County of Barcelona | 6,142 km² | 898–1168 CE | — |
| 108 | Toltec | 5,605 km² | 875–1187 CE | — |
| 109 | Principality of Salerno | 5,232 km² | 840–1084 CE | — |
| 110 | County of Pallars | 4,779 km² | 875–1014 CE | — |
| 111 | Giudicato of Gallura | 4,598 km² | 866–1209 CE | — |
| 112 | Kingdom of Powys | 4,359 km² | 540–1168 CE | — |
| 113 | County of Vexin | 4,130 km² | 990–1084 CE | — |
| 114 | County of Berga | 4,047 km² | 898–1235 CE | — |
| 115 | Giudicato of Arborea | 3,855 km² | 866–1421 CE | — |
| 116 | County of Rosellón | 3,796 km² | 896–1176 CE | — |
| 117 | County of Urgell | 3,260 km² | 870–1808 CE | Andorra |
| 118 | Chimor | 2,661 km² | 911–1187 CE | Peru |
| 119 | County of Osona | 2,257 km² | 990–1110 CE | — |
| 120 | Kingdom of Brycheiniog | 1,962 km² | 540–1084 CE | — |
| 121 | Tamna | 1,959 km² | 263–1278 CE | — |
| 122 | Kingdom of Morgannwg | 1,510 km² | 540–1055 CE | — |
| 123 | Kingdom of Gwent | 1,268 km² | 540–1055 CE | — |
| 124 | Duchy of Naples | 770 km² | 763–1138 CE | — |
| 125 | County of Ampuria | 404 km² | 1000–1414 CE | — |
| 126 | Principality of Capua | 384 km² | 840–1065 CE | — |
| 127 | Republic of Amalfi | 96 km² | 960–1033 CE | — |
1000 CE by Region
1000 CE: Quick Answers
- What empires and states existed in 1000 CE?
- The atlas maps 127 states in 1000 CE. The largest by mapped territory were Northern Song, Ghaznavid Empire, Fatimid Caliphate, Liao Dynasty, Tibetans, Kimek-Kipchak confederation.
- What was the largest empire in 1000 CE?
- Northern Song had the largest mapped territory in 1000 CE, about 2.76M km², followed by Ghaznavid Empire (2.13M km²). Areas are measured from the mapped borders and are approximate.
- What did the world map look like in 1000 AD?
- In 1000 CE the map of the World was divided between 127 mapped states and empires. Northern Song held the largest territory, followed by Ghaznavid Empire. Their borders covered parts of 95 present-day countries.
- How many states are shown on the map for 1000 CE?
- 127. The map shows the states recorded in the atlas's dated border dataset for that year; states and peoples absent from that dataset are not shown.