Map of Asia in 1100 AD (1100 CE)
In 1100 CE the atlas maps 58 states and empires with territory in Asia. The largest by mapped territory was Great Seljuk Empire, at about 3.04M km², followed by Kimek-Kipchak confederation. The map below is set to 1100 CE; the table lists every state shown, with the modern countries its borders covered.
- States Mapped
- 58
- Largest
- 3.04M km²
- Modern Countries Covered
- 57
- Longest Established
- 207–1100 CE
Map of Asia in 1100 CE
Borders are drawn for 1100 CE. Drag the timeline to move to another year.
The Major Powers of 1100 CE
Great Seljuk Empire
1040–1201 CEThe Seljuk Empire, or the Great Seljuk Empire, was a high medieval, culturally Turco-Persian empire established and ruled by the Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks. 9 million square kilometres from Anatolia and the Levant in the west to the Hindu Kush in the east, and from Central Asia in the north to the Persian Gulf in the south, and covered the time period 1037–1308, though Seljuk rule beyond the Anatolian peninsula ended in 1194.
Mapped extent in 1100 CE: 3.04M 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 1100 CE: 3.02M km²
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 1100 CE: 2.80M 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 1100 CE: 1.92M km²
Tibetans
850–1259 CETibetans are an East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet. 7 million.
Mapped extent in 1100 CE: 1.84M 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 1100 CE: 1.24M km²
Descriptions are the opening of each state's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
States and Empires in 1100 CE
58 mapped, largest territory first. Dates are the span of each state's mapped borders.
1100 CE by Region
1100 CE: Quick Answers
- What empires and states existed in Asia in 1100 CE?
- The atlas maps 58 states in Asia in 1100 CE. The largest by mapped territory were Great Seljuk Empire, Kimek-Kipchak confederation, Northern Song, Liao Dynasty, Tibetans, Ghaznavid Empire.
- What was the largest empire in Asia in 1100 CE?
- Great Seljuk Empire had the largest mapped territory among states present in Asia in 1100 CE, about 3.04M km², followed by Kimek-Kipchak confederation (3.02M km²). Areas are measured from the mapped borders and are approximate.
- What did the map of Asia look like in 1100 AD?
- In 1100 CE the map of Asia was divided between 58 mapped states and empires. Great Seljuk Empire held the largest territory, followed by Kimek-Kipchak confederation. Their borders covered parts of 57 present-day countries.
- How many states are shown on the map for 1100 CE?
- 58. 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.