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Map of Europe in 1100 AD (1100 CE)

In 1100 CE the atlas maps 42 states and empires with territory in Europe. The largest by mapped territory was Great Seljuk Empire, at about 3.04M km², followed by Almoravid Dynasty. The map below is set to 1100 CE; the table lists every state shown, with the modern countries its borders covered.

States Mapped
42
Largest
3.04M km²
Great Seljuk Empire
Modern Countries Covered
65
At least partly
Longest Established
395–1100 CE
The Byzantine Empire

Map of Europe in 1100 CE

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The Major Powers of 1100 CE

Great Seljuk Empire

1040–1201 CE

The 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

Almoravid Dynasty

1056–1205 CE

The Almoravid dynasty was a Berber Muslim dynasty centered in the territory of present-day Morocco. It established an empire that stretched over the western Maghreb and al-Andalus, starting in the 1050s and lasting until its fall to the Almohads in 1147.

Mapped extent in 1100 CE: 1.87M km²

Kievan Rus'

882–1240 CE

Kievan Rus', also known as Kyivan Rus', was the first East Slavic state and, later, an amalgam of principalities, in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. Encompassing a variety of polities and peoples, including East Slavic, Norse, and Finnic, it was ruled by the Rurik dynasty, founded by the Varangian prince Rurik.

Mapped extent in 1100 CE: 1.20M km²

The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity comprising and controlling much of Central Europe and Western Europe, headed by the Holy Roman Emperor and characterized by a decentralized political structure. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.

Mapped extent in 1100 CE: 883,283 km²

The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, it endured until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453.

Mapped extent in 1100 CE: 702,872 km²

The Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, known as the Principality of Galicia–Volhynia before 1253, and also known as the Kingdom of Ruthenia or Kingdom of Rus', was a medieval state in Eastern Europe which existed from 1199 to 1349. Its territory was predominantly located in modern-day Ukraine, with parts in Belarus, Poland, Romania, Moldova, and Lithuania.

Mapped extent in 1100 CE: 407,528 km²

Descriptions are the opening of each state's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).

States and Empires in 1100 CE

42 mapped, largest territory first. Dates are the span of each state's mapped borders.

States and empires in Europe in 1100 CE
#StateMapped area
1Great Seljuk Empire3.04M km²
2Almoravid Dynasty1.87M km²
3Kievan Rus'1.20M km²
4The Holy Roman Empire883,283 km²
5The Byzantine Empire702,872 km²
6Halych-Volhynia occupation407,528 km²
7Novgorod Republic378,887 km²
8Kingdom of France367,401 km²
9Kingdom of Hungary342,621 km²
10Old Kingdom of Norway298,187 km²
11Kingdom of Castile257,218 km²
12Kingdom of Poland200,900 km²
13Principality of Chernigov200,686 km²
14Kingdom of England200,341 km²
15Norman England186,788 km²
16Principality of Kiev147,365 km²
17Kingdom of Sweden145,563 km²
18Duchy of Aquitaine141,605 km²
19Principality of Polotsky133,005 km²
20Icelandic Commonwealth112,115 km²
21Principality of Pereyaslavl95,082 km²
22Kingdom of Denmark82,592 km²
23Principality of Volhynia82,372 km²
24Norman Italy79,542 km²
25Kingdom of Georgia61,153 km²
26Kingdom of Alba59,455 km²
27Principality of Terebovlia57,392 km²
28County of Toulouse52,887 km²
29Taifas of Iberia52,852 km²
30Principality of Peremyshl48,618 km²
31Viking settlements47,313 km²
32Duchy of Brittany37,206 km²
33County of Blôis33,026 km²
34County of Champagne25,185 km²
35County of Flanders17,591 km²
36Papal States16,114 km²
37Kingdom of the Isles14,607 km²
38Republic of Pisa13,813 km²
39County of Anjou13,160 km²
40County of Nevers12,490 km²
41Kingdom of Duklja8,979 km²
42County of Urgell4,384 km²

1100 CE by Region

1100 CE: Quick Answers

What empires and states existed in Europe in 1100 CE?
The atlas maps 42 states in Europe in 1100 CE. The largest by mapped territory were Great Seljuk Empire, Almoravid Dynasty, Kievan Rus', The Holy Roman Empire, The Byzantine Empire, Halych-Volhynia occupation.
What was the largest empire in Europe in 1100 CE?
Great Seljuk Empire had the largest mapped territory among states present in Europe in 1100 CE, about 3.04M km², followed by Almoravid Dynasty (1.87M km²). Areas are measured from the mapped borders and are approximate.
What did the map of Europe look like in 1100 AD?
In 1100 CE the map of Europe was divided between 42 mapped states and empires. Great Seljuk Empire held the largest territory, followed by Almoravid Dynasty. Their borders covered parts of 65 present-day countries.
How many states are shown on the map for 1100 CE?
42. 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.