Map of Europe in 750 AD (750 CE)
In 750 CE the atlas maps 24 states and empires with territory in Europe. The largest by mapped territory was The Umayyad Caliphate, at about 5.21M km², followed by Khazaria. The map below is set to 750 CE; the table lists every state shown, with the modern countries its borders covered.
- States Mapped
- 24
- Largest
- 5.21M km²
- Modern Countries Covered
- 51
- Longest Established
- 283–750 CE
Map of Europe in 750 CE
Borders are drawn for 750 CE. Drag the timeline to move to another year.
The Major Powers of 750 CE
The Umayyad Caliphate
656–756 CEThe Umayyad Caliphate, or the Umayyad Empire, was the second Islamic caliphate, ruled by the Umayyad dynasty from 661 to 750. It succeeded the Rashidun Caliphate, whose third caliph, Uthman ibn Affan, was also a member of the Umayyad clan.
Mapped extent in 750 CE: 5.21M km²
Khazaria
630–979 CEThe Khazars were a semi-nomadic Turkic people who established a major commercial empire in the late 6th century CE spanning the south of modern European Russia, southern Ukraine, and western Kazakhstan. It was the most powerful polity to emerge from the break-up of the Western Turkic Khaganate.
Mapped extent in 750 CE: 748,572 km²
The Byzantine Empire
395–1474 CEThe 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 750 CE: 703,374 km²
Carolingian Empire
718–989 CEThe Kingdom of the Franks, also known as the Frankish Kingdom or Francia, was the largest post-Roman kingdom in Western Europe. It was established by the Franks, one of the Germanic peoples.
Mapped extent in 750 CE: 555,519 km²
Kingdom of the Franks
462–849 CEThe Kingdom of the Franks, also known as the Frankish Kingdom or Francia, was the largest post-Roman kingdom in Western Europe. It was established by the Franks, one of the Germanic peoples.
Mapped extent in 750 CE: 555,519 km²
Scandinavian minor kingdoms
500–1002 CEIn Scandinavian prehistory, sometimes specifically Swedish prehistory, the Vendel Period, or Vendel Age, appears between the Migration Period and the Viking Age, specifically following the Volcanic winter of 536, subsiding around 550 AD. The name is taken from the rich boat inhumation cemetery at Vendel parish church, Uppland.
Mapped extent in 750 CE: 382,454 km²
Descriptions are the opening of each state's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
States and Empires in 750 CE
24 mapped, largest territory first. Dates are the span of each state's mapped borders.
750 CE by Region
750 CE: Quick Answers
- What empires and states existed in Europe in 750 CE?
- The atlas maps 24 states in Europe in 750 CE. The largest by mapped territory were The Umayyad Caliphate, Khazaria, The Byzantine Empire, Carolingian Empire, Kingdom of the Franks, Scandinavian minor kingdoms.
- What was the largest empire in Europe in 750 CE?
- The Umayyad Caliphate had the largest mapped territory among states present in Europe in 750 CE, about 5.21M km², followed by Khazaria (748,572 km²). Areas are measured from the mapped borders and are approximate.
- What did the map of Europe look like in 750 AD?
- In 750 CE the map of Europe was divided between 24 mapped states and empires. The Umayyad Caliphate held the largest territory, followed by Khazaria. Their borders covered parts of 51 present-day countries.
- How many states are shown on the map for 750 CE?
- 24. 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.