Territorial change of Caucasian Albania

“Caucasian Albania” — appears in this map’s data from 63 BC to AD 509. Its territory was largest in AD 439 – 450, at ≈ 75 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
63 BC – AD 59≈ 50 thousand km²
AD 60 – 67≈ 50 thousand km²
AD 68 – 259≈ 50 thousand km²
AD 287 – 386≈ 50 thousand km²
AD 387 – 438≈ 75 thousand km²
AD 439 – 450≈ 75 thousand km²
AD 451 – 489≈ 75 thousand km²
AD 490 – 499≈ 75 thousand km²
AD 500 – 509≈ 75 thousand km²
63 BCAD 509

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 439 – 450 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
63 BC≈ 50 thousand km²27 of 43
50 BC≈ 50 thousand km²29 of 46
49 BC≈ 50 thousand km²29 of 46
48 BC≈ 50 thousand km²29 of 46
46 BC≈ 50 thousand km²28 of 45
44 BC≈ 50 thousand km²28 of 45
42 BC≈ 50 thousand km²28 of 45
41 BC≈ 50 thousand km²28 of 45
40 BC≈ 50 thousand km²28 of 45
36 BC≈ 50 thousand km²30 of 49
31 BC≈ 50 thousand km²31 of 49
30 BC≈ 50 thousand km²31 of 49
27 BC≈ 50 thousand km²29 of 47
25 BC≈ 50 thousand km²25 of 44
19 BC≈ 50 thousand km²26 of 44
14 BC≈ 50 thousand km²26 of 44
AD 1≈ 50 thousand km²27 of 45
AD 6≈ 50 thousand km²27 of 45
AD 9≈ 50 thousand km²27 of 45
AD 14≈ 50 thousand km²26 of 43
AD 23≈ 50 thousand km²25 of 41
AD 30≈ 50 thousand km²26 of 42
AD 43≈ 50 thousand km²27 of 44
AD 51≈ 50 thousand km²26 of 43
AD 60≈ 50 thousand km²25 of 43
AD 68≈ 50 thousand km²26 of 42
AD 78≈ 50 thousand km²26 of 42
AD 84≈ 50 thousand km²27 of 42
AD 91≈ 50 thousand km²25 of 41
AD 106≈ 50 thousand km²24 of 40
AD 114≈ 50 thousand km²22 of 36
AD 117≈ 50 thousand km²23 of 36
AD 127≈ 50 thousand km²24 of 39
AD 154≈ 50 thousand km²25 of 41
AD 161≈ 50 thousand km²23 of 40
AD 165≈ 50 thousand km²25 of 42
AD 184≈ 50 thousand km²25 of 41
AD 197≈ 50 thousand km²26 of 42
AD 207≈ 50 thousand km²28 of 44
AD 215≈ 50 thousand km²28 of 44
AD 224≈ 50 thousand km²28 of 43
AD 238≈ 50 thousand km²25 of 42
AD 247≈ 50 thousand km²26 of 42
AD 287≈ 50 thousand km²26 of 43
AD 299≈ 50 thousand km²26 of 43
AD 306≈ 50 thousand km²29 of 43
AD 308≈ 50 thousand km²29 of 43
AD 311≈ 50 thousand km²29 of 43
AD 313≈ 50 thousand km²29 of 43
AD 324≈ 50 thousand km²31 of 45
AD 337≈ 50 thousand km²32 of 47
AD 338≈ 50 thousand km²32 of 47
AD 347≈ 50 thousand km²31 of 46
AD 353≈ 50 thousand km²33 of 49
AD 358≈ 50 thousand km²33 of 50
AD 367≈ 50 thousand km²33 of 51
AD 371≈ 50 thousand km²31 of 48
AD 373≈ 50 thousand km²31 of 47
AD 378≈ 50 thousand km²29 of 45
AD 383≈ 50 thousand km²28 of 44
AD 387≈ 75 thousand km²32 of 53
AD 390≈ 75 thousand km²32 of 53
AD 392≈ 75 thousand km²32 of 52
AD 394≈ 75 thousand km²30 of 50
AD 395≈ 75 thousand km²31 of 51
AD 396≈ 75 thousand km²30 of 51
AD 397≈ 75 thousand km²31 of 53
AD 402≈ 75 thousand km²32 of 54
AD 407≈ 75 thousand km²32 of 55
AD 410≈ 75 thousand km²32 of 54
AD 414≈ 75 thousand km²33 of 56
AD 417≈ 75 thousand km²32 of 55
AD 426≈ 75 thousand km²32 of 55
AD 439≈ 75 thousand km²30 of 50
AD 441≈ 75 thousand km²29 of 50
AD 443≈ 75 thousand km²30 of 51
AD 451≈ 75 thousand km²30 of 50
AD 452≈ 75 thousand km²30 of 50
AD 455≈ 75 thousand km²32 of 52
AD 458≈ 75 thousand km²33 of 52
AD 459≈ 75 thousand km²32 of 52
AD 462≈ 75 thousand km²34 of 54
AD 469≈ 75 thousand km²33 of 55
AD 476≈ 75 thousand km²34 of 57
AD 480≈ 75 thousand km²35 of 57
AD 490≈ 75 thousand km²34 of 55
AD 500≈ 75 thousand km²33 of 54

Its highest rank was in AD 114: number 36 of 22.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 2 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 510lostSasanian Empire≈ 75 thousand km²
AD 260lostSasanian Empire≈ 50 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

Caucasian Albania is a modern exonym for a former state located in ancient times in the Caucasus, mostly overlapping the region of present-day Azerbaijan.

Wikipedia (English) “Caucasian Albania”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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