“Kingdom of Castile” — appears in this map’s data from AD 961 to 1235. Its territory was largest in AD 1099 – 1110, at ≈ 257 thousand km².
| Period | Area |
|---|---|
| AD 961 – 1009 | ≈ 40 thousand km² |
| AD 1010 – 1027 | ≈ 40 thousand km² |
| AD 1040 – 1045 | ≈ 34 thousand km² |
| AD 1046 – 1065 | ≈ 167 thousand km² |
| AD 1066 – 1071 | ≈ 43 thousand km² |
| AD 1072 – 1084 | ≈ 202 thousand km² |
| AD 1085 – 1093 | ≈ 246 thousand km² |
| AD 1094 – 1098 | ≈ 245 thousand km² |
| AD 1099 – 1110 | ≈ 257 thousand km² |
| AD 1111 – 1125 | ≈ 155 thousand km² |
| AD 1139 – 1146 | ≈ 188 thousand km² |
| AD 1147 – 1151 | ≈ 216 thousand km² |
| AD 1152 – 1168 | ≈ 217 thousand km² |
| AD 1169 – 1187 | ≈ 106 thousand km² |
| AD 1188 – 1201 | ≈ 106 thousand km² |
| AD 1202 – 1215 | ≈ 117 thousand km² |
| AD 1216 – 1226 | ≈ 156 thousand km² |
| AD 1227 – 1235 | ≈ 156 thousand km² |
Outline of the territory in AD 1099 – 1110 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.
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.
| Frame | Area | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| AD 961 | ≈ 40 thousand km² | 76 of 119 |
| AD 962 | ≈ 40 thousand km² | 78 of 120 |
| AD 970 | ≈ 40 thousand km² | 74 of 115 |
| AD 980 | ≈ 40 thousand km² | 70 of 111 |
| AD 990 | ≈ 40 thousand km² | 73 of 126 |
| AD 1000 | ≈ 40 thousand km² | 73 of 126 |
| AD 1003 | ≈ 40 thousand km² | 70 of 125 |
| AD 1010 | ≈ 40 thousand km² | 70 of 130 |
| AD 1015 | ≈ 40 thousand km² | 71 of 141 |
| AD 1018 | ≈ 40 thousand km² | 69 of 138 |
| AD 1040 | ≈ 34 thousand km² | 73 of 136 |
| AD 1046 | ≈ 167 thousand km² | 38 of 136 |
| AD 1056 | ≈ 167 thousand km² | 39 of 146 |
| AD 1066 | ≈ 43 thousand km² | 76 of 138 |
| AD 1072 | ≈ 202 thousand km² | 36 of 138 |
| AD 1085 | ≈ 246 thousand km² | 28 of 137 |
| AD 1094 | ≈ 245 thousand km² | 29 of 135 |
| AD 1099 | ≈ 257 thousand km² | 28 of 139 |
| AD 1111 | ≈ 155 thousand km² | 44 of 140 |
| AD 1139 | ≈ 188 thousand km² | 40 of 140 |
| AD 1147 | ≈ 216 thousand km² | 34 of 148 |
| AD 1152 | ≈ 217 thousand km² | 34 of 140 |
| AD 1169 | ≈ 106 thousand km² | 59 of 137 |
| AD 1177 | ≈ 106 thousand km² | 61 of 136 |
| AD 1188 | ≈ 106 thousand km² | 58 of 134 |
| AD 1192 | ≈ 106 thousand km² | 58 of 132 |
| AD 1202 | ≈ 117 thousand km² | 51 of 135 |
| AD 1206 | ≈ 117 thousand km² | 51 of 149 |
| AD 1210 | ≈ 117 thousand km² | 51 of 146 |
| AD 1216 | ≈ 156 thousand km² | 41 of 143 |
| AD 1220 | ≈ 156 thousand km² | 41 of 143 |
| AD 1227 | ≈ 156 thousand km² | 40 of 139 |
Its highest rank was in AD 1099: number 139 of 28.
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).
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 7 by area.
| Frame | Other country | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AD 1046 | gained | Kingdom of León | ≈ 133 thousand km² |
| AD 1072 | gained | Kingdom of Galicia | ≈ 90 thousand km² |
| AD 1072 | gained | Kingdom of León | ≈ 68 thousand km² |
| AD 1126 | lost | Kingdom of Aragon | ≈ 52 thousand km² |
| AD 1028 | lost | County of Ribagorza | ≈ 40 thousand km² |
| AD 1216 | gained | Almohad Caliphate | ≈ 40 thousand km² |
| AD 1085 | gained | Taifa of Toledo | ≈ 31 thousand km² |
Preceded by: County of Castilla
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
The Kingdom of Castile was a polity in the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. It traces its origins to the 9th-century County of Castile, as an eastern frontier lordship of the Kingdom of León.
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