Territorial change of Pannonian Avars (Avar Khaganate)

“Pannonian Avars”(Avar Khaganate) — appears in this map’s data from AD 561 to 805. Its territory was largest in AD 617 – 622, at ≈ 1.02 million km².

Territory by period

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 617 – 622 (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.

Its highest rank was in AD 569: number 68 of 5.

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).

• First Bulgarian Empire — 21 frames
• Bavarians — 17 frames
• Byzantine Empire — 15 frames
• Huns — 14 frames
• Samo — 13 frames
• Duchy of Croatia — 12 frames
• Carantania — 11 frames
• Byzantine Empire — 10 frames
• Old Great Bulgaria — 7 frames
• Kingdom of Italy — 5 frames
• First Turkic Khaganate — 4 frames
• Francia — 3 frames
• Lombards — 3 frames
• Gepids — 1 frames

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 9 by area.

Wikipedia summary

The Pannonian Avars or Carpathian Avars ( AV-arz) were a confederation of Eurasian nomads.

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