Territorial change of Shirvan

“Shirvan” — appears in this map’s data from AD 825 to 1539. Its territory was largest in AD 825 – 839, at ≈ 113 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 825 – 839≈ 113 thousand km²
AD 866 – 885≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 886 – 946≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 947 – 979≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 980 – 1027≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 1028 – 1033≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 1034 – 1045≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 1046 – 1071≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 1072 – 1084≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 1126 – 1138≈ 5,687 km²
AD 1139 – 1226≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 1227 – 1235≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 1344 – 1384≈ 44 thousand km²
AD 1415 – 1467≈ 48 thousand km²
AD 1468 – 1533≈ 48 thousand km²
AD 1534 – 1539≈ 48 thousand km²
AD 825AD 1539

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 825 – 839 (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
AD 825≈ 113 thousand km²37 of 77
AD 830≈ 113 thousand km²37 of 77
AD 866≈ 42 thousand km²60 of 95
AD 870≈ 42 thousand km²57 of 94
AD 875≈ 42 thousand km²56 of 97
AD 876≈ 42 thousand km²56 of 97
AD 878≈ 42 thousand km²57 of 100
AD 880≈ 42 thousand km²59 of 102
AD 882≈ 42 thousand km²57 of 101
AD 884≈ 42 thousand km²58 of 102
AD 886≈ 42 thousand km²60 of 104
AD 887≈ 42 thousand km²63 of 107
AD 888≈ 42 thousand km²66 of 108
AD 892≈ 42 thousand km²66 of 108
AD 896≈ 42 thousand km²64 of 109
AD 898≈ 42 thousand km²67 of 115
AD 899≈ 42 thousand km²69 of 117
AD 900≈ 42 thousand km²67 of 114
AD 911≈ 42 thousand km²76 of 123
AD 922≈ 42 thousand km²70 of 117
AD 926≈ 42 thousand km²68 of 112
AD 936≈ 42 thousand km²73 of 116
AD 947≈ 42 thousand km²72 of 117
AD 960≈ 42 thousand km²74 of 118
AD 961≈ 42 thousand km²73 of 119
AD 962≈ 42 thousand km²75 of 120
AD 970≈ 42 thousand km²71 of 115
AD 980≈ 42 thousand km²67 of 111
AD 990≈ 42 thousand km²70 of 126
AD 1000≈ 42 thousand km²70 of 126
AD 1003≈ 42 thousand km²67 of 125
AD 1010≈ 42 thousand km²67 of 130
AD 1015≈ 42 thousand km²68 of 141
AD 1018≈ 42 thousand km²66 of 138
AD 1028≈ 42 thousand km²67 of 130
AD 1034≈ 42 thousand km²66 of 129
AD 1040≈ 42 thousand km²65 of 136
AD 1046≈ 42 thousand km²64 of 136
AD 1056≈ 42 thousand km²77 of 146
AD 1066≈ 42 thousand km²77 of 138
AD 1072≈ 42 thousand km²81 of 138
AD 1126≈ 5,687 km²122 of 138
AD 1139≈ 42 thousand km²85 of 140
AD 1147≈ 42 thousand km²85 of 148
AD 1152≈ 42 thousand km²84 of 140
AD 1169≈ 42 thousand km²84 of 137
AD 1177≈ 42 thousand km²82 of 136
AD 1188≈ 42 thousand km²82 of 134
AD 1192≈ 42 thousand km²83 of 132
AD 1202≈ 42 thousand km²80 of 135
AD 1206≈ 42 thousand km²83 of 149
AD 1210≈ 42 thousand km²83 of 146
AD 1216≈ 42 thousand km²83 of 143
AD 1220≈ 42 thousand km²85 of 143
AD 1227≈ 42 thousand km²84 of 139
AD 1344≈ 44 thousand km²75 of 148
AD 1352≈ 44 thousand km²72 of 139
AD 1356≈ 44 thousand km²72 of 139
AD 1363≈ 44 thousand km²76 of 147
AD 1375≈ 44 thousand km²81 of 154
AD 1415≈ 48 thousand km²75 of 136
AD 1422≈ 48 thousand km²75 of 132
AD 1429≈ 48 thousand km²79 of 130
AD 1431≈ 48 thousand km²77 of 130
AD 1440≈ 48 thousand km²78 of 129
AD 1450≈ 48 thousand km²81 of 127
AD 1453≈ 48 thousand km²79 of 130
AD 1459≈ 48 thousand km²81 of 132
AD 1463≈ 48 thousand km²80 of 132
AD 1468≈ 48 thousand km²80 of 140
AD 1475≈ 48 thousand km²76 of 137
AD 1482≈ 48 thousand km²74 of 131
AD 1487≈ 48 thousand km²74 of 129
AD 1492≈ 48 thousand km²80 of 129
AD 1497≈ 48 thousand km²81 of 130
AD 1502≈ 48 thousand km²83 of 129
AD 1507≈ 48 thousand km²81 of 125
AD 1512≈ 48 thousand km²80 of 124
AD 1516≈ 48 thousand km²80 of 123
AD 1519≈ 48 thousand km²77 of 123
AD 1521≈ 48 thousand km²76 of 119
AD 1526≈ 48 thousand km²76 of 121
AD 1529≈ 48 thousand km²74 of 124
AD 1534≈ 48 thousand km²74 of 125

Its highest rank was in AD 825: number 77 of 37.

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 5 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 840lostAbbasid Caliphate≈ 113 thousand km²
AD 1540lostSafavid dynasty≈ 47 thousand km²
AD 1236lostMongol Empire≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 1085lostSeljuk Empire≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 1139gainedKingdom of Georgia≈ 25 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

Shirvan (from Classical Persian شروان Shirwān or شیروان Shīrwān [Iranian Persian: شروان Shervân or شیروان Shirvân]; Azerbaijani: Şirvan; Tat: Şirvan) is a historical Iranian region in the eastern Caucasus, as known both during the pre-Islamic Sasanian Era and the early Islamic period.

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