World map in AD 878 — territory by country

Frame AD 878 — world borders from AD 878 to AD 879. 100 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Abbasid Caliphate (≈ 4.95 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (100, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Abbasid Caliphate≈ 4.95 million km²
2Tang dynasty≈ 3.12 million km²
3Saffarid dynasty≈ 2.06 million km²
4Tibetans≈ 1.87 million km²
5Kimak–Kipchak confederation≈ 1.43 million km²
6Tulunids≈ 973 thousand km²
7Kara-Khanid Khanate≈ 816 thousand km²
8Rashtrakuta Empire≈ 785 thousand km²
9Khazars≈ 749 thousand km²
10West Francia≈ 747 thousand km²
11Qocho≈ 653 thousand km²
12Pratihara dynasty≈ 644 thousand km²
13Byzantine Empire≈ 637 thousand km²
14Srivijaya≈ 538 thousand km²
15Balhae≈ 483 thousand km²
16Rustamid dynasty≈ 470 thousand km²
17Oghuz Khagan≈ 450 thousand km²
18East Francia≈ 430 thousand km²
19First Bulgarian Empire≈ 425 thousand km²
20Yenisei Kyrgyz≈ 424 thousand km²
21Umayyad state of Córdoba≈ 407 thousand km²
22Hungarians≈ 398 thousand km²
23Khmer Empire≈ 398 thousand km²
24Pala Empire≈ 335 thousand km²
25Nanzhao≈ 322 thousand km²
26Great Moravia≈ 282 thousand km²
27Norway≈ 282 thousand km²
28Aghlabid dynasty≈ 247 thousand km²
29Heian period≈ 244 thousand km²
30Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom≈ 233 thousand km²
31Habbari Emirate≈ 230 thousand km²
32Vendel Period≈ 229 thousand km²
33Ziyadid dynasty≈ 215 thousand km²
34Makuria≈ 213 thousand km²
35Ghana Empire≈ 204 thousand km²
36Idrisid dynasty≈ 194 thousand km²
37Maya civilization≈ 177 thousand km²
38Unified Silla≈ 150 thousand km²
39Kashmir≈ 150 thousand km²
40Haripuñjaya≈ 143 thousand km²
41Champa≈ 130 thousand km²
42Kingdom of Asturias≈ 129 thousand km²
43Lavo Kingdom≈ 126 thousand km²
44Alodia≈ 124 thousand km²
45Kingdom of Aksum≈ 97 thousand km²
46Pyu city-states≈ 95 thousand km²
47Kamarupa≈ 93 thousand km²
48Vikings≈ 82 thousand km²
49Pandya dynasty≈ 78 thousand km²
50Anuradhapura≈ 74 thousand km²
51Sunda Kingdom≈ 62 thousand km²
52Mataram kingdom≈ 60 thousand km²
53Kingdom of Brittany≈ 47 thousand km²
54Danelaw≈ 46 thousand km²
55Volga Bulgaria≈ 44 thousand km²
56Dál Riata≈ 42 thousand km²
57Shirvan≈ 42 thousand km²
58Alid dynasties of northern Iran≈ 41 thousand km²
59Principality of Serbia≈ 38 thousand km²
60Casablanca≈ 36 thousand km²
61Wessex≈ 35 thousand km²
62Mercia≈ 31 thousand km²
63Georgia≈ 29 thousand km²
64Pagan Kingdom≈ 27 thousand km²
65Kingdom of the Iberians≈ 24 thousand km²
66Duchy of Benevento≈ 24 thousand km²
67Duchy of Spoleto≈ 23 thousand km²
68Muslim Sicily≈ 23 thousand km²
69Ancestral Puebloans≈ 21 thousand km²
70Duchy of Croatia≈ 21 thousand km²
71County of Ribagorza≈ 21 thousand km²
72Celtic Britons≈ 20 thousand km²
73Classic Veracruz culture≈ 19 thousand km²
74Principality of Salerno≈ 18 thousand km²
75Papal States≈ 16 thousand km²
76Northumbria≈ 16 thousand km²
77County of Urgell≈ 15 thousand km²
78Obotrites≈ 15 thousand km²
79Judicate of Cagliari≈ 10 thousand km²
80Strathclyde≈ 9,426 km²
81Zapotec civilization≈ 8,550 km²
82Judicate of Logudoro≈ 8,247 km²
83Emirate of Nekor≈ 7,039 km²
84Kingdom of Gwynedd≈ 6,364 km²
85Toltec≈ 5,605 km²
86Emirate of Crete≈ 5,499 km²
87County of Pallars≈ 4,850 km²
88Judicate of Gallura≈ 4,598 km²
89Cornwall≈ 4,538 km²
90Seisyllwg≈ 4,512 km²
91Kingdom of Powys≈ 4,359 km²
92Judicate of Arborea≈ 3,878 km²
93County of Aragon≈ 3,585 km²
94Chola Empire≈ 3,058 km²
95Republic of Venice≈ 2,548 km²
96Brycheiniog≈ 1,962 km²
97Kingdom of Morgannwg≈ 1,510 km²
98Kingdom of Gwent≈ 1,355 km²
99Duchy of Naples≈ 1,059 km²
100Principality of Capua≈ 384 km²

Map of this frame (only countries over 400,000 km², simplified)

Abbasid CaliphateTang dynastySaffarid dynastyTibetansKimak–Kipchak confederationTulunidsKara-Khanid KhanateRashtrakuta EmpireKhazarsWest FranciaQochoPratihara dynastyByzantine EmpireSrivijayaBalhaeRustamid dynastyOghuz KhaganEast FranciaFirst Bulgarian EmpireYenisei KyrgyzUmayyad state of Córdoba

New countries in this frame (3)

Danelaw · Seisyllwg · Kingdom of Powys

Directions of expansion (1)

These are cases where one country’s land grew into another country’s former land (not actual routes of advance).

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