World map in AD 936 — territory by country

Frame AD 936 — world borders from AD 936 to AD 946. 116 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Samanid Empire (≈ 3.06 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (116, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Samanid Empire	≈ 3.06 million km²
2	Abbasid Caliphate	≈ 2.11 million km²
3	Liao dynasty	≈ 1.92 million km²
4	Tibetans	≈ 1.87 million km²
5	Kimak–Kipchak confederation	≈ 1.43 million km²
6	Kievan Rus'	≈ 990 thousand km²
7	Later Jin (Five Dynasties)	≈ 790 thousand km²
8	Rashtrakuta Empire	≈ 786 thousand km²
9	Khazars	≈ 750 thousand km²
10	Byzantine Empire	≈ 721 thousand km²
11	Qocho	≈ 653 thousand km²
12	Later Shu	≈ 606 thousand km²
13	Fatimid Caliphate	≈ 583 thousand km²
14	Srivijaya	≈ 538 thousand km²
15	Kingdom of Germany	≈ 476 thousand km²
16	Buyid dynasty	≈ 471 thousand km²
17	Oghuz Khagan	≈ 450 thousand km²
18	Yenisei Kyrgyz	≈ 424 thousand km²
19	Ma Chu	≈ 417 thousand km²
20	Pratihara dynasty	≈ 409 thousand km²
21	Kara-Khanid Khanate	≈ 409 thousand km²
22	Umayyad state of Córdoba	≈ 408 thousand km²
23	Khmer Empire	≈ 398 thousand km²
24	Southern Wu	≈ 374 thousand km²
25	First Bulgarian Empire	≈ 360 thousand km²
26	Pala Empire	≈ 329 thousand km²
27	Southern Han	≈ 323 thousand km²
28	West Francia	≈ 322 thousand km²
29	Kingdom of Khotan	≈ 298 thousand km²
30	Norway	≈ 282 thousand km²
31	Principality of Hungary	≈ 261 thousand km²
32	Heian period	≈ 244 thousand km²
33	Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom	≈ 233 thousand km²
34	Habbari Emirate	≈ 229 thousand km²
35	Ziyadid dynasty	≈ 215 thousand km²
36	Makuria	≈ 213 thousand km²
37	Hamdanid dynasty	≈ 211 thousand km²
38	Ghana Empire	≈ 204 thousand km²
39	Maya civilization	≈ 177 thousand km²
40	Kingdom of Italy	≈ 172 thousand km²
41	Vendel Period	≈ 172 thousand km²
42	Kashmir	≈ 150 thousand km²
43	Haripuñjaya	≈ 143 thousand km²
44	Goryeo	≈ 143 thousand km²
45	Kingdom of León	≈ 134 thousand km²
46	Champa	≈ 130 thousand km²
47	Lavo Kingdom	≈ 126 thousand km²
48	Wuyue	≈ 124 thousand km²
49	Alodia	≈ 124 thousand km²
50	Min	≈ 122 thousand km²
51	Kingdom of England	≈ 119 thousand km²
52	Kingdom of Arles	≈ 117 thousand km²
53	Icelandic Commonwealth	≈ 112 thousand km²
54	Chola Empire	≈ 112 thousand km²
55	Kingdom of Aksum	≈ 97 thousand km²
56	Pyu city-states	≈ 95 thousand km²
57	Kamarupa	≈ 93 thousand km²
58	Georgia	≈ 86 thousand km²
59	Chandra dynasty	≈ 77 thousand km²
60	Anuradhapura	≈ 74 thousand km²
61	Jingnan	≈ 71 thousand km²
62	Qarmatians	≈ 65 thousand km²
63	Vikings	≈ 62 thousand km²
64	Principality of Serbia	≈ 61 thousand km²
65	Mataram kingdom	≈ 60 thousand km²
66	Bagratid Armenia	≈ 59 thousand km²
67	Danish Realm	≈ 57 thousand km²
68	Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)	≈ 56 thousand km²
69	Duchy of Bohemia	≈ 45 thousand km²
70	Volga Bulgaria	≈ 44 thousand km²
71	Kingdom of Alba	≈ 42 thousand km²
72	Kingdom of Vaspurakan	≈ 42 thousand km²
73	Shirvan	≈ 42 thousand km²
74	Ziyarid dynasty	≈ 41 thousand km²
75	Casablanca	≈ 36 thousand km²
76	Galuh Kingdom	≈ 36 thousand km²
77	Duchy of Normandy	≈ 35 thousand km²
78	Upper Burgundy	≈ 32 thousand km²
79	Pagan Kingdom	≈ 27 thousand km²
80	Sunda Kingdom	≈ 27 thousand km²
81	Kingdom of the Iberians	≈ 25 thousand km²
82	County of Ribagorza	≈ 24 thousand km²
83	Ancestral Puebloans	≈ 21 thousand km²
84	Classic Veracruz culture	≈ 19 thousand km²
85	Principality of Salerno	≈ 18 thousand km²
86	Danelaw	≈ 16 thousand km²
87	Papal States	≈ 16 thousand km²
88	Obotrites	≈ 15 thousand km²
89	Seisyllwg	≈ 14 thousand km²
90	Duchy of Benevento	≈ 13 thousand km²
91	Cyprus	≈ 11 thousand km²
92	Celtic Britons	≈ 11 thousand km²
93	Judicate of Cagliari	≈ 10 thousand km²
94	Strathclyde	≈ 9,426 km²
95	Judicate of Logudoro	≈ 8,247 km²
96	Bali Kingdom	≈ 7,748 km²
97	Emirate of Nekor	≈ 6,989 km²
98	Girona	≈ 5,761 km²
99	Toltec	≈ 5,605 km²
100	Emirate of Crete	≈ 5,499 km²
101	County of Pallars	≈ 4,850 km²
102	Roussillon	≈ 4,652 km²
103	Judicate of Gallura	≈ 4,598 km²
104	Cornwall	≈ 4,538 km²
105	Kingdom of Powys	≈ 4,272 km²
106	Berga	≈ 4,096 km²
107	Judicate of Arborea	≈ 3,855 km²
108	County of Urgell	≈ 3,260 km²
109	Chimor	≈ 2,661 km²
110	Republic of Venice	≈ 2,548 km²
111	County of Besalú	≈ 2,264 km²
112	Brycheiniog	≈ 1,962 km²
113	Tamna	≈ 1,959 km²
114	Kingdom of Morgannwg	≈ 1,510 km²
115	Kingdom of Gwent	≈ 1,268 km²
116	Duchy of Naples	≈ 1,059 km²

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

New countries in this frame (14)

Buyid dynasty · Hamdanid dynasty · Later Jin (Five Dynasties) · Later Shu · Umayyad state of Córdoba · Kingdom of Italy · Kingdom of England · Danish Realm · Kingdom of Arles · Icelandic Commonwealth · Principality of Serbia · Ziyarid dynasty · County of Besalú · Tamna

Countries that disappeared in this frame (10)

Later Tang · Umayyad state of Córdoba · Lower Burgundy · Idrisid dynasty · Unified Silla · Wessex · Northumbria · Sajid dynasty · Alid dynasties of northern Iran · Hubaekje

Directions of expansion (2)

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

Fatimid Caliphate → former land of Idrisid dynasty, ≈ 194 thousand km²
Liao dynasty → former land of Later Tang, ≈ 160 thousand km²

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