World map in AD 947 — territory by country

Frame AD 947 — world borders from AD 947 to AD 959. 117 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Samanid Empire (≈ 3.06 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (117, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Samanid Empire	≈ 3.06 million km²
2	Liao dynasty	≈ 1.92 million km²
3	Tibetans	≈ 1.87 million km²
4	Abbasid Caliphate	≈ 1.58 million km²
5	Kimak–Kipchak confederation	≈ 1.43 million km²
6	Kievan Rus'	≈ 990 thousand km²
7	Later Han	≈ 790 thousand km²
8	Rashtrakuta Empire	≈ 768 thousand km²
9	Khazars	≈ 750 thousand km²
10	Abbasid Caliphate	≈ 736 thousand km²
11	Byzantine Empire	≈ 720 thousand km²
12	Qocho	≈ 653 thousand km²
13	Later Shu	≈ 606 thousand km²
14	Srivijaya	≈ 538 thousand km²
15	Kingdom of Germany	≈ 519 thousand km²
16	Southern Wu	≈ 495 thousand km²
17	Hamdanid dynasty	≈ 482 thousand km²
18	Oghuz Khagan	≈ 450 thousand km²
19	Yenisei Kyrgyz	≈ 424 thousand km²
20	Ma Chu	≈ 417 thousand km²
21	Kara-Khanid Khanate	≈ 409 thousand km²
22	Khmer Empire	≈ 398 thousand km²
23	Fatimid Caliphate	≈ 389 thousand km²
24	Dali Kingdom	≈ 361 thousand km²
25	Umayyad state of Córdoba	≈ 359 thousand km²
26	First Bulgarian Empire	≈ 356 thousand km²
27	Pratihara dynasty	≈ 324 thousand km²
28	West Francia	≈ 322 thousand km²
29	Kingdom of Khotan	≈ 298 thousand km²
30	Norway	≈ 282 thousand km²
31	Principality of Hungary	≈ 264 thousand km²
32	Southern Han	≈ 261 thousand km²
33	Heian period	≈ 244 thousand km²
34	Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom	≈ 233 thousand km²
35	Habbari Emirate	≈ 229 thousand km²
36	Ziyadid dynasty	≈ 215 thousand km²
37	Makuria	≈ 213 thousand km²
38	Ghana Empire	≈ 204 thousand km²
39	Chaulukya dynasty	≈ 200 thousand km²
40	Idrisid dynasty	≈ 194 thousand km²
41	Pala Empire	≈ 193 thousand km²
42	Kingdom of León	≈ 184 thousand km²
43	Maya civilization	≈ 177 thousand km²
44	Kingdom of Italy	≈ 172 thousand km²
45	Vendel Period	≈ 172 thousand km²
46	Kashmir	≈ 150 thousand km²
47	Haripuñjaya	≈ 143 thousand km²
48	Goryeo	≈ 143 thousand km²
49	Champa	≈ 130 thousand km²
50	Lavo Kingdom	≈ 126 thousand km²
51	Wuyue	≈ 125 thousand km²
52	Kingdom of England	≈ 124 thousand km²
53	Alodia	≈ 124 thousand km²
54	Kingdom of Arles	≈ 117 thousand km²
55	Icelandic Commonwealth	≈ 112 thousand km²
56	Chola Empire	≈ 112 thousand km²
57	Pyu city-states	≈ 95 thousand km²
58	Kamarupa	≈ 93 thousand km²
59	Duchy of Bohemia	≈ 84 thousand km²
60	Chandra dynasty	≈ 76 thousand km²
61	Anuradhapura	≈ 74 thousand km²
62	Jingnan	≈ 71 thousand km²
63	Georgia	≈ 71 thousand km²
64	Qarmatians	≈ 65 thousand km²
65	Ngô dynasty	≈ 62 thousand km²
66	Principality of Serbia	≈ 61 thousand km²
67	Mataram kingdom	≈ 60 thousand km²
68	Bagratid Armenia	≈ 59 thousand km²
69	Danish Realm	≈ 57 thousand km²
70	Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)	≈ 56 thousand km²
71	Volga Bulgaria	≈ 44 thousand km²
72	Shirvan	≈ 42 thousand km²
73	Kingdom of Vaspurakan	≈ 42 thousand km²
74	Kingdom of Alba	≈ 42 thousand km²
75	Ziyarid dynasty	≈ 41 thousand km²
76	Casablanca	≈ 36 thousand km²
77	Galuh Kingdom	≈ 36 thousand km²
78	Duchy of Normandy	≈ 35 thousand km²
79	Duchy of Brittany	≈ 32 thousand km²
80	Upper Burgundy	≈ 32 thousand km²
81	Vikings	≈ 28 thousand km²
82	Pagan Kingdom	≈ 27 thousand km²
83	Sunda Kingdom	≈ 27 thousand km²
84	Jämtland	≈ 26 thousand km²
85	Kingdom of the Iberians	≈ 25 thousand km²
86	County of Ribagorza	≈ 24 thousand km²
87	Ancestral Puebloans	≈ 21 thousand km²
88	Classic Veracruz culture	≈ 19 thousand km²
89	Seisyllwg	≈ 18 thousand km²
90	Principality of Salerno	≈ 18 thousand km²
91	Danelaw	≈ 17 thousand km²
92	Papal States	≈ 16 thousand km²
93	Zagwe dynasty	≈ 14 thousand km²
94	Duchy of Benevento	≈ 13 thousand km²
95	Cyprus	≈ 11 thousand km²
96	Celtic Britons	≈ 11 thousand km²
97	Judicate of Cagliari	≈ 10 thousand km²
98	Strathclyde	≈ 9,426 km²
99	Judicate of Logudoro	≈ 8,247 km²
100	Bali Kingdom	≈ 7,748 km²
101	Emirate of Nekor	≈ 7,039 km²
102	Girona	≈ 5,761 km²
103	Toltec	≈ 5,605 km²
104	Emirate of Crete	≈ 5,499 km²
105	County of Pallars	≈ 4,850 km²
106	Roussillon	≈ 4,652 km²
107	Judicate of Gallura	≈ 4,598 km²
108	Berga	≈ 4,096 km²
109	Judicate of Arborea	≈ 3,855 km²
110	County of Urgell	≈ 3,260 km²
111	Kingdom of Morgannwg	≈ 2,888 km²
112	Chimor	≈ 2,661 km²
113	Republic of Venice	≈ 2,548 km²
114	County of Besalú	≈ 2,264 km²
115	Brycheiniog	≈ 2,006 km²
116	Tamna	≈ 1,959 km²
117	Duchy of Naples	≈ 1,059 km²

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

New countries in this frame (9)

Later Han · Abbasid Caliphate · Dali Kingdom · Chaulukya dynasty · Idrisid dynasty · Ngô dynasty · Duchy of Brittany · Jämtland · Zagwe dynasty

Countries that disappeared in this frame (8)

Buyid dynasty · Later Jin (Five Dynasties) · Kingdom of Aksum · Min · Obotrites · Kingdom of Powys · Cornwall · Kingdom of Gwent

Directions of expansion (2)

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

Hamdanid dynasty → former land of Abbasid Caliphate, ≈ 271 thousand km²
Southern Wu → former land of Min, ≈ 122 thousand km²

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