World map in AD 970 — territory by country

Frame AD 970 — world borders from AD 970 to AD 979. 115 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Samanid Empire (≈ 2.34 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (115, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Samanid Empire	≈ 2.34 million km²
2	Fatimid Caliphate	≈ 1.95 million km²
3	Liao dynasty	≈ 1.92 million km²
4	Tibetans	≈ 1.85 million km²
5	Song dynasty	≈ 1.58 million km²
6	Kimak–Kipchak confederation	≈ 1.46 million km²
7	Kievan Rus'	≈ 1.10 million km²
8	Buyid dynasty	≈ 1.08 million km²
9	Byzantine Empire	≈ 893 thousand km²
10	Southern Tang	≈ 774 thousand km²
11	Rashtrakuta Empire	≈ 768 thousand km²
12	Holy Roman Empire	≈ 725 thousand km²
13	Qocho	≈ 653 thousand km²
14	Srivijaya	≈ 538 thousand km²
15	Oghuz Khagan	≈ 467 thousand km²
16	Yenisei Kyrgyz	≈ 424 thousand km²
17	Kara-Khanid Khanate	≈ 409 thousand km²
18	Hamdanid dynasty	≈ 399 thousand km²
19	Khmer Empire	≈ 398 thousand km²
20	Dali Kingdom	≈ 360 thousand km²
21	Umayyad state of Córdoba	≈ 359 thousand km²
22	West Francia	≈ 354 thousand km²
23	Khazars	≈ 320 thousand km²
24	Kingdom of Khotan	≈ 298 thousand km²
25	Ghaznavids	≈ 297 thousand km²
26	Southern Han	≈ 261 thousand km²
27	Norway	≈ 255 thousand km²
28	Heian period	≈ 244 thousand km²
29	Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom	≈ 233 thousand km²
30	Kamarupa	≈ 231 thousand km²
31	Habbari Emirate	≈ 229 thousand km²
32	First Bulgarian Empire	≈ 226 thousand km²
33	Principality of Hungary	≈ 218 thousand km²
34	Ziyadid dynasty	≈ 215 thousand km²
35	Makuria	≈ 213 thousand km²
36	Ghana Empire	≈ 204 thousand km²
37	Chaulukya dynasty	≈ 200 thousand km²
38	Idrisid dynasty	≈ 194 thousand km²
39	Pala Empire	≈ 193 thousand km²
40	Utpala dynasty	≈ 174 thousand km²
41	Vendel Period	≈ 146 thousand km²
42	Kingdom of León	≈ 144 thousand km²
43	Haripuñjaya	≈ 143 thousand km²
44	Goryeo	≈ 143 thousand km²
45	Kingdom of England	≈ 140 thousand km²
46	Ngô dynasty	≈ 136 thousand km²
47	Maya civilization	≈ 135 thousand km²
48	Champa	≈ 130 thousand km²
49	Duchy of Bohemia	≈ 127 thousand km²
50	Lavo Kingdom	≈ 126 thousand km²
51	Wuyue	≈ 125 thousand km²
52	Alodia	≈ 124 thousand km²
53	Kingdom of Arles	≈ 117 thousand km²
54	Icelandic Commonwealth	≈ 112 thousand km²
55	Chola Empire	≈ 112 thousand km²
56	Danish Realm	≈ 110 thousand km²
57	Kingdom of Poland	≈ 108 thousand km²
58	Kashmir	≈ 105 thousand km²
59	Chandelas of Jejakabhukti	≈ 80 thousand km²
60	Pyu city-states	≈ 77 thousand km²
61	Chandra dynasty	≈ 76 thousand km²
62	Anuradhapura	≈ 74 thousand km²
63	Qarmatians	≈ 65 thousand km²
64	Mataram kingdom	≈ 60 thousand km²
65	Georgia	≈ 59 thousand km²
66	Bagratid Armenia	≈ 59 thousand km²
67	Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)	≈ 55 thousand km²
68	Pagan Kingdom	≈ 45 thousand km²
69	Volga Bulgaria	≈ 44 thousand km²
70	Kingdom of Alba	≈ 42 thousand km²
71	Shirvan	≈ 42 thousand km²
72	Kingdom of Vaspurakan	≈ 42 thousand km²
73	Ziyarid dynasty	≈ 41 thousand km²
74	Kingdom of Castile	≈ 40 thousand km²
75	Duchy of Benevento	≈ 37 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	Pratihara dynasty	≈ 30 thousand km²
81	Vikings	≈ 28 thousand km²
82	Sunda Kingdom	≈ 27 thousand km²
83	Northern Han	≈ 27 thousand km²
84	Jämtland	≈ 26 thousand km²
85	Kingdom of the Iberians	≈ 25 thousand km²
86	County of Ribagorza	≈ 24 thousand km²
87	Muslim Sicily	≈ 22 thousand km²
88	Ancestral Puebloans	≈ 21 thousand km²
89	Celtic Britons	≈ 19 thousand km²
90	Classic Veracruz culture	≈ 19 thousand km²
91	Papal States	≈ 16 thousand km²
92	Zagwe dynasty	≈ 14 thousand km²
93	Judicate of Cagliari	≈ 10 thousand km²
94	Strathclyde	≈ 9,363 km²
95	Girona	≈ 9,045 km²
96	Judicate of Logudoro	≈ 8,247 km²
97	Bali Kingdom	≈ 7,748 km²
98	Emirate of Nekor	≈ 7,039 km²
99	Kingdom of Gwynedd	≈ 6,364 km²
100	County of Besalú	≈ 6,336 km²
101	Toltec	≈ 5,605 km²
102	Principality of Salerno	≈ 5,063 km²
103	County of Pallars	≈ 4,850 km²
104	Roussillon	≈ 4,652 km²
105	Judicate of Gallura	≈ 4,598 km²
106	Kingdom of Powys	≈ 4,359 km²
107	Judicate of Arborea	≈ 3,855 km²
108	Republic of Venice	≈ 2,687 km²
109	Chimor	≈ 2,661 km²
110	Brycheiniog	≈ 1,962 km²
111	Tamna	≈ 1,959 km²
112	Kingdom of Morgannwg	≈ 1,510 km²
113	Kingdom of Gwent	≈ 1,268 km²
114	Duchy of Naples	≈ 770 km²
115	Duchy of Amalfi	≈ 96 km²

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

New countries in this frame (1)

Buyid dynasty

Countries that disappeared in this frame (6)

Abbasid Caliphate · Abbasid Caliphate · Later Shu · Kingdom of Italy · Jingnan · County of Urgell

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 Abbasid Caliphate, ≈ 1.44 million km²
Song dynasty → former land of Later Shu, ≈ 607 thousand km²

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