World map in AD 980 — territory by country

Frame AD 980 — world borders from AD 980 to AD 989. 111 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Song dynasty (≈ 2.77 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (111, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Song dynasty	≈ 2.77 million km²
2	Fatimid Caliphate	≈ 1.95 million km²
3	Samanid Empire	≈ 1.93 million km²
4	Liao dynasty	≈ 1.92 million km²
5	Tibetans	≈ 1.85 million km²
6	Kimak–Kipchak confederation	≈ 1.46 million km²
7	Buyid dynasty	≈ 1.31 million km²
8	Kievan Rus'	≈ 991 thousand km²
9	Byzantine Empire	≈ 900 thousand km²
10	Western Chalukya Empire	≈ 732 thousand km²
11	Holy Roman Empire	≈ 725 thousand km²
12	Ghaznavids	≈ 705 thousand km²
13	Qocho	≈ 653 thousand km²
14	Umayyad state of Córdoba	≈ 553 thousand km²
15	Srivijaya	≈ 538 thousand km²
16	Oghuz Khagan	≈ 467 thousand km²
17	Yenisei Kyrgyz	≈ 424 thousand km²
18	Kara-Khanid Khanate	≈ 409 thousand km²
19	Khmer Empire	≈ 398 thousand km²
20	Dali Kingdom	≈ 360 thousand km²
21	West Francia	≈ 354 thousand km²
22	Kingdom of Khotan	≈ 298 thousand km²
23	Norway	≈ 282 thousand km²
24	Heian period	≈ 244 thousand km²
25	Chauhan dynasty	≈ 242 thousand km²
26	Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom	≈ 233 thousand km²
27	Kamarupa	≈ 231 thousand km²
28	Habbari Emirate	≈ 228 thousand km²
29	Principality of Hungary	≈ 222 thousand km²
30	Paramara dynasty	≈ 216 thousand km²
31	Ziyadid dynasty	≈ 215 thousand km²
32	Hamdanid dynasty	≈ 215 thousand km²
33	Makuria	≈ 213 thousand km²
34	Ghana Empire	≈ 204 thousand km²
35	Chaulukya dynasty	≈ 200 thousand km²
36	First Bulgarian Empire	≈ 197 thousand km²
37	Kingdom of Poland	≈ 196 thousand km²
38	Utpala dynasty	≈ 174 thousand km²
39	Kingdom of León	≈ 144 thousand km²
40	Haripuñjaya	≈ 143 thousand km²
41	Goryeo	≈ 143 thousand km²
42	Ngô dynasty	≈ 136 thousand km²
43	Maya civilization	≈ 135 thousand km²
44	Kingdom of England	≈ 133 thousand km²
45	Champa	≈ 130 thousand km²
46	Duchy of Bohemia	≈ 127 thousand km²
47	Lavo Kingdom	≈ 126 thousand km²
48	Alodia	≈ 124 thousand km²
49	Vendel Period	≈ 118 thousand km²
50	Kingdom of Arles	≈ 117 thousand km²
51	Icelandic Commonwealth	≈ 112 thousand km²
52	Chola Empire	≈ 112 thousand km²
53	Danish Realm	≈ 110 thousand km²
54	Kashmir	≈ 105 thousand km²
55	Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)	≈ 90 thousand km²
56	Chandelas of Jejakabhukti	≈ 80 thousand km²
57	Pyu city-states	≈ 77 thousand km²
58	Pala Empire	≈ 77 thousand km²
59	Chandra dynasty	≈ 76 thousand km²
60	Anuradhapura	≈ 74 thousand km²
61	Georgia	≈ 61 thousand km²
62	Mataram kingdom	≈ 60 thousand km²
63	Bagratid Armenia	≈ 59 thousand km²
64	Kingdom of Alba	≈ 49 thousand km²
65	Pagan Kingdom	≈ 45 thousand km²
66	Volga Bulgaria	≈ 44 thousand km²
67	Shirvan	≈ 42 thousand km²
68	Kingdom of Vaspurakan	≈ 42 thousand km²
69	Duchy of Benevento	≈ 42 thousand km²
70	Kingdom of Castile	≈ 40 thousand km²
71	Casablanca	≈ 36 thousand km²
72	Galuh Kingdom	≈ 36 thousand km²
73	Duchy of Normandy	≈ 35 thousand km²
74	Duchy of Brittany	≈ 32 thousand km²
75	Pratihara dynasty	≈ 29 thousand km²
76	Sweden	≈ 28 thousand km²
77	Sunda Kingdom	≈ 27 thousand km²
78	Jämtland	≈ 26 thousand km²
79	Vikings	≈ 25 thousand km²
80	Kingdom of the Iberians	≈ 25 thousand km²
81	County of Ribagorza	≈ 24 thousand km²
82	Muslim Sicily	≈ 22 thousand km²
83	Rashtrakuta Empire	≈ 22 thousand km²
84	Ancestral Puebloans	≈ 21 thousand km²
85	Celtic Britons	≈ 19 thousand km²
86	Classic Veracruz culture	≈ 19 thousand km²
87	Papal States	≈ 16 thousand km²
88	Zagwe dynasty	≈ 14 thousand km²
89	Judicate of Cagliari	≈ 10 thousand km²
90	Strathclyde	≈ 9,426 km²
91	Girona	≈ 9,045 km²
92	Judicate of Logudoro	≈ 8,247 km²
93	Bali Kingdom	≈ 7,748 km²
94	Emirate of Nekor	≈ 6,813 km²
95	Qarmatians	≈ 6,700 km²
96	Kingdom of Gwynedd	≈ 6,364 km²
97	County of Besalú	≈ 6,336 km²
98	Toltec	≈ 5,605 km²
99	County of Pallars	≈ 4,850 km²
100	Roussillon	≈ 4,652 km²
101	Judicate of Gallura	≈ 4,598 km²
102	Kingdom of Powys	≈ 4,359 km²
103	Judicate of Arborea	≈ 3,855 km²
104	Republic of Venice	≈ 2,687 km²
105	Chimor	≈ 2,661 km²
106	Brycheiniog	≈ 1,962 km²
107	Tamna	≈ 1,959 km²
108	Kingdom of Morgannwg	≈ 1,510 km²
109	Kingdom of Gwent	≈ 1,268 km²
110	Duchy of Naples	≈ 866 km²
111	Duchy of Amalfi	≈ 96 km²

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

New countries in this frame (4)

Western Chalukya Empire · Sweden · Chauhan dynasty · Paramara dynasty

Countries that disappeared in this frame (8)

Khazars · Southern Tang · Southern Han · Idrisid dynasty · Wuyue · Ziyarid dynasty · Northern Han · Principality of Salerno

Directions of expansion (6)

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

Song dynasty → former land of Southern Tang, ≈ 776 thousand km²
Ghaznavids → former land of Samanid Empire, ≈ 410 thousand km²
Song dynasty → former land of Southern Han, ≈ 262 thousand km²
Umayyad state of Córdoba → former land of Idrisid dynasty, ≈ 195 thousand km²
Buyid dynasty → former land of Hamdanid dynasty, ≈ 183 thousand km²
Song dynasty → former land of Wuyue, ≈ 125 thousand km²

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