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Map of Asia in 1000

In 1000, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 60 states, empires and other polities in Asia. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were Northern Song, the Ghaznavid Empire and the Liao Dynasty.

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States and empires in Asia in 1000

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
Northern Song Wikipedia2.8 million km²2.8 million km²961–1278
Ghaznavid Empire Wikipedia2.1 million km²2.1 million km²962–1209
Liao Dynasty Wikipedia1.9 million km²1.9 million km²911–1125
Tibetans Wikipedia1.8 million km²1.8 million km²850–1259
Kimek-Kipchak confederation Wikipedia1.5 million km²1.5 million km²750–1235
Fatimid Caliphate Wikipedia1.4 million km²1.9 million km²911–1176
Buyid Dynasty Wikipedia1.1 million km²1.1 million km²750–1259
Kievan Rus' Wikipedia1.1 million km²1.2 million km²880–1240
Kara-Khanids Wikipedia919,000 km²919,000 km²850–1138
Western Chalukya Empire Wikipedia757,000 km²757,000 km²980–1187
Byzantine Empire Wikipedia749,000 km²864,000 km²633–1474
Qocho Kingdom Wikipedia652,000 km²652,000 km²860–1138
Srivijaya Wikipedia540,000 km²540,000 km²674–1293
Yenisei Kyrgyz Wikipedia422,000 km²422,000 km²555–1219
Oghuz Turks Wikipedia414,000 km²414,000 km²666–1055
Hamdanid Emirates Wikipedia399,000 km²399,000 km²936–1259
Khmer Empire Wikipedia399,000 km²399,000 km²800–1539
Kingdom of Dali Wikipedia361,000 km²361,000 km²947–1259
Kingdom of Khotan Wikipedia297,000 km²297,000 km²888–1009
Seljuk Dynasty Wikipedia292,000 km²292,000 km²990–1039
Pala Empire Wikipedia250,000 km²250,000 km²750–1168
Heian Japan Wikipedia244,000 km²244,000 km²793–1187
Chauhan Dynasty Wikipedia243,000 km²243,000 km²202 BC–AD 1201
Ganzhou Kingdom Wikipedia232,000 km²232,000 km²860–1039
Kamarupa Kingdom Wikipedia230,000 km²230,000 km²353–1138
Sind-Habbari Dynasty Wikipedia228,000 km²228,000 km²860–1201
Chola Empire Wikipedia217,000 km²217,000 km²850–1259
Paramara Dynasty Wikipedia216,000 km²216,000 km²980–1235
Ziyadid dynasty Wikipedia216,000 km²216,000 km²866–1138
Makuria Wikipedia213,000 km²213,000 km²347–1518
Chaulukya Dynasty Wikipedia201,000 km²201,000 km²947–1249
Utpala Dynasty Wikipedia175,000 km²175,000 km²960–1002
Haripuñjaya Wikipedia144,000 km²144,000 km²661–1293
Goryeo Wikipedia143,000 km²143,000 km²922–1394
Ngô Dynasty Wikipedia136,000 km²136,000 km²947–1406
Chámpa Wikipedia131,000 km²131,000 km²207–1652
Lavo Kingdom Wikipedia127,000 km²127,000 km²638–1394
Alodia Wikipedia124,000 km²124,000 km²347–1506
Western Xia Wikipedia113,000 km²113,000 km²990–1226
Kashmir Wikipedia105,000 km²105,000 km²626–1343

Also on the map: Chandela Kingdom, Pyu City-States, Chandra Dynasty, Anurādhapura, Georgia, Mataram Kingdom, Bagratid Armenia, First Bulgarian Empire, Pagan Kingdom, Volga Bulgaria, Shirvan, Kingdom of Vaspurakan, Galuh Kingdom, Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty, Sunda Kingdom, Zagwe dynasty, Kingdom of Hungary, Early Balinese Kingdoms, Qarmatians, Tamna.

"In the data" gives the first and last year the dataset draws the state under this identity; states often existed earlier or later in another form.

What changed since 900

New on the map: Northern Song, Ghaznavid Empire, Liao Dynasty, Fatimid Caliphate, Western Chalukya Empire, Hamdanid Emirates, Kingdom of Dali, Seljuk Dynasty, Chauhan Dynasty, Paramara Dynasty, Chaulukya Dynasty, Utpala Dynasty, Goryeo, Ngô Dynasty, Western Xia, Chandela Kingdom, Kingdom of Vaspurakan, Zagwe dynasty, Kingdom of Hungary, Early Balinese Kingdoms, Tamna.

Gone from the map: Tang Dynasty, Alliance between Samanid Empire and Ziyadid dynasty, Tulunids, Rashtrakuta Dynasty, Khazaria, Balhae, Nanzhao, Unified Silla, Kingdom of Axum, Pandya Dynasty, Sajid Dynasty, Zaydi Alid dynasties, Hubaekje, Kingdom of the Iberians, Magyars, Cyprus Condominium, Emirate of Crete.

What comes next: 1100

Appear by 1100: Great Seljuk Empire, Khwarezmid Dynasty, Novgorod Republic, Halych-Volhynia occupation, Sena Dynasty, Lohara Dynasty, Gahadavala Dynasty, Najahid Dynasty, Principality of Chernigov, Principality of Rostov-Suzdal, Eastern Ganga Kingdom, Principality of Kiev, Principality of Polotsky, Sultanate of Rum, Principality of Smolensk, Principality of Pereyaslavl, Kingdom of Polonnaruwa, Uyunid Emirate, Danishmendids, Principality of Ryazan, Kingdom of Georgia, Principality of Terebovlia, Northern Fujiwara, Kediri Kingdom, Kingdom of Janggala, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, County of Edessa, Principality of Volhynia, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Principality of Peremyshl and others.

Gone by 1100: Buyid Dynasty, Oghuz Turks, Kingdom of Khotan, Seljuk Dynasty, Ganzhou Kingdom, Utpala Dynasty, Pyu City-States, Chandra Dynasty, Anurādhapura, Georgia, Mataram Kingdom, Bagratid Armenia, First Bulgarian Empire, Shirvan, Kingdom of Vaspurakan, Galuh Kingdom, Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty, Qarmatians.

Questions about this map

Which countries were in Asia in 1000?

The map data draws 60 states and other polities in Asia in 1000. The largest by land were Northern Song, the Ghaznavid Empire, the Liao Dynasty, Tibetans and Kimek-Kipchak confederation.

What was the largest empire in Asia in 1000?

Of the states on this map, Northern Song held the most land in total: about 2.8 million km² in the reconstruction used here. Ancient and frontier borders are approximate, so treat areas as estimates.

Can I explore Asia in 1000 interactively?

Yes. Open the interactive map at 1000, zoom into any region, move through the years, and ask the history guide questions: it answers in plain words and draws places, armies and borders on the map.

About these borders

The borders come from Cliopatria (v0.2.1, Seshat Global History Databank, CC BY 4.0), the dataset behind our interactive map, with our audited name and border corrections. It records each state's territory year by year from 3400 BC to 2024. Borders before modern surveys are reconstructions: the data draws a state where it held control, and frontier zones, nomadic realms and loose overlordships are approximate. Areas are measured on an equal-area projection. Read how we make our maps.

Asia in other years

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