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Map of China and East Asia in 1000

In 1000, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 21 states, empires and other polities in China and East Asia. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were Northern Song, the Liao Dynasty and Tibetans.

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States and empires in China and East Asia in 1000

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
Northern Song Wikipedia2.8 million km²2.8 million km²961–1278
Liao Dynasty Wikipedia1.9 million km²1.9 million km²911–1125
Tibetans Wikipedia1.1 million km²1.8 million km²850–1259
Kingdom of Dali Wikipedia361,000 km²361,000 km²947–1259
Qocho Kingdom Wikipedia336,000 km²652,000 km²860–1138
Yenisei Kyrgyz Wikipedia311,000 km²422,000 km²555–1219
Heian Japan Wikipedia244,000 km²244,000 km²793–1187
Ganzhou Kingdom Wikipedia232,000 km²232,000 km²860–1039
Kamarupa Kingdom Wikipedia227,000 km²230,000 km²353–1138
Khmer Empire Wikipedia158,000 km²399,000 km²800–1539
Haripuñjaya Wikipedia144,000 km²144,000 km²661–1293
Goryeo Wikipedia143,000 km²143,000 km²922–1394
Ngô Dynasty Wikipedia136,000 km²136,000 km²947–1406
Western Xia Wikipedia113,000 km²113,000 km²990–1226
Lavo Kingdom Wikipedia95,000 km²127,000 km²638–1394
Pala Empire Wikipedia94,000 km²250,000 km²750–1168
Pyu City-States Wikipedia78,000 km²78,000 km²84–1045
Chandra Dynasty Wikipedia77,000 km²77,000 km²900–1055
Chámpa Wikipedia55,000 km²131,000 km²207–1652
Pagan Kingdom Wikipedia45,000 km²45,000 km²850–1293
Tamna Wikipedia1,960 km²1,960 km²263–1278

"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, Liao Dynasty, Kingdom of Dali, Goryeo, Ngô Dynasty, Western Xia, Tamna.

Gone from the map: Tang Dynasty, Balhae, Nanzhao, Unified Silla, Hubaekje.

What comes next: 1100

Appear by 1100: Sena Dynasty, Northern Fujiwara.

Gone by 1100: Ganzhou Kingdom, Pala Empire, Pyu City-States, Chandra Dynasty.

Questions about this map

Which countries were in China and East Asia in 1000?

The map data draws 21 states and other polities in China and East Asia in 1000. The largest by land were Northern Song, the Liao Dynasty, Tibetans, the Kingdom of Dali and the Qocho Kingdom.

What was the largest empire in China and East 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 China and East 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.

China in other years

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