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Map of India and South Asia in 1000

In 1000, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 25 states, empires and other polities in India and South Asia. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were Tibetans, the Ghaznavid Empire and the Western Chalukya Empire.

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States and empires in India and South Asia in 1000

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
Tibetans Wikipedia1.7 million km²1.8 million km²850–1259
Ghaznavid Empire Wikipedia1.4 million km²2.1 million km²962–1209
Western Chalukya Empire Wikipedia757,000 km²757,000 km²980–1187
Pala Empire Wikipedia250,000 km²250,000 km²750–1168
Chauhan Dynasty Wikipedia243,000 km²243,000 km²202 BC–AD 1201
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
Chaulukya Dynasty Wikipedia201,000 km²201,000 km²947–1249
Utpala Dynasty Wikipedia175,000 km²175,000 km²960–1002
Kashmir Wikipedia105,000 km²105,000 km²626–1343
Chandela Kingdom Wikipedia80,000 km²80,000 km²960–1313
Pyu City-States Wikipedia78,000 km²78,000 km²84–1045
Chandra Dynasty Wikipedia77,000 km²77,000 km²900–1055
Anurādhapura Wikipedia74,000 km²74,000 km²291 BC–AD 1017
Kingdom of Khotan Wikipedia64,000 km²297,000 km²888–1009
Pagan Kingdom Wikipedia45,000 km²45,000 km²850–1293
Kara-Khanids Wikipedia44,000 km²919,000 km²850–1138
Haripuñjaya Wikipedia41,000 km²144,000 km²661–1293
Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty Wikipedia29,000 km²29,000 km²732–1039
Srivijaya Wikipedia15,000 km²540,000 km²674–1293
Lavo Kingdom Wikipedia13,000 km²127,000 km²638–1394
Kingdom of Dali Wikipedia11,000 km²361,000 km²947–1259
Buyid Dynasty Wikipedia810 km²1.1 million km²750–1259

"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: Ghaznavid Empire, Western Chalukya Empire, Chauhan Dynasty, Paramara Dynasty, Chaulukya Dynasty, Utpala Dynasty, Chandela Kingdom, Kara-Khanids, Kingdom of Dali.

Gone from the map: Alliance between Samanid Empire and Ziyadid dynasty, Rashtrakuta Dynasty, Pandya Dynasty, Nanzhao, Allegiance of Ziyadid dynasty to Abbasid Caliphate.

What comes next: 1100

Appear by 1100: Great Seljuk Empire, Sena Dynasty, Gahadavala Dynasty, Lohara Dynasty, Eastern Ganga Kingdom, Kingdom of Polonnaruwa.

Gone by 1100: Utpala Dynasty, Pyu City-States, Chandra Dynasty, Anurādhapura, Kingdom of Khotan, Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty, Buyid Dynasty.

Questions about this map

Which countries were in India and South Asia in 1000?

The map data draws 25 states and other polities in India and South Asia in 1000. The largest by land were Tibetans, the Ghaznavid Empire, the Western Chalukya Empire, the Pala Empire and the Chauhan Dynasty.

What was the largest empire in India and South Asia in 1000?

Of the states on this map, the Ghaznavid Empire held the most land in total: about 2.1 million km² in the reconstruction used here. Ancient and frontier borders are approximate, so treat areas as estimates.

Can I explore India and South 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.

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