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Map of India and South Asia in 1100

In 1100, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 24 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. The Great Seljuk Empire reached well beyond India and South Asia: its whole territory measured about 3.0 million km².

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States and empires in India and South Asia in 1100

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
Tibetans Wikipedia1.7 million km²1.8 million km²850–1259
Ghaznavid Empire Wikipedia1.2 million km²1.2 million km²962–1209
Western Chalukya Empire Wikipedia604,000 km²604,000 km²980–1187
Great Seljuk Empire Wikipedia569,000 km²3.0 million km²1040–1201
Chola Empire Wikipedia438,000 km²438,000 km²850–1259
Pagan Kingdom Wikipedia431,000 km²441,000 km²850–1293
Sena Dynasty Wikipedia258,000 km²258,000 km²1072–1235
Sind-Habbari Dynasty Wikipedia230,000 km²230,000 km²860–1201
Gahadavala Dynasty Wikipedia217,000 km²217,000 km²1085–1201
Lohara Dynasty Wikipedia215,000 km²222,000 km²1003–1259
Paramara Dynasty Wikipedia204,000 km²204,000 km²980–1235
Chaulukya Dynasty Wikipedia201,000 km²201,000 km²947–1249
Kamarupa Kingdom Wikipedia186,000 km²186,000 km²353–1138
Eastern Ganga Kingdom Wikipedia164,000 km²164,000 km²1056–1351
Chauhan Dynasty Wikipedia150,000 km²150,000 km²202 BC–AD 1201
Eastern Kara-Khanids Wikipedia129,000 km²916,000 km²850–1138
Pala Empire Wikipedia92,000 km²92,000 km²750–1168
Kashmir Wikipedia84,000 km²84,000 km²626–1343
Chandela Kingdom Wikipedia74,000 km²74,000 km²960–1313
Kingdom of Polonnaruwa Wikipedia74,000 km²74,000 km²1072–1259
Haripuñjaya Wikipedia40,000 km²142,000 km²661–1293
Srivijaya Wikipedia15,000 km²540,000 km²674–1293
Lavo Kingdom Wikipedia14,000 km²141,000 km²638–1394
Kingdom of Dali Wikipedia11,000 km²361,000 km²947–1259

"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 1000

New on the map: Great Seljuk Empire, Sena Dynasty, Gahadavala Dynasty, Lohara Dynasty, Eastern Ganga Kingdom, Kingdom of Polonnaruwa.

Gone from the map: Utpala Dynasty, Pyu City-States, Chandra Dynasty, Anurādhapura, Kingdom of Khotan, Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty, Buyid Dynasty.

What comes next: 1200

Appear by 1200: Ghurid Dynasty, Yadava Dynasty, Kakatiya Dynasty, Kara-Khitans, Hoysala Kingdom, Khwarezmid Dynasty, Khmer Empire, Mahdids.

Gone by 1200: Ghaznavid Empire, Western Chalukya Empire, Great Seljuk Empire, Kamarupa Kingdom, Eastern Kara-Khanids, Pala Empire, Srivijaya, Lavo Kingdom.

Questions about this map

Which countries were in India and South Asia in 1100?

The map data draws 24 states and other polities in India and South Asia in 1100. The largest by land were Tibetans, the Ghaznavid Empire, the Western Chalukya Empire, the Great Seljuk Empire and the Chola Empire.

What was the largest empire in India and South Asia in 1100?

Of the states on this map, the Great Seljuk Empire held the most land in total: about 3.0 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 1100 interactively?

Yes. Open the interactive map at 1100, 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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