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Map of the Middle East in 800

In 800, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 10 states, empires and other polities in the Middle East. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were the Abbasid Caliphate, the Alliance between Byzantine Empire and Khazaria and Makuria.

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States and empires in the Middle East in 800

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
Abbasid Caliphate Wikipedia7.0 million km²7.9 million km²750–1259
Alliance between Byzantine Empire and Khazaria Wikipedia670,000 km²2.9 million km²633–1474
Makuria Wikipedia213,000 km²213,000 km²347–1518
Oghuz Turks Wikipedia145,000 km²449,000 km²666–1055
Alodia Wikipedia124,000 km²124,000 km²347–1506
Kingdom of Axum Wikipedia97,000 km²97,000 km²50 BC–AD 946
Khazaria Wikipedia91,000 km²747,000 km²630–979
First Bulgarian Empire Wikipedia76,000 km²190,000 km²682–1017
Georgia Wikipedia24,000 km²24,000 km²567–2024
Cyprus Condominium11,000 km²11,000 km²692–959

"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 700

New on the map: Abbasid Caliphate, Georgia.

Gone from the map: Umayyad Caliphate, Dabuyid Dynasty, Principality of Iberia, Kingdom of Lazica, Avar Khaganate.

What comes next: 900

Appear by 900: Allegiance of Ziyadid dynasty to Abbasid Caliphate, Alliance between Samanid Empire and Ziyadid dynasty, Tulunids, Bagratid Armenia, Qarmatians, Sajid Dynasty, Shirvan, Zaydi Alid dynasties, Kingdom of the Iberians, Emirate of Crete, Principality of Hungary.

Questions about this map

Which countries were in the Middle East in 800?

The map data draws 10 states and other polities in the Middle East in 800. The largest by land were the Abbasid Caliphate, the Alliance between Byzantine Empire and Khazaria, Makuria, Oghuz Turks and Alodia.

What was the largest empire in the Middle East in 800?

Of the states on this map, the Abbasid Caliphate held the most land in total: about 7.9 million km² in the reconstruction used here. Ancient and frontier borders are approximate, so treat areas as estimates.

Can I explore the Middle East in 800 interactively?

Yes. Open the interactive map at 800, 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.

Middle East in other years

Other regions in 800