Historical map · 1100

Map of North America in 1100

In 1100, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 6 states, empires and other polities in North America. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were the Later Mayan City-States, Puebloans - Chaco Regional System and Classic Veracruz Culture.

See this map live. The interactive map opens on North America in 1100. Zoom in, move the year slider to watch the borders change, or ask the history guide a question and it draws the answer on the map.

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States and empires in North America in 1100

State	In this region	Whole state	In the data
Later Mayan City-States Wikipedia	136,000 km²	136,000 km²	247 BC–AD 1546
Puebloans - Chaco Regional System Wikipedia	65,000 km²	65,000 km²	850–1304
Classic Veracruz Culture Wikipedia	19,000 km²	19,000 km²	555–1235
Viking settlements Wikipedia	15,000 km²	47,000 km²	793–1332
Norse Greenland Wikipedia	15,000 km²	26,000 km²	1072–1384
Toltec Wikipedia	5,620 km²	5,620 km²	875–1187

"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: Norse Greenland.

What comes next: 1200

Gone by 1200: Toltec.

Questions about this map

Which countries were in North America in 1100?

The map data draws 6 states and other polities in North America in 1100. The largest by land were the Later Mayan City-States, Puebloans - Chaco Regional System, Classic Veracruz Culture, Viking settlements and Norse Greenland.

What was the largest empire in North America in 1100?

Of the states on this map, the Later Mayan City-States held the most land in total: about 136,000 km² in the reconstruction used here. Ancient and frontier borders are approximate, so treat areas as estimates.

Can I explore North America 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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