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Map of the World in 1200

In 1200, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 133 states, empires and other polities in the world. By the land they held , the largest were Allegiance of Southern Song to Great Jin, Vassalage of Western Xia to Great Jin and Kimek-Kipchak confederation.

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States and empires in the World in 1200

StateTerritoryWhole stateIn the data
Allegiance of Southern Song to Great Jin Wikipedia6.2 million km²6.2 million km²961–1278
Vassalage of Western Xia to Great Jin Wikipedia3.1 million km²3.1 million km²990–1226
Kimek-Kipchak confederation Wikipedia2.9 million km²2.9 million km²750–1235
Kara-Khitans Wikipedia2.5 million km²2.5 million km²1126–1219
Allegiance of Goryeo to Great Jin Wikipedia2.4 million km²2.4 million km²922–1394
Ghurid Dynasty Wikipedia2.1 million km²2.1 million km²1152–1209
Great Jin Wikipedia2.1 million km²2.1 million km²1126–1235
Ayyubid Sultanate Wikipedia2.0 million km²2.0 million km²1177–1249
Tibetans Wikipedia1.9 million km²1.9 million km²850–1259
Holy Roman Empire Wikipedia1.8 million km²1.8 million km²922–1806
Kievan Rus' Wikipedia1.2 million km²1.2 million km²880–1240
Great Seljuk Empire Wikipedia989,000 km²989,000 km²1040–1201
Almohad Caliphate Wikipedia925,000 km²925,000 km²1139–1343
Khmer Empire Wikipedia833,000 km²833,000 km²800–1539
Novgorod Republic Wikipedia539,000 km²539,000 km²1056–1481
Khwarezmid Dynasty Wikipedia492,000 km²492,000 km²1094–1201
Srivijaya Wikipedia459,000 km²459,000 km²674–1293
Yadava Dynasty Wikipedia448,000 km²448,000 km²1188–1325
Pagan Kingdom Wikipedia441,000 km²441,000 km²850–1293
Byzantine Empire Wikipedia431,000 km²431,000 km²633–1474
Yenisei Kyrgyz Wikipedia422,000 km²422,000 km²555–1219
Kingdom of England Wikipedia422,000 km²422,000 km²936–1708
Angevin Empire Wikipedia422,000 km²422,000 km²1147–1209
Halych-Volhynia occupation Wikipedia407,000 km²407,000 km²1056–1351
Kingdom of Dali Wikipedia361,000 km²361,000 km²947–1259
Kingdom of Hungary Wikipedia334,000 km²334,000 km²1000–1546
Kamakura Shogunate Wikipedia321,000 km²321,000 km²1188–1332
Old Kingdom of Norway Wikipedia309,000 km²309,000 km²866–1401
Kingdom of Denmark Wikipedia275,000 km²275,000 km²936–1406
Sultanate of Rum Wikipedia258,000 km²258,000 km²1094–1313
Kakatiya Dynasty Wikipedia256,000 km²256,000 km²1177–1325
Sena Dynasty Wikipedia255,000 km²255,000 km²1072–1235
Principality of Rostov-Suzdal Wikipedia244,000 km²244,000 km²1056–1486
Chaulukya Dynasty Wikipedia234,000 km²234,000 km²947–1249
Lohara Dynasty Wikipedia226,000 km²226,000 km²1003–1259
Sind-Habbari Dynasty Wikipedia226,000 km²226,000 km²860–1201
Duchies of Poland Wikipedia224,000 km²224,000 km²1139–1304
Kingdom of France Wikipedia222,000 km²222,000 km²990–1848
Gahadavala Dynasty Wikipedia218,000 km²218,000 km²1085–1201
Makuria Wikipedia213,000 km²213,000 km²347–1518

Also on the map: Ghana Empire, Principality of Chernigov, Chola Empire, Paramara Dynasty, Eastern Ganga Kingdom, Chauhan Dynasty, Principality of Smolensk, Kingdom of Sweden, Kingdom of Georgia, Duchy of Sandomierz, Ngô Dynasty, Kashmir, Second Bulgarian Empire, Later Mayan City-States, Kingdom of León, Alodia, Chámpa, Hoysala Kingdom, Icelandic Commonwealth, Kingdom of Castile, Principality of Halych, Principality of Pereyaslavl, Kingdom of Sicily, Mahdids, Principality of Volhynia, Hamdanid Emirates, Principality of Kiev, Chandela Kingdom, Takrur, Uyunid Emirate, Kingdom of Polonnaruwa, Kediri Kingdom, Principality of Turov and Pinsk, Principality of Ryazan, Crown of Aragon, Sunda Kingdom, Kingdom of Portugal, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Kingdom of Alba, Haripuñjaya, County of Toulouse, Principality of Minsk, Viking settlements, Kingdom of Serbia, Volga Bulgaria, Shirvan, Duchy of Silesia, Duchy of Greater Poland, Banate of Bosnia, Norse Greenland, Brythonic Kingdoms, County of Champagne, Republic of Pisa, Principality of Jersika, Kingdom of Navarre, Kingdom of Arles, Empire of Kanem, Principality of Drutsk, County of Vermandois, Papal States, Zagwe dynasty, Sultanate of Kedah, County of Nevers, Kingdom of Cyprus, County of Flanders, County of Berga, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Puebloans - Aztec Regional System, Giudicato of Logudoro, County of Blôis, Early Balinese Kingdoms, Republic of Venice, Almoravid Dynasty, Duchy of Kuyavia, Duchy of Opole, Kingdom of Mann, Kingdom of Gwynedd, Classic Veracruz Culture, Principality of Antioch, County of Urgell, Giudicato of Gallura, Republic of Genoa, Giudicato of Arborea, County of Tripoli, Kingdom of Powys Wenwynwyn, County of Pallars Sobirà, Chimu Empire, Shunten Dynasty, Principality of Koknese, Tamna, Kingdom of Powys Fadog, County of Ampuria, County of Boulogne.

"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 1100

New on the map: Kara-Khitans, Ghurid Dynasty, Great Jin, Ayyubid Sultanate, Almohad Caliphate, Yadava Dynasty, Angevin Empire, Kamakura Shogunate, Kakatiya Dynasty, Duchies of Poland, Duchy of Sandomierz, Second Bulgarian Empire, Kingdom of León, Hoysala Kingdom, Principality of Halych, Kingdom of Sicily, Mahdids, Principality of Turov and Pinsk, Crown of Aragon, Kingdom of Portugal, Principality of Minsk, Kingdom of Serbia, Shirvan, Duchy of Silesia, Duchy of Greater Poland, Banate of Bosnia, Principality of Jersika, Kingdom of Navarre, Principality of Drutsk, Sultanate of Kedah and others.

Gone from the map: Liao Dynasty, Ghaznavid Empire, Eastern Kara-Khanids, Fatimid Caliphate, Qocho Kingdom, Western Chalukya Empire, Allegiance of Duchy of Aquitaine to Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Poland, Heian Japan, Najahid Dynasty, Norman England, Kamarupa Kingdom, Lavo Kingdom, Principality of Polotsky, Pala Empire, Norman Italy, Danishmendids, Principality of Terebovlia, Taifas of Iberia, Principality of Peremyshl, Northern Fujiwara, Duchy of Brittany, Kingdom of Janggala, Hammadid Dynasty, Zirid dynasty, Taifa of Zaragoza, Jaemtland, Kingdom of Aragon, Taifa of Dénia, Grand Principality of Serbia and others.

What comes next: 1300

Appear by 1300: Allegiance of Golden Horde to Yuan Dynasty, Allegiance of Ilkhanate to Yuan Dynasty, Allegiance of Chagatai Khanate to Yuan Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Mamluk Sultanate, Mali Empire, Khalji Dynasty, Delhi Sultanate, Majapahit, Sukhothai Kingdom, Rasulid Dynasty, Crown of Castile, Shan States, Hafsid Dynasty, Pandya Empire, Kingdom of Bohemia, Ethiopian Empire, Myinsaing Kingdom, Malaya, Zayyanid dynasty, Ifat Sultanate, Teutonic Order, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Kingdom of Scotland, Hanthawaddy Kingdom, Lan Na Kingdom, Bahrani Dynasty, Ceylon, Kingdom of Naples, House of Habsburg and others.

Gone by 1300: Allegiance of Southern Song to Great Jin, Vassalage of Western Xia to Great Jin, Kimek-Kipchak confederation, Kara-Khitans, Allegiance of Goryeo to Great Jin, Ghurid Dynasty, Great Jin, Ayyubid Sultanate, Tibetans, Kievan Rus', Great Seljuk Empire, Khwarezmid Dynasty, Srivijaya, Pagan Kingdom, Yenisei Kyrgyz, Angevin Empire, Kingdom of Dali, Sultanate of Rum, Sena Dynasty, Chaulukya Dynasty, Lohara Dynasty, Sind-Habbari Dynasty, Gahadavala Dynasty, Ghana Empire, Principality of Chernigov, Chola Empire, Paramara Dynasty, Chauhan Dynasty, Kingdom of Georgia, Kingdom of León and others.

Read the history of 1200

Guided atlas chapters set near this date, each with its own map, causes and consequences:

Questions about this map

Which countries were in the World in 1200?

The map data draws 133 states and other polities in the World in 1200. The largest by land were Allegiance of Southern Song to Great Jin, Vassalage of Western Xia to Great Jin, Kimek-Kipchak confederation, Kara-Khitans and Allegiance of Goryeo to Great Jin.

What was the largest empire in the world in 1200?

Of the states on this map, Allegiance of Southern Song to Great Jin held the most land in total: about 6.2 million km² in the reconstruction used here. Ancient and frontier borders are approximate, so treat areas as estimates.

Can I explore the World in 1200 interactively?

Yes. Open the interactive map at 1200, 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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