World map in 1054

309 states share the map in 1054. The largest by mapped area are Song dynasty, Cumans and Liao.

Song dynasty is the largest state on the map in 1054, a position it has held since AD 973 (before that: Liao). It stays in first place until 1061, when Cumans takes over. The five largest states hold 22% of all land with a recorded ruler. 61% of the land on the map has no recorded state. There are more states than in 1000: 309 against 293.

Historical map of the world in 1054 showing the borders of states and empires — The world in 1054, colored by ruling state. Grey land has no state recorded in the dataset.

Largest states in 1054

State	Mapped area	Provinces
Song dynasty	2.9 million km²	82
Cumans	2.4 million km²	36
Liao	2.3 million km²	35
Seljuk Empire	1.9 million km²	42
Fatimid Caliphate	1.7 million km²	45
Kara-Khanid	1.4 million km²	24
Naimans	1.2 million km²	9
Byzantine Empire	1.1 million km²	59
Ghaznavid	1 million km²	26
Kievan Rus	1 million km²	38

What changed since 1000

On the map, Xia takes the place of Gansu (about 410 thousand km²).
On the map, Seljuk Empire takes the place of Oman (about 220 thousand km²).
On the map, Seljuk Empire takes the place of Samanid (about 170 thousand km²).
Apart from that, 267 provinces changed hands between 1000 and 1054.
Seljuk Empire gained about 1.4 million km², mostly from Ghaznavid and Persia.
Cumans gained about 790 thousand km², mostly from Oghuz and Khazars.
Ghaznavid gained about 710 thousand km², mostly from Sind and Saffarid.
Xia gained about 520 thousand km², mostly from Tanguts and Uighur.
New on the map: Shammar, Mossi, Tunisia, Kabylia and Sana.
No longer on the map: Tanguts, First Bulgarian Empire, Khazars, Saffarid and Gurjara-Pratihara.

Battles, 1054 - 1065

1054Dunsinane
Scottish War of Succession - won by Malcolm, Earl Siward
1054Atapuerca
Spanish Territorial Wars - won by Leon and Castille
1054Audaghost
Fall of Ghana - won by Almoravids
1054Koppam
Later Indian Dynastic Wars - won by Chalukya
1054Manzikert
Seljuk Wars of Expansion - won by Byzantium
1054Mortemer
Rise of William of Normandy - won by Normandy
1055Baghdad
Seljuk Wars of Expansion - won by Seljuks
1057Lumphanan
Scottish War of Succession - won by Malcolm Canmore
1057Torinomi
Earlier Nine Years War - won by Abe Clan
1058Essie
Scottish War of Succession - won by Malcolm III
1058Kawasaki
Earlier Nine Year's War - won by Japan
1061Messina
Norman Conquest of Southern Italy - won by Normans

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