World map in AD 750

223 states share the map in AD 750. The largest by mapped area are Umayyad Caliphate, Tang dynasty and Uighur.

Umayyad Caliphate is the largest state on the map in AD 750, a position it has held since AD 662 (before that: Rashidun Caliphate). It stays in first place until AD 751, when Abbasid Caliphate takes over. The five largest states hold 43% of all land with a recorded ruler. 65% of the land on the map has no recorded state. The number of states is about the same as in AD 732: 223 against 219.

Historical map of the world in AD 750 showing the borders of states and empires — The world in AD 750, colored by ruling state. Grey land has no state recorded in the dataset.

Largest states in AD 750

State	Mapped area	Provinces
Umayyad Caliphate	7.6 million km²	198
Tang dynasty	4.5 million km²	112
Uighur	4.2 million km²	31
Tibetan Empire	2.1 million km²	20
Kangar	1.6 million km²	18
Byzantine Empire	940 thousand km²	57
Ghana Empire	850 thousand km²	10
Khazars	700 thousand km²	21
Balhae	680 thousand km²	14
Kingdom of the Franks	660 thousand km²	84

What changed since AD 732

On the map, Uighur takes the place of Gokturks (about 4.1 million km²).
Apart from that, 95 provinces changed hands between AD 732 and AD 750.
Tunisia gained about 450 thousand km², mostly from Umayyad Caliphate.
Nanzhao gained about 440 thousand km², mostly from Tibetan Empire and land with no recorded state.
Umayyad Caliphate gained about 260 thousand km², mostly from Sogdiana and Chach.
Tibetan Empire gained about 220 thousand km², mostly from Kashmir.
New on the map: Tunisia, Nanzhao, Cumans, Kingdom of Tlemcen and Fez.
No longer on the map: Sogdiana, Chach, Tomar, Ferghana and Carinthia.

Battles, AD 750 - AD 799

AD 750Zab
Muslim Civil Wars - won by Abbasids
AD 751Talas
Tang Imperial Wars - won by Abbasid Caliphate, Tibetan Empire
AD 752Burford
Anglo-Saxon Territorial Wars - won by Wessex
AD 752Khandesh
Indian Dynastic Wars - won by Rashtrakuta
AD 755Luoyang
An Lushan Rebellion - won by Governor An Lushan
AD 756Tongguan
An Lu-Shan Rebellion - won by An Lu-Shan Rebels
AD 757Suiyang
An Lushan Rebellion - won by Yan
AD 758Xiangzhou
An Lushan Rebellion - won by An Qingxu
AD 761Tawurgah
Berber Rebellion - won by Arabs
AD 762Medina, Saudi Arabia
Muslim Civil Wars - won by Abbasid Caliphate
AD 763Changan
Later Tang Imperial Wars - won by Tibet
AD 792Marcellae
Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars - won by Bulgar Khanate

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