World map in AD 800

230 states share the map in AD 800. The largest by mapped area are Abbasid Caliphate, Uighur and Tang dynasty.

Abbasid Caliphate is the largest state on the map in AD 800, a position it has held since AD 751 (before that: Umayyad Caliphate). It stays in first place until AD 868, when Tang dynasty takes over. The five largest states hold 39% of all land with a recorded ruler. 63% of the land on the map has no recorded state. The number of states is about the same as in AD 750: 230 against 223.

Historical map of the world in AD 800 showing the borders of states and empires — The world in AD 800, colored by ruling state. Grey land has no state recorded in the dataset.

Largest states in AD 800

State	Mapped area	Provinces
Abbasid Caliphate	7.6 million km²	180
Uighur	4.2 million km²	32
Tang dynasty	3.4 million km²	95
Tibetan Empire	3.3 million km²	38
Cumans	1.1 million km²	12
Oghuz	1 million km²	13
Kingdom of the Franks	940 thousand km²	117
Byzantine Empire	870 thousand km²	50
Rashtrakuta	860 thousand km²	33
Ghana Empire	850 thousand km²	10

What changed since AD 750

On the map, Abbasid Caliphate takes the place of Umayyad Caliphate (about 7.1 million km²).
On the map, Karluks takes the place of Turgesh (about 490 thousand km²).
On the map, Abbasid Caliphate takes the place of Tunisia (about 410 thousand km²).
Apart from that, 278 provinces changed hands between AD 750 and AD 800.
Tibetan Empire gained about 1.2 million km², mostly from Tang dynasty and Uighur.
Cumans gained about 940 thousand km², mostly from Kangar.
Rashtrakuta gained about 860 thousand km², mostly from land with no recorded state and Maukhari.
Pala gained about 710 thousand km², mostly from Kashmir and Maukhari.
New on the map: Rashtrakuta, Perm, Caliphate of Córdoba, Sami and Samoyed.
No longer on the map: Kangar, Maukhari, Lombardy, Kingdom of Tlemcen and Bavaria.

Battles, AD 800 - AD 813

AD 800Bundelkhand
Later Indian Dynastic Wars - won by Rashtrakuta
AD 800Monghyr
Later Indian Dynastic Wars - won by Pratihara, Jodhpur, Vahukadhavala Chalukya, Dhod
AD 805Crasus
Byzantine-Muslim Wars - won by Abbasid Caliphate
AD 806Heraclea, Anatolia
Byzantine-Muslim Wars - won by Abbasid Caliphate
AD 809Baghdad
Muslim War - won by Khorasan
AD 811Verbitza
Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars - won by Bulgar Khanate
AD 813Versinikia
Byzantine-Bulgarian War - won by Bulgar Khanate

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