World map in AD 814

233 states share the map in AD 814. The largest by mapped area are Abbasid Caliphate, Uighur and Tang dynasty.

Abbasid Caliphate is the largest state on the map in AD 814, 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 38% of all land with a recorded ruler. 62% of the land on the map has no recorded state. The number of states is about the same as in AD 800: 233 against 230.

Historical map of the world in AD 814 showing the borders of states and empires — The world in AD 814, colored by ruling state. Grey land has no state recorded in the dataset.

Largest states in AD 814

State	Mapped area	Provinces
Abbasid Caliphate	7.2 million km²	166
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	1 million km²	125
Ghana Empire	850 thousand km²	10
Khazars	830 thousand km²	28
Rashtrakuta	810 thousand km²	29

What changed since AD 800

On the map, Khmer takes the place of Chenla (about 520 thousand km²).
Apart from that, 70 provinces changed hands between AD 800 and AD 814.
Tunisia gained about 350 thousand km², mostly from Abbasid Caliphate.
First Bulgarian Empire gained about 340 thousand km², mostly from Avars and Hungary.
Kangabe gained about 150 thousand km², mostly from land with no recorded state.
Takrur gained about 120 thousand km², mostly from land with no recorded state.
New on the map: Tunisia, Kangabe, Takrur, Malwa and Konkan.
No longer on the map: Avars, Kingdom of Saxony, Emishi and Teotihuacan.

Battles, AD 814 - AD 842

AD 815Huaixi
An Lushan's Rebellion - won by Tang
AD 817Caizhou
Later Tang Imperial Wars - won by Tang
AD 825Ellandun
Later Wars of Wessex - won by Wessex, East Angles
AD 825Gafulford
Later Wars of Wessex - won by Wessex
AD 827Syracuse
Byzantine-Muslim Wars - won by Byzantium
AD 830Palermo
Byzantine-Muslim Wars - won by Aghlabids
AD 830Tellaru
Later Indian Dynastic Wars - won by Pallava
AD 830Vengi
Later Indian Dynastic Wars - won by Rashtrakuta, Gujarat
AD 835Carhampton
Viking Raids on Britain - won by Vikings
AD 837Hingston Down
Viking Raids on Britain - won by Wessex
AD 838Amorium
Byzantine Muslim Wars - won by Abbasid Caliphate
AD 838Dazimon
Byzantine-Muslim Wars - won by Abbasid Caliphate

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