World map in AD 843

241 states share the map in AD 843. The largest by mapped area are Abbasid Caliphate, Uighur and Tang dynasty.

Abbasid Caliphate is the largest state on the map in AD 843, 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 32% 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 814: 241 against 233.

Historical map of the world in AD 843 showing the borders of states and empires — The world in AD 843, colored by ruling state. Grey land has no state recorded in the dataset.

Largest states in AD 843

State	Mapped area	Provinces
Abbasid Caliphate	5.5 million km²	126
Uighur	4.6 million km²	39
Tang dynasty	3.5 million km²	97
Cumans	1.2 million km²	14
Kara-Khanid	1.2 million km²	21
Balhae	880 thousand km²	21
Khazars	870 thousand km²	30
Yenisei Kyrgyz	870 thousand km²	6
Ghana Empire	850 thousand km²	10
Gurjara-Pratihara	840 thousand km²	32

What changed since AD 814

On the map, Kara-Khanid takes the place of Karluks (about 490 thousand km²).
Apart from that, 277 provinces changed hands between AD 814 and AD 843.
Samanid gained about 830 thousand km², mostly from Abbasid Caliphate and Oghuz.
Utsang gained about 830 thousand km², mostly from Tibetan Empire.
Uighur gained about 800 thousand km², mostly from Tibetan Empire.
Kara-Khanid gained about 700 thousand km², mostly from Abbasid Caliphate and Tibetan Empire.
New on the map: Samanid, Utsang, Sanhaja, Sind and Tanguts.
No longer on the map: Tibetan Empire, Kingdom of the Franks, Goguryeo, Zabul and Nyitra.

Battles, AD 843 - AD 899

AD 843Carhampton
Viking Raids on Britain - won by Vikings
AD 843Messina
Byzantine-Muslim Wars - won by Arabs, Naples
AD 844Logie
Scottish Dynastic Wars - won by Dalriada
AD 845Ballon
Breton Rebellion - won by Breton Rebels
AD 848Burnham
Viking Raids on Britain - won by Wessex
AD 849Ostia
Byzantine-Muslim Wars - won by Byzantium, Papal States
AD 850Vingavelli
Later Indian Dynastic Wars - won by Rashtrakuta
AD 851Aclea
Viking Raids on Britain - won by Wessex
AD 863Poson
Byzantine-Muslim Wars - won by Byzantium
AD 878Countisbury Hill
Viking Wars in Britain - won by Wessex
AD 885Paris
Viking Raids on France - won by Franks
AD 886Montfaucon
Viking Raids on France - won by Neustria, Paris

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