World map in AD 900

257 states share the map in AD 900. The largest by mapped area are Tang dynasty, Abbasid Caliphate and Saffarid.

Tang dynasty is the largest state on the map in AD 900, a position it has held since AD 868 (before that: Abbasid Caliphate). It stays in first place until AD 908, when Abbasid Caliphate takes over. The five largest states hold 23% of all land with a recorded ruler. 62% of the land on the map has no recorded state. There are more states than in AD 843: 257 against 241.

Historical map of the world in AD 900 showing the borders of states and empires — The world in AD 900, colored by ruling state. Grey land has no state recorded in the dataset.

Largest states in AD 900

State	Mapped area	Provinces
Tang dynasty	3.5 million km²	97
Abbasid Caliphate	2.6 million km²	70
Saffarid	2.5 million km²	49
Cumans	1.6 million km²	21
Sanhaja	1.5 million km²	8
Kara-Khanid	1.4 million km²	24
Naimans	1.2 million km²	9
Khitans	1 million km²	10
Balhae	880 thousand km²	21
Khmer	870 thousand km²	30

What changed since AD 843

On the map, Pagan takes the place of Pyu (about 250 thousand km²).
On the map, Cholas takes the place of Pallava (about 110 thousand km²).
On the map, Kievan Rus takes the place of Krivichs (about 100 thousand km²).
Apart from that, 312 provinces changed hands between AD 843 and AD 900.
Saffarid gained about 2.5 million km², mostly from Abbasid Caliphate and Samanid.
Naimans gained about 1.2 million km², mostly from Uighur.
Khitans gained about 1 million km², mostly from Uighur.
Sanhaja gained about 820 thousand km², mostly from Timbuktu and Ghana Empire.
New on the map: Saffarid, Naimans, Khitans, Merkits and Tatars.
No longer on the map: Middle Francia, Lavo, Bavaria, Tlapanec and Pannonia.

Battles, AD 900 - AD 961

AD 900Dunnottar
Viking Wars in Britain - won by Vikings
AD 900Meuse
German Imperial Wars - won by Lorraine Rebels
AD 902Taormina
Byzantine-Muslim Wars - won by Fatimid Caliphate
AD 902Wimborne
Viking Wars in Britain - won by Edward the Elder of Wessex
AD 905Holme
Viking Wars in Britain - won by Danish East Anglia
AD 907Pressburg
Magyar Invasion of Germany - won by Magyars
AD 910Augsburg
Magyar Invasion of Germany - won by Magyars
AD 910Tettenhall
Viking Wars in Britain - won by Wessex
AD 939Simancas, Valladolid
Christian-Muslim Wars in Spain - won by Leon
AD 954Gaoping
Wars of the Five Dynasties - won by Zhou
AD 955Lechfeld
Magyar Invasion of Germany - won by Germany, Lorraine
AD 960Crete
Later Byzantine-Muslim Wars - won by Byzantium

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