Map of Europe in 1000 AD (1000 CE)
In 1000 CE the atlas maps 39 states and empires with territory in Europe. The largest by mapped territory was Fatimid Caliphate, at about 1.95M km², followed by Kievan Rus'. The map below is set to 1000 CE; the table lists every state shown, with the modern countries its borders covered.
- States Mapped
- 39
- Largest
- 1.95M km²
- Modern Countries Covered
- 57
- Longest Established
- 395–1000 CE
Map of Europe in 1000 CE
Borders are drawn for 1000 CE. Drag the timeline to move to another year.
The Major Powers of 1000 CE
Fatimid Caliphate
911–1176 CEThe Fatimid Caliphate, also known as the Fatimid Empire, was a caliphate that existed from the tenth to the twelfth centuries CE under the rule of the Fatimids, an Isma'ili Shi'a dynasty. Spanning a large area of North Africa and West Asia, it ranged from the western Mediterranean in the west to the Red Sea in the east.
Mapped extent in 1000 CE: 1.95M km²
Kievan Rus'
882–1240 CEKievan Rus', also known as Kyivan Rus', was the first East Slavic state and, later, an amalgam of principalities, in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. Encompassing a variety of polities and peoples, including East Slavic, Norse, and Finnic, it was ruled by the Rurik dynasty, founded by the Varangian prince Rurik.
Mapped extent in 1000 CE: 1.17M km²
The Byzantine Empire
395–1474 CEThe Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, it endured until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453.
Mapped extent in 1000 CE: 864,780 km²
The Holy Roman Empire
922–1806 CEThe Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity comprising and controlling much of Central Europe and Western Europe, headed by the Holy Roman Emperor and characterized by a decentralized political structure. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.
Mapped extent in 1000 CE: 701,841 km²
Caliphate of Córdoba
936–1071 CEThe Emirate of Córdoba, and from 929, the Caliphate of Córdoba, was an Arab Islamic state ruled by the Umayyad dynasty from 756 to 1031. Its territory comprised most of the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands, and parts of North Africa, with its capital in Córdoba.
Mapped extent in 1000 CE: 564,714 km²
Kingdom of France
990–1791 CEThe Kingdom of France is the historiographical name or umbrella term given to various political entities of France in the medieval and early modern period. It was one of the most powerful states in Europe from the High Middle Ages to 1848 during its dissolution.
Mapped extent in 1000 CE: 420,380 km²
Descriptions are the opening of each state's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
States and Empires in 1000 CE
39 mapped, largest territory first. Dates are the span of each state's mapped borders.
1000 CE by Region
1000 CE: Quick Answers
- What empires and states existed in Europe in 1000 CE?
- The atlas maps 39 states in Europe in 1000 CE. The largest by mapped territory were Fatimid Caliphate, Kievan Rus', The Byzantine Empire, The Holy Roman Empire, Caliphate of Córdoba, Kingdom of France.
- What was the largest empire in Europe in 1000 CE?
- Fatimid Caliphate had the largest mapped territory among states present in Europe in 1000 CE, about 1.95M km², followed by Kievan Rus' (1.17M km²). Areas are measured from the mapped borders and are approximate.
- What did the map of Europe look like in 1000 AD?
- In 1000 CE the map of Europe was divided between 39 mapped states and empires. Fatimid Caliphate held the largest territory, followed by Kievan Rus'. Their borders covered parts of 57 present-day countries.
- How many states are shown on the map for 1000 CE?
- 39. The map shows the states recorded in the atlas's dated border dataset for that year; states and peoples absent from that dataset are not shown.