Map of the World in 1200 AD (1200 CE)
In 1200 CE the atlas maps 136 states and empires across the world. The largest by mapped territory was Kimek-Kipchak confederation, at about 2.92M km², followed by Vassalage of Western Xia to Great Jin. The map below is set to 1200 CE; the table lists every state shown, with the modern countries its borders covered.
- States Mapped
- 136
- Largest
- 2.92M km²
- Modern Countries Covered
- 98
- Longest Established
- 207–1200 CE
Map of the World in 1200 CE
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The Major Powers of 1200 CE
Kimek-Kipchak confederation
750–1235 CEThe Kimak–Kipchak confederation was a medieval Turkic state formed by seven peoples, including the Kimaks and Kipchaks, in the area between the Ob and Irtysh rivers.
Mapped extent in 1200 CE: 2.92M km²
Vassalage of Western Xia to Great Jin
1126–1226 CEThe Western Xia or the Xi Xia (Chinese: 西夏; pinyin: Xī Xià; Wade–Giles: Hsi1 Hsia4), officially the Kingdom of the Great Xia of the White and Lofty (Tangut: 𗴂𗹭𘜶𗴲𗂧) or Great Xia (大夏; Dà Xià; Ta4 Hsia4), also known as the Tangut Empire, was a Tangut-led imperial dynasty of China that existed from 1038 to 1227 AD. At its peak, the dynasty ruled over 1,000,000 square kilometres (390,000 square miles) of modern-day north-central China.
Mapped extent in 1200 CE: 2.59M km²
Kara-Khitans
1126–1219 CEThe Qara Khitai or Kara Khitai, officially the Great Liao, also known as the Western Liao, was a dynastic state based in Central Asia, ruled by the Yelü clan of the Khitan people, a Sinicized Para-Mongolic people from modern day eastern Mongolia and Northeast China. The Khitans had ruled the Liao dynasty (907–1125), covering much of Northeast Asia, until they were defeated by the Jurchens.
Mapped extent in 1200 CE: 2.51M km²
Great Jin
1126–1235 CEThe Jin dynasty, officially the Great Jin, was a Jurchen-led imperial dynasty of China and empire ruled by the Wanyan clan that existed between 1115 and 1234. It is also often called the Jurchen dynasty or the Jurchen Jin after the ruling Jurchen people.
Mapped extent in 1200 CE: 2.12M km²
Ghurid Dynasty
1152–1209 CEThe Ghurid dynasty was a culturally Persianate dynasty of eastern Iranian Tajik origin, which ruled from the 8th-century in the region of Ghor, and became an Empire from 1175 to 1215. The Ghurids were centered in the hills of the Ghor region in the present-day central Afghanistan, where they initially started out as local chiefs.
Mapped extent in 1200 CE: 2.12M km²
Southern Song
1139–1278 CEThe Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Ten Kingdoms, ending the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
Mapped extent in 1200 CE: 2.06M km²
Descriptions are the opening of each state's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
States and Empires in 1200 CE
136 mapped, largest territory first. Dates are the span of each state's mapped borders.
1200 CE by Region
1200 CE: Quick Answers
- What empires and states existed in 1200 CE?
- The atlas maps 136 states in 1200 CE. The largest by mapped territory were Kimek-Kipchak confederation, Vassalage of Western Xia to Great Jin, Kara-Khitans, Great Jin, Ghurid Dynasty, Southern Song.
- What was the largest empire in 1200 CE?
- Kimek-Kipchak confederation had the largest mapped territory in 1200 CE, about 2.92M km², followed by Vassalage of Western Xia to Great Jin (2.59M km²). Areas are measured from the mapped borders and are approximate.
- What did the world map look like in 1200 AD?
- In 1200 CE the map of the World was divided between 136 mapped states and empires. Kimek-Kipchak confederation held the largest territory, followed by Vassalage of Western Xia to Great Jin. Their borders covered parts of 98 present-day countries.
- How many states are shown on the map for 1200 CE?
- 136. 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.