List of states during the Middle Ages

Post-classical history (also called the post-classical era) is the period of time that immediately followed the end of ancient history. Depending on the continent, the era generally falls between the years AD 200–600 and AD 1200–1500. The name of this era of history derives from classical antiquity (or the Greco-Roman era) of Europe. Though, the everyday context in use is reverse (such as historians reference to Medieval China). In European history, "post-classical" is synonymous with the medieval time or Middle Ages, the period of history from around the 5th century to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: Antiquity, Medieval period, and Modern period. The Medieval period is itself subdivided into the early, high, and late Middle Ages.

Europe

Map of the world in 1025 AD

British Isles

England

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Angevin Empire no official empire 1154 1242
Dumnonia Isca Dumnoniorum principality 360 710
England Winchester, London kingdom 927 1707
East Angles Rendlesham, Dommoc kingdom 6th cent. 918
Essex Rendlesham, Dommoc kingdom 527 825
Haestingas Hastings tribal kingdom 6th cent. 771
Kent Durovernum kingdom 488 871
Lindsey Lindum kingdom/client 410 775
Mercia Tamworth kingdom 527 918
Northumbria Bamburgh kingdom 653 954
North Sea Empire Ribe personal union 1013 1042
Sussex Selsey kingdom 477 825
Wessex Winchester kingdom 519 1018
Wihtwara Wihtgarsburgh kingdom 512 686

Scotland

Name Capital State type From To
Alba Clogher kingdom 900 1286
Cait tribal kingdom 25 871
tribal kingdom 1st cent. 900
Dal Riada Dunadd kingdom 501 878
Fortriu tribal kingdom 1 850
Galloway kingdom c. 1000 1234
Gododdin kingdom 5th cent. 8th cent.
Mann and Isles kingdom 848 1266
Moray kingdom c. 970 1130
Pictland kingdom 452 850
Scotland Stirling, Edinburgh kingdom 843 1707
Strathclyde Dumbarton, Govan kingdom 450 1093

Wales

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Brycheiniog kingdom 450 1045
Deheubarth Dinefwr kingdom 920 1197
Dyfed kingdom 410 910
Glywysing Cardiff kingdom 490 1063
Gwent Caerwent, Porth-is-Coed kingdom 420 1081
Gwynedd various kingdom 420 1216
Powys various kingdom 488 1160
Wales Aber Garth Celyn principality 1216 1542

Ireland

Name Capital State type From To Arms
Airgíalla Clogher tribal federation/kingdom 331 1590
Brega kingdom 620 1013
Breifne Croghan kingdom 700 1256
Desmond Killarney kingdom 1118 1596
Dublin Dublin kingdom 853 1170
East Breifne Belturbet, Cavan kingdom 1256 1607
Iar Connacht Dromahair túatha/kingdom 1051 1589
Ireland Dublin lordship 1171 1542
Iveagh túath 4th cent. 1543
Leinster kingdom 436 1632
Mac William Íochtar Kilmaine tanistry 1330 1602
Meath Dublin kingdom 1st cent. 1173
Munster Cork kingdom 1st cent. BC 1118 AD
Northern Uí Néill various kingdom 420 1137
Ossory Kilkenny kingdom 150 1185
Thomond Ennis kingdom 1118 1543
Tyrconnell Dun na nGall kingdom 464 1607
Uí Failghe Rathangan, Daingean kingdom 507 1550
Uí Fidgenti Brugh Ríogh kingdom 4th cent. 10th cent.
Uí Liatháin Castlelyons kingdom 4th cent. 1220
Uí Mháine various túatha 357 1611
Ulaid various kingdom 400 1177
West Breifne Dromahair túatha 1256 1605

France/Germany/Low Countries

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Angevin Empire no official empire 1154 1242
Austrasia Metz kingdom 511 751
Bavaria duchy 508 788
Béarn various viscounty 9th cent. 1620
Bouillon Bouillon duchy 1456 1794
Brabant Brussels duchy 1183 1430
Brittany various duchy 939 1547
Burgundy Dijon duchy 1032 1477
Carantania Karnburg principality 658 828
Carolingian Empire Aachen empire 800 888
East Francia various kingdom 843 962
France Paris, Versailles kingdom 843 1792
Frisia Dorestad, Utrecht tribal kingdom 600 734
Frisia (Upstalsboom League) confederacy c. 1200 c. 1500
Flanders various county 862 1795
Frankish Empire Tournai, Paris kingdom/empire 481 843
Holland The Hague county 11th cent. 1795
Holy Roman Empire

see List of states of the Holy Roman Empire

no official empire 962 1806
Lorraine Nancy duchy 959 1766
Lotharingia kingdom 855 959
Middle Francia Aachen kingdom 843 855
Normandy Rouen duchy 911 1259
Old Saxony duchy 758 804
Pomerania various duchy 1121 1637
Poher Vorgium principality 520 936
Saxons tribal confederation 5th cent. BC 754 AD
Swiss Confederacy various confederacy c. 1300 1798
County of Toulouse Toulouse county 778 1271
Terra Mariana various confederated bishopric principalities (religious) 1207 1561
West Francia Paris kingdom 843 987

Scandinavia

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Denmark various kingdom c. 900 present
Iceland Þingvellir commonwealth (federation) 930 1262
Kalmar Union Copenhagen (from 1443) union 1397 1523
North Sea Empire Ribe personal union 1013 1042
Kingdom of Norway various kingdom 872 present
Petty kingdoms of Norway various kingdoms ? 872
Sweden various kingdom c. 970 present

Balkans

Name Capital/s State type From To Flag
Albania Durrës principality 1328 1415
Achaea Andravida, Mystras principality 1205 1432
Arbanon Kruja principality 1190 1255
Archipelago Naxos duchy 1207 1579
Argos & Nauplia Nauplia lordship/client 1212 1388
Arta Arta despotate 1359 1416
Athens Athens duchy 1205 1458
Bodonitsa Benevento marquisate/client 1204 1414
Kingdom of Bosnia various kingdom 1377 1463
Byzantine Empire Constantinople empire 395 1453
First Bulgarian Empire Pliska (681–893), Preslav (893–968/972), Skopje, Ohrid, Bitola (until 1018) empire 681 1018
Second Bulgarian Empire Tarnovo (1185–1393) Vidin and Nikopol (1393–1396) empire 1185 1396
Emirate of Crete Chandax emirate 824 961
Croatian duchy various principality c. 800 925
Croatia various kingdom 925 1102
Dobruja Karvuna despotate 1356 1411
Duklja Shkodër despotate 10th cent. 1186
Latin Empire Constantinople empire 1204 1261
Țara Litua Câmpulung, Curtea de Argeș principality 1241 1290
Despotate of Lovech Lovech despotate 1330 1446
League of Lezhë confederacy 1444 1479
Lower Pannonia various principality/client 839 875
Narentines tribal chiefdom/county/duchy 6th cent. 10th cent.
Moldavia Baia/Siret (1343-1388), Suceava (1388-1564) principality 1346 1859
Neopatras Neopatras duchy 1319 1390
Lordship of Prilep Prilep kingdom 1371 1395
Ragusa Ragusa republic 1358 1807
Salona Salona lordship 1212 1394
Principality of Serbia Ras principality 7th cent. c. 970
Grand Principality of Serbia Ras grand principality c. 1080 1217
Kingdom of Serbia Ras, Žiča, Prizren kingdom 1217 1346
Serbian Empire Skopje, Prizren empire 1346 1371
Principality of Serbia Kruševac principality 1371 1402
Serbian Despotate Kuševac, Beograd, Smederevo despotate 1402 1459
Travunia Trebinje principality/client 850 1482
Thessalonica Thessalonica kingdom 1204 1224
Principality of Valona Valona principality 1346 1417
Vidin Vidin tsardom 1356 1365
Wallachia Câmpulung, Curtea de Argeș (1330-1418) Târgoviște (1418-1659) principality 1290 1859

Iberian Peninsula

Name Capital/s State type From To Flag
Aragon Jaca, Zaragoza kingdom 1162 1716
Asturias various kingdom 718 924
Castile various kingdom 1230 1516
Catalonia Barcelona principality 1162 1716
Córdoba Córdoba emirate 756 929
Córdoba Córdoba caliphate 929 1031
Galicia A Coruña kingdom 910 1833
Hispanica Girona? marquisate 795 801
León León kingdom 910 1230
Majorca Palma, Perpignan kingdom 1231 1715
Navarre Pamplona kingdom 824 1841
County of Portugal Guimarães, Coimbra kingdom 868 1139
Portugal various kingdom 1139 1910
Spain Toledo, Madrid composite monarchy/kingdom 1479 present
Suebi Braga kingdom 409 585
Taifa various confederation of kingdoms/principalities 1011 1571
Valencia Valencia kingdom 1238 1707
Visigothic various kingdom 418 720

Italy

Name Capital/s State type From To Flag
Ancona Ancona republic 100 1532
Apulia and Calabria Malfi, later Salerno county 1043 1130
Benevento Benevento duchy/principality/client 571 1074
Capua Capua principality 861 1139
Ceva Ceva marquisate 1125 1427
Republic of Cospaia Cospaia republic 1440 1826
Florence Florence republic 1115 1532
Duchy of Gaeta Gaeta duchy 839 1140
Genoa Genoa republic 1005 1797
Lombard Pavia kingdom 568 774
Lucca Lucca republic 1160 1805
Milan Milan duchy 1395 1796
Naples Naples duchy 661 1137
Republic of Noli Noli republic 1192 1797
Papal Rome pontifical states 754 1870
Republic of Pisa Pisa republic 1000 1406
Salerno Salerno principality 851 1077
San Marino San Marino republic 301 present
Sardinian kingdoms various various kingdoms 10th cent. 1420
Sardinia Cagliari, Turin kingdom 1324 1861
Savoy Chambeery, later Turin duchy 1416 1714
Emirate of Sicily Balarm emirate 831 1091
County of Sicily Palermo county 1071 1130
Kingdom of Sicily various kingdom 1130 1816
Siena Siena republic 1125 1555
Sorrento Sorrento duchy 840 1137
Venice Venice republic 697 1797
Western Roman Empire Ravenna empire 395 480

Hungary/Poland/Baltics

Name Capital/s State type From To Flag
Avar Khaganate not specified khaganate 567 804
Principality of Hungary Esztergom, Székesfehérvár principality 895 1000
Kingdom of Hungary various kingdom 1000 1918
Lithuania Vilnius grand duchy 1236 1569
Livonia various confederated bishopric principalities (religious) 1435 1561
Moravia Veligrad kingdom 833 907
Duchy of Poland Gniezno kingdom 966 1025
Kingdom of Poland Gniezno, later Cracovia kingdom 1025 1385
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland Krakow kingdom 1385 1795
Terra Mariana various confederated bishopric principalities (religious) 1207 1561

Russia/Ukraine/Belarus/Lithuania

Name Capital/s State type From To Flag
Principality of Beloozero Beloozero principality 1199 1550
Old Great Bulgaria Phanagoria absolute monarchy, khaganate 632 668
Principality of Chernihiv Chernihiv principality 1024 1402
Crimean Khanate Stary Krym, Bakhchisaray khanate 1449 1783
Principality of Dmitrov Dmitrov principality 1338 1460
Duchy of Lithuania Aukštaitija duchy 1111 1236
Galicia–Volhynia various principality/kingdom/client 1199 1349
Principality of Galich Galich principality 1200 1481
Principality of Galicia Halych principality 1124 1199
Principality of Kholm Kholm principality 1330 1487
Kievan Rus' Kiev federated principalities 882 1283
Principality of Kiev Kiev principality 1132 1471
Lithuania Vilnius grand duchy 1236 1569
Principality of Mikulin Mikulin principality 1339 1485
Moscow Moscow grand duchy/client 1283 1547
Principality of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal Nizhny Novgorod principality 1341 1425
Novgorod Republic Novgorod republic 1136 1478
Principality of Pereyaslavl Krakow kingdom 988 1239/1323
Great Perm Perm principality 1190 1600
Polotsk Polotak principality 987 1504
Tsardom of Russia Moscow, Saint Petersburg tsardom 1547 1721
Principality of Ryazan Ryazan principality 1129 1521
Principality of Serpukhovsko-Borovsky Serpukhov principality 1338 1460
Principality of Smolensk Smolensk principality, vassal state 1054 1508
Principality of Starodub Starodub principality 1215 1451
Principality of Tver Tver principality 1246 1485
Principality of Vereya Vereya principality 1400 1491
Vladimir-Suzdal Vladimir principality 1157 1331
Principality of Volhynia Volhynia principality 1157 1331
Principality of Yaroslavl Yaroslavl principality 1217 1470

Middle East and North Africa

Middle East

Anatolia

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Ahis Ankara beylik 1230 1392
Alaiye Alanya beylik 1293 1471
Aydinids Birgi, Selçuk beylik 1300 1425
Armenian Cilicia Tarsus, Sis kingdom 1198 1375
Arminiya Dvin principality/client 653 884
Byzantine Empire Constantinople empire 330 1453
Beyliks of Canik various beylik 1460 1330s
Candar dynasty Eflani, Kastamonu, Sinop beylik 1291 1461
Chobanids Kastamonu beylik 1211 1309
Beylik of Çubukoğulları Harput beylik 1085 1112
Beylik of Dilmaç Bitlis beylik 1085 1398
Beylik of Dulkadir Elbistan, Maras beylik 1348 1522
Germiyanids Kütahya beylik 1300 1429
Hamidids Eğirdir beylik 1300 1391
Inalids Diyarbakır beylik 1085 1183
Karamanids Karaman beylik 1250 1487
Karasids Balıkesir, Bergama, Çanakkale beylik 1286 1357
Kurdish emirates various chiefdoms/principalities 16th cent. 19th cent.
Beylik of Lâdik Denizli, beylik 1262 1391
Mengujekids Erzurum beylik 1072 1277
Menteshe Milas beylik 1261 1424
Marwanids Diyarbakir emirate 983 1085
Nicaea Nicaea empire/client 1204 1261
Ottoman Empire Söğüt, Bursa, Edirne, Istanbul empire 1299 1922
Pervâneoğlu Sinop beylik 1277 1322
Ramadanid Emirate Adana emirate 1352 1608
Rüm Nicaea, Iconium sultanate 1077 1307
Sahib Ataids Afyonkarahisar beylik 1275 1341
Saltukids Erzurum beylik 1072 1202
Sarukhanids Manisa beylik 1300 1510
Shah-Armens Ahlat beylik 1110 1207
Beylik of Smyrna Izmir beylik 1081 1098
Beylik of Tanrıbermiş Alaşehir beylik 1071 1098
Teke Antalya, Korkuteli beylik 1321 1423
Trebizond Empire Trebizond empire/client 1204 1461

Arabia

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Abbasid Caliphate Baghdad empire (religious) 750 1256
Ghassanid Balka, Harith, Petra, Sideir kingdom 220 712
Jabrids emirate 1417 1524
Jarwanid dynasty Qatif kingdom 1310 1417
Mahdids sultanate 1155 1174
Mecca Mecca emirate 967 1916
Medina Medina Islamic state 630 632
Nabhanis Bahla kingdom 1154 1624
Najahid dynasty Zabid emirate 1022 1158
Ormus Hormuz kingdom 1622 11th cent.
Ottoman Empire Söğüt, Bursa, Edirne, Istanbul empire 1299 1922
Qarmatians al-Hasa republic (utopia) 899 1067
Rassids not specified imamate 897 1962
Rasulid dynasty Zubid sultanate 1229 1454
Sulaymanids sultanate 1063 1174
Sulayhid dynasty Sana'a sultanate 1047 1138
Tahirids Zabid sultanate 1454 1517
Umayyad Caliphate Damascus, Harran empire (religious) 661 750
Usfurids Al-Hasa kingdom 1253 1320
Uyunid Al Hasa, Awal, Qatif emirate 1076 1253
Wajihids Suhar emirate 926 965
Yu'firids Sana'a, Shibam Kawkabam principality 847 997
Ziyadid Zabid emirate (religious) 819 1018
Zurayids Aden tribal confederacy (religious) 1083 1174

Iran

Name Capital State type From To
Abbasid Caliphate Baghdad empire (religious) 750 1256
Afrasiyab dynasty Amol kingdom 1349 1504
Ahmadilis Maragheh kingdom 1122 1225
Alavids Amol kingdom 864 900
Alavids Amol kingdom 914 928
Aq Qoyunlu various confederate/sultanate 1378 1501
Baduspanids kingdom 665 1598
Banu Ilyas Bardsir emirate 923 968
Bavand Perim, Sari, Amol kingdom 651 1349
Buwayhids Shiraz, Ray, Baghdad emirate 934 1062
Chobanids Tebriz kingdom 1338 1357
Dabuyid Amol, Sari, Fuman kingdom 642 760
Ghurid various sultanate 879 1215
Hasanwayhids Dinawar emirate 959 1015
Hazaraspids chiefdom 1115 1424
Ilkhanate Maragha, Tabriz, Soltaniyeh nomadic kingdom 1256 1335
Injuids Shiraz empire 1335 1357
Jalayirid Sultanate Baghdad, Tabriz sultanate 1335 1432
Justanids Rudbar kingdom 791 11th cent.
Kakuyids Isfahan, Yazd kingdom 1008 1141
Kara Koyunlu Tabriz confederation 1374 1468
Khorshidi dynasty Khorramabad kingdom 1184 1497
Mar'ashis Anol, Sari, Vatashan kingdom 1359 1596
Masmughans of Damavand Damavand kingdom 651 760
Muzaffarids Kerman kingdom 1314 1393
Nizari Ismaili Alamut Castle, Masyaf military order 1090 1273
Qarinvand dynasty Lafur kingdom 550s 11th cent.
Rawadids Tabriz emirate 955 1071
Sadakiyans chiefdom 770 827/8
Saffarid dynasty Zaranj empire 861 1002
Safavid Iran Tabriz, Qazvin, Isfahan empire 1501 1736
Sajid dynasty Maragah, Ardabil kingdom 789 929
Salghurids Shiraz atabegate 1148 1282
Sallarid dynasty Tarom kingdom 919 1062
Sarbadars Sabzevar kingdom 1337 1381
Sasanian Empire Istakhr, Cteisphon empire 224 651
Seljuk Nishapur, Rey, Isfahan, Merv, Hamadan empire 1037 1194
Umayyad Caliphate Damascus, Harran empire (religious) 661 750
Atabegs of Yazd Yazd kingdom 1141 1319
Ziyarid dynasty various kingdom 931 1090

Mesopotamia

Name Capital State type From To
Abbasid Caliphate Baghdad empire (religious) 750 1256
Artuqids Hasankeyf, Diyarbakır, Harput, Mardin beylik 1102 1409
Buwayhids Shiraz, Ray, Baghdad emirate 934 1062
Hamdanid Mosul, Aleppo emirate 890 1003
Jalayirid Sultanate Baghdad, Tabriz sultanate 1335 1432
Numayrids Harran emirate 990 1081
Ottoman Empire Söğüt, Bursa, Edirne, Istanbul empire 1299 1922
Uqaylid Mosul emirate 990 1096
Umayyad Caliphate Damascus, Harran empire (religious) 661 750
Zengid Aleppo emirate 1127 1250

Levantine/Cyprus

Name Capital State type From To
Abbasid Caliphate Baghdad empire (religious) 750 1256
Antioch Antioch principality/client 1098 1268
Assaf Ghazir lordship/client 1306 1591
Banu Ammar Tripoli principality/client (religious) 1070 1109
Cyprus Nicosia kingdom 1192 1489
Edessa Edessa, Turbessel county 1098 1150
Galilee Tiberias principality/client 1099 1187
Harfush Baalbek lordship/client 1490 1865
Jarrahids Ramla emirate/client 970 1107
Jerusalem Jerusalem kingdom 1099 1291
Ma'n Chouf lordship/client 1120 1697
Mirdasid Aleppo emirate 1024 1080
Ottoman Empire Söğüt, Bursa, Edirne, Istanbul empire 1299 1922
Oultrejordain Montreal (Arabah), Kerak lordship/client 1118 1199
Sidon Sidon lordship/client 1110 1260
Tripoli Tripoli county/client 1102 1289
Tulunids Al-Qata'i emirate 868 905
Umayyad Caliphate Damascus, Harran empire (religious) 661 750

North Africa

Egypt

Name Capital State type From To
Abbasid Caliphate Baghdad empire (religious) 750 1256
Ayyubid Cairo confederated principalities/empire 1171 1341
Banu Kanz Aswan empire 943 1365
Fatimid Caliphate Mahdia, Al-Mansuriya, Cairo nomadic kingdom 909 1171
Ikhshidid Fustat emirate 935 969
Mamluk Cairo sultanate 1250 1517
Ottoman Empire Söğüt, Bursa, Edirne, Istanbul empire 1299 1922
Tulunids Al-Qata'i emirate 868 905
Umayyad Caliphate Damascus, Harran empire (religious) 661 750

Maghreb

Name Capital State type From To
Aghlabids Kairouan vassal state 800 909
Almoravid Aghmat, Marrakesh empire 1040 1147
Almohad Tinmel, Marrakesh empire (religious) 1121 1269
Kingdom of the Aurès Arris, Khenchela kingdom 484 703
Banu Khazrun Tripoli kingdom 1001 1146
Banu Khattab Zawila kingdom 918 1177
Banu Khurasan Tunis kingdom 1108 1159
Banu Talis Bani Walid emirate 1258 1551
Banu Thabit Tripoli kingdom 14th cent. 14th cent.
Barghawata tribal confederation 744 1058
Fatimid Caliphate Mahdia, Al-Mansuriya, Cairo empire 909 1171
Hammadid Beni Hammad, Bejaia kingdom 1014 1152
Hafsid Tunis sultanate 1229 1574
Idrisids Fez empire (religious) 788 985
Kingdom of Kuku Kuku sultanate 1515 1638
Midrarid dynasty Sijilmasa kingdom 757 976
Maghrawa Oujda emirate 988 1069
Marinid Sultanate Fez sultanate 1244 1465
Nekor Temsaman, Nekor emirate 710 1012
Ottoman Empire Söğüt, Bursa, Edirne, Istanbul empire 1299 1922
Kingdom of Ouarsenis Jedars kingdom 430 735
Rustamid dynasty Tahert imamate 707 999
Saadi Sultanate various sultanate 1510 1659
Sulaymanid dynasty Tlemcen kingdom 814 922
Tlemcen Tlemcen kingdom 1235 1554
Emirate of Tlemcen Tlemcen emirate 757 790
Umayyad Caliphate Damascus, Harran empire (religious) 661 750
Wattasid dynasty Fez kingdom 1472 1554
Zab Emirate Biskra emirate 1402 1350s
Zirid dynasty various vassal state 972 1148

Caucasus,Eurasian Steppe and Central Asia

Caucasus

Name Capital State type Existed Existed Flag
Kingdom of Abkhazia Anakopia, Kutaisi kingdom 778 1008
Principality of Abkhazia Sukhumi principality 1463 1864
Ahmadilis Maragheh kingdom 1122 1225
Alania Maghas kingdom late 9th cent. 1240
Kingdom of Artsakh Khachen, Haterk, Vaykunik kingdom 1261 1603
Avaria Khunzakh khaganate 13th cent. 1864
Bagratid Armenia various kingdom 880s 1045
Circassia various kingdom 7th cent. 1864
Eldiguzids Nakhchivan atabeg 1126 1245
Georgia Kutaisi, Tbilisi kingdom 1008 1491
Iberia Tbilisi principality 580 891
Kingdom of Kakheti Gremi kingdom 1465 1762
Kingdom of Kakheti-Hereti Telavi kingdom 1014 1104
Karluk Yabghu Suyab, later Balasagun tribal kingdom 756 840
Kingdom of Kartli Tbilisi kingdom 1478 1762
Principality of Khachen Gandzasar, Haterk, Tsar principality 1261 1603
Lazica Phasis kingdom/client 1st cent. BC 7th cent. AD
Shirvanshahs Shamakhi, later Baku kingdom 861 1534
Simsim kingdom 1349 1470
Sarir Humraj kingdom/client 453 1000
Tarki Shamkhalate Tarki kingdom 8th cent. 1867
Kingdom of Syunik Kapan kingdom 987 1170
Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget Matsnaberd, Lori kingdom 979 1118
Kingdom of Vaspurakan Van kingdom 908 1021
Zakarid Armenia Van kingdom 1201 1050 Ani

Eurasian Steppe

Name Capital State type Existed Existed Flag
Astrakhan Khanate Astrakhan khaganate 1466 1556
Avar Khaganate khaganate 567 804
Barsil tribal union 600 700
Old Great Bulgaria Phanagoria absolute monarchy, khaganate 632 668
Volga Bulgaria Bolghar, Bilär monarchy, khaganate 7th cent. 1240s
Chagatai Khanate Almaliq nomadic empire 1226 1660
Cumania not specified nomadic confederation 900 1220
Eastern Turkic Khaganate Otuken nomadic empire 603 645
Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom Ganzhou kingdom 894 1038
Göktürk Khaganate Ordu Baliq nomadic confederation 552 747
Golden Horde Sarai Batu khanate 1240 1502
Karluk Yabghu Suyab, later Balasagun tribal kingdom 756 840
Kangar union located in Ulutau mountains nomadic kingdom 659 750
Khanate of Kazan Kazan khanate 1438 1552
Khamag Mongol tribal confederation/khanate 1120 1206
Kara-Khanid Khanate various nomadic confederation 840 1212
Khazar Khaganate various nomadic kingdom 618 1048
Khitan Shangjing kingdom/client 388 1211
Kimek–Kipchak confederation Imekia tribal confederation 880 1035
Moghulistan Almaliq khaganate 1347 1660s
Mongol Empire various empire 1206 1368
Nogai Horde Saray-Jük horde 1440s 1634
Northern Yuan Shangdu kingdom 1368 1635
Oghuz Yabgu State Jankent khaganate 766 1055
Qocho Kingdom Qocho kingdom 843 14th cent.
Oirat Confederation Tarki tribal confederation 1399 1634
Second Turkic Khaganate Otuken, Yarγan yurtï nomadic empire 682 744
Khanate of Sibir Sibir khaganate 1468 1598
Tatar not specified confederation 8th cent. 1202
Uyghur Khaganate Otuken, later Ordu-Baliq nomadic empire 744 840
Western Turkic Khaganate Navekat, Suyub nomadic empire 603 742
Xueyantuo Ih Huree tribal confederation 623 728
Yenisei Kyrgyz Khaganate Ordo-Baliq, Kemijket khaganate 693 1207
Yuan Empire Khanbaliq nomadic empire 1271 1368

Central Asia

Name Capital State type Existed Existed Flag
Afrighid Kath kingdom/client 305 995
Farighunids Maymana client kingdom 9th cent. 1010
Ghaznavids Empire Ghazni, later Lahore empire 977 1186
Ghurid various sultanate 879 1215
Guzgan principality 7th cent. 8th cent.
Kashgar Kashgar kingdom/client 80 850
Khotan Khotan kingdom 56 1006
Khwarazmian Empire Gurgani, Samarkand, Tabriz empire 1077 1231
Mihrabanids Zaranj kingdom 1236 1537
Nasrid dynasty Zaranj kingdom 1029 1225
Samanid Empire Samarkand, later Bukhara empire 819 999
Timurid Empire Samarkand, Herat empire 1370 1507
Tokhara Yabghus Kunduz sub-kingdom 625 758
Principality of Ushrusana Bunjikat principality 600 892/3
Uzbek Khanate Chimgi-Tura, Sighnaq, Isay confederate khaganate 1428 1471
Zunbils Ghazni nomadic empire 680 870

East Asia

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China

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Dali Kingdom Dali Town chiefdom 937 1253
Dachanghe Dali chiefdom 902 928
Eastern Liao kingdom 1213 1269
Eastern Xia Kaiyuan kingdom 1215 1233
Later Han Kaifeng kingdom 947 951
Northern Han Taiyuan kingdom 951 979
Great Jin various empire 1115 1254
Later Jin Kaifeng kingdom 936 947
Later Liang Luoyang, Kaifeng kingdom 907 23
Ma Chu Changsha kingdom 908 951
Middag Middag kingdom ? 17th cent.
Min Changle kingdom 909 945
Mongol Empire Avarga, Karakorum, Dadu empire 1206 1368
Former Shu Chengdu kingdom 907 925
Later Shu Chengdu kingdom 934 965
Chiefdom of Sizhou Sizhou chiefdom 582 1413
Song Empire Bianjing, Lin'an empire 960 1279
Southern Han Xingwang Fu kingdom 917 971
Tang Empire Chang'an, Luoyang empire 618 907
Later Tang Luoyang, Kaifeng kingdom 923 937
Southern Tang Jinling kingdom 937 976
Western Xia Xingqing kingdom 1038 1237
Wuyue Qiantang kingdom 907 978
Yang Wu Yangzhou kingdom 907 937
Yuan Empire Khanbaliq nomadic empire 1271 1368
Later Zhou Kaifeng kingdom 951 960

Japan

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Ashikaga shogunate Heian-kyō military regime 1336 1573
Azuchi–Momoyama Azuchi, Heian-kyō military regime 1568 1600
Chūzan Urasoe kingdom 1314 1429
Hokuzan Nakijin kingdom 1322 1466
Ikkō-ikki Ishiyama Hongan-ji military confederacy 1457 1586
Japan kingdom 4th cent. 7th cent.
Kamakura shogunate Kamakura-kyō, Heian-kyō military regime 1192 1333
Ryukyu Shuri kingdom 1429 1879

Korea

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Later Baekje Wansanju kingdom 892 936
Balhae Empire Dongmo empire 698 926
Goryeo Gaegyeong kingdom 918 1392
Jeongan kingdom 938 986
Silla Gyeongju kingdom 55 BC 935 AD
Tamna kingdom ? 1404
Taebong Somgak, Cheorwon kingdom 901 918
Usan kingdom 512 930

Tibet

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Guge Tsaparang kingdom 910 1630
Khasa Kingdom Sinja Valley kingdom 11th cent. 14th cent.
Maryul Shey kingdom 930 1842
Phagmodrupa dynasty Nedong kingdom 1354 1618
Rinpungpa Shigatse kingdom 1435 1565
Tibetan Empire Lhasa, Pho brang empire 618 841
Tsangpa Shigatse theocracy 1565 1642
Tsongkha Tsongkha theocracy 997 1104
Xiliangfu Liangzhou tribal confederation 906 1016

Southeast Asia

Burma

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Kingdom of Ava Ava kingdom 1365 1555
Hanthawaddy kingdom various kingdom 1287 1552
Kingdom of Mrauk U Mrauk U kingdom 1430 1785
Myinsaing Kingdom Myinsaing kingdom 1237 1313
Pagan Kingdom Pagan kingdom 849 1297
Pinya Kingdom Pinya kingdom 1313 1365
Prome Kingdom Nanzan kingdom 1482 1542
Pyu Sri Ksetra federated city states 250 BC 1085 AD
Sagaing Kingdom Sagaing kingdom 1315 1365
Shan States various kingdoms 1215 1985
Thaton Thaton kingdom 300 BC 1085 AD
Toungoo dynasty Toungoo, Pegu, Ava kingdom 1510 1752
Möng Mao Lông Selan kingdom 1335 1444

Cambodia/Laos/Thailand

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Dvaravati Si Thep, Ayodhyapura, Mueang Uthong kingdom 629 1292
Haripuñjaya Haripuñjaya kingdom 629 1292
Khmer Empire Angkor empire 802 1431
Lan Na Chiang Rai, Fang, Wiang Kum Kam, Chiang Mai kingdom 1292 1775
Lavo Lavo, Ayodhaya kingdom 450 1388
Lan Xang Luang Prabang, later Vientiane kingdom 1353 1707
Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom Nakhon Si Thammarat kingdom 13th cent. 1782
Ngoenyang Ngoenyang kingdom 638 1292
Phayao Kingdom Phayao kingdom 1094 1338
Sukhothai Kingdom Sukhothai, Song Khwae kingdom 1238 1438

Vietnam

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Đại Việt / Annam Thăng Long kingdom 938 1400
Đại Việt / Annam Thăng Long kingdom 1428 1804
Đại Ngu Tây Đô kingdom 1400 1407
Ngưu Hống Murong Moi kingdom 1000 1432
Vạn Xuân Longbian kingdom 544 603

Indonesia/Malaysia

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Aru Kingdom Kota Rentang kingdom 1225 1613
Bali Kingdom Bali kingdom 914 1908
Blambangan Kingdom Banyuwangi kingdom 13th cent. 18th cent.
Bruneian Empire various empire 7th cent. 19th cent.
Sultanate of Cirebon various sultanate 1447 1679
Demak Sultanate Demak sultanate 1475 1554
Galuh Kingdom Kawali kingdom 669 1482
Sultanate of Jailolo Jailolo sultanate 13th cent. 1832
Janggala Hujung Galuh kingdom 1045 1135
Kahuripan Kahuripan kingdom 1019 1045
Kalingga Kingdom kingdom 6th cent. 7th cent.
Kalinyamat Sultanate Kalinyamat sultanate 1527 1599
Kantoli Kantoli kingdom ? 471 AD
Kedah Kedah city kingdom, later sultanate 330 present
Kediri Kingdom Dahanapura kingdom 1042 1222
Kutai kingdom, later sultanate 399 1844
Lambri kingdom 822 1503
Langkasuka Kedah, Pattani kingdom 100 1516
Kingdom of Maynila Maynila kingdom 1500 1571
Majapahit Trowulan empire 1293 1527
Malacca Sultanate Malacca sultanate 1400 1528
Mataram kingdom various kingdom 716 1016
Mataram Sultanate Kota Gede, Karta, Plered, Kartosuro sultanate 1586 1755
Negara Daha kingdom ? ?
Pahang Inderapura kingdom 5th cent. 1454
Kingdom of Pajang Pajang kingdom 1568 1586
Pannai Pannai kingdom 11th cent. 14th cent.
Pan Pan ? kingdom 300 700
Segati Kingdom various kingdom 15th cent. 16th cent.
Samudera Pasai Sultanate Pasai sultanate 1267 1524
Singhasari Tumapel kingdom 1222 1292
Kingdom of Singapura Singapura kingdom 1299 1398
Srivijaya Palembang kingdom 671 1025
Sulu various sultanate/client 1405 1915
Sunda Pakuan Pajajaran, Kawali kingdom 669 1579

Philippines

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Caboloan Binalatongan kingdom 1225 1556
Cebu Singhapala kingdom 1400 1565
Dapitan Kingdom Dapitan kingdom 13th cent. 1595
Kumalarang kingdom 13th cent. 1565
Madya-as confederation 1200 1569
Kingdom of Maynila Maynila kingdom 1500 1571
Ma-i kingdom 971 1339
Namayan Namayan kingdom (before) 1175 1571
Tondo Empire Tondo city state 900 1589

South Asia

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Ahmadnagar Sultanate various sultanate 1490 1636
Alupa dynasty various kingdom 200 1444
Ay Aykudi kingdom 4th cent. BC 12th cent. AD
Bhauma-Kara dynasty Jajpur kingdom 8th cent. 10th cent.
Bahmani Gulbarga, Bidar sultanate 1347 1527
Baise Rajya various confederation of kingdoms ? 1744
Bengal Sultanate Pandua, Sonargaon, Gaur sultanate 1352 1576
Berar Sultanate Ellichpur sultanate 1490 1572
Bidar Sultanate Bidar sultanate 1492 1619
Bijapur Sultanate Gulbarga, Bidar sultanate 1490 1686
Bumthang Chakhar Gutho kingdom 7th cent. 17th cent.
Chanda Bhutamabilika kingdom 807 1751
Chaubisi Rajya various confederation of principalities ? 1744
Chavda dynasty Panchaser kingdom 690 942
Chero dynasty various kingdom 12th cent. 19th cent.
Chindaka Naga Barasur kingdom 1023 1324
Chowta dynasty various kingdom 12th cent. 18th cent.
Cochin various kingdom 12th cent. 1947
Chahamanas of Shakambhari Shakambhari, Ajayameru kingdom 6th cent. 1192
Eastern Chalukya Vengi, Rajamundry kingdom 624 1129
Chudasama dynasty various kingdom 10th cent. 1472
Chutia Kingdom Sadiya kingdom 14th cent. 1524
Delhi Sultanate Delhi empire 1206 1526
Deva dynasty Bikrampur kingdom 12th cent. 13th cent.
Dimasa Kingdom various kingdom 13th cent. 1832
Gahadavala dynasty Banaras and Kannauj kingdom 1089 1197
Gajapati Empire Cuttack empire 1434 1541
Garha Kingdom Garha kingdom 15th cent. 1781
Garhwal various kingdom 888 1949
Golconda Sultanate Golconda, Hyderabad sultanate 1518 1687
Gurjara Pratihara Empire Kannauj empire 650 1036
Kingdom of Gujarat Patan, Gujarat kingdom 941 1298
Gujarat Sultanate Ahmedabad sultanate 1394 1573
Habbari Emirate Mansura empire 854 1011
Haihaiyavanshi Kingdom Rayapura kingdom 14th cent. 1758
Hoysala Empire Sosavur, Belur, Halebidu empire 1026 1343
Jaintia Kingdom Nartiang, Jaintiapur kingdom 500 1835
Jaunpur Sultanate Jaunpur sultanate 1394 1493
Kakatiya dynasty Orugallu empire 1163 1323
Kalachuris of Sarayupara kingdom 800 1080
Kalachuris of Tripuri Tripuri kingdom 7th cent. 1212
Kalachuri dynasty Mahishmati kingdom 550 625
Kalachuris of Kalyani Kalyani kingdom 1164 1181
Kalachuris of Ratnapura Ratanpur kingdom 11th cent. 1758
Kamarupa Pragjyotishpur, Haruppeswara, Durjaya kingdom 350 1140
Kamata Kingdom Kamarupanagara kingdom 1257 1587
Kampili kingdom kingdom 1230 1886
Karnat dynasty various kingdom 1097 1324
Karkota dynasty kingdom 625 855
Kashmir Sultanate Srinagar sultanate 1320 1589
Later Gupta dynasty Pataliputra kingdom 490 750
Nayakas of Keladi Keladi, Ikkeri, Bidanur kingdom 1499 1763
Khandesh Sultanate sultanate 1382 1601
Khasa Kingdom Sinja Valley empire 11th cent. 14th cent.
Kolathunadu various kingdom 6th cent. BC present
Kumaon Kingdom Baijnath, Champawat, Almora kingdom 600 1791
Langah Sultanate Multan sultanate 1445 1540
Licchavi kingdom 400 750
Limbuwan various kingdoms 550 1609
Lohara dynasty Srinagar kingdom 1003 1320
Malwa Kingdom Dhar kingdom 947 1304
Malwa Sultanate Dhar sultanate 1392 1562
Madurai Sultanate Madurai sultanate 1335 1378
Mallabhum kingdom Laugram, Bishnupur kingdom 694 1947
Malla dynasty various kingdoms 1201 1769
Mana dynasty Wairagarh kingdom 650 850
Maukhari Empire Kannauj empire 550 700
Madurai Nayak dynasty Madurai kingdom 1529 1736
Emirate of Multan Multan empire 855 1010
Musunuri Nayakas Warangal kingdom 1335 1358
Mysore Mysore, Srirangapatna kingdom 1399 1947
Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh Leh kingdom 1460 1842
Nagvanshis of Chotanagpur various chiefdom 4th cent. 1952
Odanad Mavelikkara, Kayamkulam sultanate 11th cent. 1746
Oiniwar dynasty Sugauna kingdom 1325 1526
Pala Empire various empire 750 1161
Pallava Empire Kanchi empire 250 BC 800 AD
Pamduvamshis Sirpur kingdom 7th cent. 8th cent.
Pithipatis of Bodh Gaya Bodh Gaya kingdom 11th cent. 13th cent.
Pratapgarh Kingdom Patharkandi kingdom 1489 1700s
Rashtrakuta dynasty Manyakheta kingdom 753 982
Reddi Kingdom Addanki kingdom 1325 1448
Saindhava Bhutamabilika kingdom 735 920
Sambuvarayar Rajagambhiram kingdom 1236 1375
Sena Empire Gauda, Bikrampur, Nabadwip, Lakhnauti, Vijaynagar empire 1070 1230
Seuna dynasty Devagiri kingdom 1187 1317
Shailodbhava dynasty kingdom 6th cent. 8th cent.
Shilahara Kingdom Thane kingdom 8th cent. 13th cent.
Sindh Aror kingdom 632 712
Somavamshi dynasty Yayatinagara kingdom 9th cent. 12th cent.
Taraf Rajpur, later Laskarpur kingdom 1200 1610
Tomara dynasty Anangpur kingdom 736 1152
Utpala dynasty Awantipora kingdom 855 1003
Vaghela dynasty Dhavalakka kingdom 1244 1304
Venad Kingdom Quilon kingdom 8/9th cent. 1729
Vijayanagara Empire Vijayanagara empire 1336 1646
Western Ganga Kolar, Talakad kingdom 350 1000
Western Chalukya Empire Manyakheta empire 975 1184
Yajvapala dynasty kingdom 13th cent. 13th cent.
Zamorin Calicut kingdom 1124 1806

Sri Lanka

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Anuradhapura Anuradhapura kingdom 377 BC 1017 AD
Kingdom of Dambadeniya Dambadeniya 1220 1345
Kingdom of Gampola Gampola 1341 1408
Jaffna kingdom Nallur 1215 1619
Kingdom of Kandy Kandy 1469 1815
Kingdom of Kotte Kotte 1412 1597
Kingdom of Polonnaruwa Vijayarajapura 1055 1232
Kingdom of Sitawaka Sitawaka 1521 1594
Vanni chieftaincies chiefdom 13th cent. 1782

Sub-Saharan Africa

Map of the world during the early Middle Ages 700 AD

Horn of Africa

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Adal Zeila, Dakkar, Harrar sultanate 1415 1559
Ajuran Empire Mareeg, Qelafo, Mecca empire 13th cent. 17th cent.
Aksumite Empire empire 100 960
Sultanate of Arababni sultanate 12th cent. 1840
Sultanate of Bale sultanate 13th cent. 1320s
Dankali Sultanate Dankali sultanate 13th cent. 18th cent.
Sultanate of Dahlak Dahlak sultanate 960 1557
Kingdom of Damot Maldarede kingdom 960 1317
Dawaro principality 960s 1601 cent.
Ennarea Yadare, Gowi kingdom 14th cent. 1710
Ethiopian Empire Addis Ababa empire 1137 1975
Fatagar state 9th cent. 15th cent.
Gidaya Islamic state 9th cent. 15th cent.
Hargaya Islamic state 9th cent. 15th cent.
Harla Kingdom Hubat kingdom 501 1500
Sultanate of Ifat Wafat, Ziela sultanate 1275 1403
Makhzumi dynasty Walale sultanate 896 1286
Medri Bahri Debarwa kingdom 1137 1879
Sultanate of Mogadishu Mogadishu sultanate 10th cent. 16th cent.
Moro Islamic state 9th cent. 15th cent.
Kingdom of Simien kingdom 350 1625
Tunni Sultanate Baraea sultanate 9th cent. 13th cent.
Zagwe dynasty Lalibela kingdom 960 1270

Sudan

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Al-Abwab kingdom 13th cent. 15th/16th cent.
Alodia Soba empire 680 1504
Beja kingdoms tribal kingdoms 7th cent. 16th cent.
Blemmyes tribal kingdom 600 BC 8th cent. AD
Daju kingdom Daju kingdom 12th cent. 15th cent.
Kingdom of Fazughli kingdom 1500 1685
Makuria Dongola kingdom 340 1312
Nobatia Pachoras kingdom 350 650
Shilluk Fashoda kingdom 1490 1865
Tunjur kingdom Uri kingdom 1400s 1650s

Sahel/West Africa

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Sultanate of Agadez Agadez sultanate 1404 1906
Kingdom of Ardra Alladh kingdom 12th/13th cent. 1724
Benin Empire Benin City empire 1440 1897
Bornu Empire Ngazargamu empire 1380 1893
Denkyira Dunkwa-on-Offin kingdom 1500 1701
Gao Gao empire 9th cent. 1430
Ghana Empire Koumbi Saleh empire 400 1235
Great Fulo Anyam-Godo empire 1490 1776
Guinala Bruco kingdom 14th cent. 19th cent.
Gyaaman Sampa state 1450 1895
Hausa Kingdoms various city-state kingdoms 9th cent. 1808
Ife Empire Ile-Ifẹ empire 1200 1410
Isedo Isedo kingdom 1300 17th cent.
Jolof Linguere empire 1350 1549
Igodomigodo Ubinu kingdom 40 BC 1100 AD
Kaabu Kansala empire 1537 1867
Kanem Empire Njimi empire 700 1387
Mali Niani, Kangaba empire 1230 1670
Nri Igbo-Ukwu kingdom 948 1911
Oron Nation Oron kingdom 1200 1908
Oyo Empire Oyo-Ile kingdom 1400 1905
Songhai Empire Gao empire 1464 1591
Sosso Empire Sosso empire 1076 1235
Takedda Takedda kingdom 1200 1600
Takrur Tumbere Jiinge, Taaga, Hoorewendu kingdom 500s 1456

Bantu States

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Angoche Angoche, Moma kingdom 1485 1910
Ankole Mbarara kingdom 1478 1967
Kingdom of Butua Khami kingdom 1450 1683
Kasanze Kingdom kingdom 1500 1648
Kilwa Sultanate Kilwa sultanate 957 1513
Kongo São Salvador kingdom/client 1390 1914
Kongo dia Nlaza confederation of kingdoms 14th cent. 15th cent.
Mapungubwe not specified kingdom 1075 1220
Mutapa Zvongombe kingdom 1430 1760
Swahili city-states city-states 9th cent. 18th cent.
Kingdom of Zimbabwe Great Zimbabwe kingdom 1220 1450

Americas

These are prehistoric states, listed either based on archaeological evidence or based on their existence at the time of European contact. Nahua tribes/cities.

Name Capital State type From To Flag
Chiefdom of Ameca Ameca chiefdom 1325 1522
Aymara kingdoms various kingdoms 1151 1477
Azcapotzalco Azcapotzalco kingdom 995 1428
Aztec Empire Tenochtitlan empire 1428 1521
Cañari Tumebamba tribal confederacy 500 1533
Chachapoya tribal confederacy 800 1470
Chalco various kingdom 13th cent. 1521
Chimor Chan Chan kingdom 900 1470
Cocollán Cocollan chiefdom 1100 1521
Chincha Kingdom kingdom 900 1450
Colhuacan Colhuacan city-state 717 1521
Kingdom of Cusco Cusco kingdom 1200 1438
Ichma Kingdom Pachacamac kingdom 1100 1469
Inca Empire Cusco empire 1438 1533/72
Iroquois Onondaga tribal confederacy 1450 1660
Maya various kingdom city states 2000 BC 900 AD
Mississippian culture various 800 1600
Moche Moche-Trujillo united independent polities 100 800
Nazca various tribal chiefdoms 100 BC 800 AD
Tsenacommacah Werowocomoco tribal confederacy 16th cent. 1677
Pueblo various tribal chiefdoms 12th cent. BC 14th cent. AD
Purépecha Empire Tzintzuntzan empire 1300 1530
Quilmes Quilmes chiefdom 850 1500
Teotihuacan Empire Teotihuacan empire 100 BC 8th cent. AD
Tiwanakun Empire Tiwanaku empire 300 1000
Tlatelolco Tlatelolco empire 1337 1473
Tlaxcala Tlaxcala confederacy 1348 1520
Toltec Empire Tula empire 674 1122
Veracruz El Tajín city-states 1200 1438
Xochimilco Xochimilco kingdom 900 1521
Wari Empire Huari empire 500 1100
Zapotec kingdom city states 700 BC 1521 AD
Muisca Confederation Hunza and Bacatá tribal confederacy ~1450 1540
Tairona various tribal chiefdoms 2nd cent. BC 16th cent. AD

See also

References