List of political entities in the 10th century

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This is a list of political entities in the 10th century (901–1000) AD.

Political entities

Map of the Old World in 900 AD
Name Capital(s) State type Existed Location
Abbasid Caliphate Baghdad Empire 750 – 1256 AD Africa: North; Asia: West
Fatimid Caliphate Mahdia, Al-Mansuriya, Cairo Empire 909 – 1171 AD Africa: North; Asia: West
Aghlabids Kairouan Emirate 800 – 909 AD Africa: North-central
Kanem Empire Njimi Empire c. 700 – 1387 AD Africa: North-central
Kingdom of Aksum Aksum Kingdom c.100 – c.940 AD Africa: Northeast
Alodia Soba Empire 680 – 1504 AD Africa: Northeast
Makuria Dongola Kingdom 340 – 1312 AD Africa: Northeast
Idrisid dynasty Fez Empire 788 – 985 AD Africa: Northwest
Ghana Empire Koumbi Saleh Empire c. 400 – 1235 AD Africa: West
Kingdom of Nri Igbo-Ukwu Kingdom 948 – 1911 AD Africa: West
Zapotec Various Kingdom City States 700 BC – 1521 AD Americas: Central
Pueblo Various Tribal chiefdom's 12th century BC – 14th century AD Americas: North
Cañari Tumebamba Tribal Confederacy 500 – 1533 AD Americas: South
Tiwanaku empire Tiwanaku Empire 300 – 1000 AD Americas: South
Wari Empire Huari Empire 500 – 1100 AD Americas: South
Byzantine Empire Constantinople Empire 395 – 1453 AD Europe: Balkans, Asia: West; Africa: Northeast
Emirate of Crete Chandax Principality 824 – 961 AD Europe: Balkans
First Bulgarian Empire Various Empire 681 – 1018 AD Europe: Balkans
Principality of Hungary Esztergom, Székesfehérvár Principality 895 – 1000 AD Europe: Balkans
Narentines Tribal chiefdom/countship/dukedom 6th – 10th centuries AD Europe: Balkans
Principality of Serbia Various Principality 7th – 10th centuries Europe: Balkans
Kingdom of Croatia (medieval) Various Kingdom 925 – 1102 AD Europe: Balkans
Travunija Trebinje Principality/client 850 – 1482 AD Europe: Balkans
Ailech Grianán Ailigh Kingdom 450 – 1283 AD Europe: British Isles
Airgíalla Clogher Tribal Federation/Kingdom 331 – 1590 AD Europe: British Isles
Kingdom of Alba Clogher Kingdom 900 – 1286 AD Europe: British Isles
Kingdom of Breifne Croghan Kingdom 700 – 1256 AD Europe: British Isles
Brycheiniog Talgarth Kingdom 450 – 1045 AD Europe: British Isles
Connacht Tribal chiefdom/kingdom c. 10th century BC – 1474 AD Europe: British Isles
Dyfed Kingdom 410 – 910 AD Europe: British Isles
Kingdom of East Anglia Rendlesham, Dommoc Kingdom 6th C – 918 AD Europe: British Isles
England Kingdom of England Winchester, London Kingdom 927 – 1707 AD Europe: British Isles
Glywysing Cardiff Kingdom 490 – 1063 AD Europe: British Isles
Gwent Caerwent, Porth-is-Coed Kingdom 420 – 1081 AD Europe: British Isles
Gwynedd Various Kingdom 420 – 1261 AD Europe: British Isles
Leinster Kingdom 436 – 1632 AD Europe: British Isles
Kingdom of the Isles Kingdom 848 – 1266 AD Europe: British Isles
Meath Dublin Kingdom 1st century – 1173 AD Europe: British Isles
Mercia Tamworth Kingdom 527 – 918 AD Europe: British Isles
Mormaer of Moray Kingdom c. 970 – 1130 AD Europe: British Isles
Kingdom of Northumbria Bamburgh Kingdom 653 – 954 AD Europe: British Isles
Osraige Kilkenny Kingdom 150 – 1185 AD Europe: British Isles
Powys Various Kingdom 488 – 1160 AD Europe: British Isles
 Kingdom of Scotland Stirling, Edinburgh Kingdom 843 – 1707 AD Europe: British Isles
Strathclyde Dumbarton, Govan Kingdom 450 – 1093 AD Europe: British Isles
Tyrconnell Dun na nGall Kingdom 464 – 1607 AD Europe: British Isles
Uí Failghe Rathangan, Daingean Kingdom 507 – 1550 AD Europe: British Isles
Ulster Kingdom 465 – 1177 AD Europe: British Isles
Wessex Winchester Kingdom 519 – 1018 AD Europe: British Isles
Cumania Not specified Nomadic confederation 900 – 1220 AD Europe: East; Asia: Central
Khazar Khaganate Various Nomadic Kingdom 618 – 1048 AD Europe: East; Asia, Central; Eurasian: Caucasus
Kievan Rus' Kiev Federated principalities 882 – 1283 AD Europe: East
Volga Bulgaria Bolghar, Bilär Kingdom 660 – 1236 AD Europe: East
Denmark Various Kingdom c. 900 – present Europe: Nordic
Icelandic Commonwealth Þingvellir Commonwealth (federation) 930 – 1262 AD Europe: Nordic
Norway Various Kingdom 872 AD – present Europe: Nordic
Sweden Various Kingdom c. 970 – present Europe: Nordic
Duchy of Benevento after 774, Principality of Benevento Benevento Dukedom/Principality/Client 571 – 1074 AD Europe: South
Papal States Rome Pontifical states 754 – 1870 AD Europe: South
San Marino San Marino Republic 301 AD – present Europe: South
Duchy of Tridentum Benevento Dukedom/Principality 574 – 1802 AD Europe: South
Republic of Venice Venice Republic 697 – 1797 AD Europe: South
Armorica Kingdom/dukedom 343 – 1532 AD Europe: West
Kingdom of Asturias Various Kingdom 718 – 924 AD Europe: West
Viscounty of Béarn Various Viscounty 9th century – 1620 AD Europe: West
Duchy of Brittany Various Dukedom 939 – 1547 AD Europe: West
Emirate of Córdoba Córdoba Principality 756 – 929 AD Europe: West
Caliphate of Córdoba Córdoba Kingdom 929 – 1031 AD Europe: West
Cornouaille Principality 430 – 1084 AD Europe: West
County of Flanders Various Countship 862 – 1795 AD Europe: West
Kingdom of France Paris, Versailles Kingdom 843 – 1792 AD Europe: West
Kingdom of Galicia Santiago de Compostela Kingdom 409 – 1833 AD Europe: West
Holy Roman Empire Holy Roman Empire No official Empire 962 – 1806 AD Europe: West, South
Kingdom of León Leon Kingdom 910 – 1230 AD Europe: West
Lorraine (duchy) Nancy Dukedom 959 – 1766 AD Europe: West
Lotharingia Kingdom 855 – 959 AD Europe: West
Kingdom of Navarre Pamplona Kingdom 824 – 1620 AD Europe: West
Duchy of Normandy Rouen Duchy 911 – 1259 AD Europe: West
Poher Vorgium Principality 520 – 936 AD Europe: West
Raetia Curiensis Chur Bishopric (religious state) 452 – 1160 AD Europe: West
Duchy of Thuringia Duchy 631 – 1440 AD Europe: West
Sarir Humraj Kingdom/Client 453 – 12th century AD Eurasian: Caucasus
Afrighids Kath Kingdom/Client 305 – 995 AD Asia: Central
Kara-Khanid Khanate Balasagun, Kashgar, Samarkand Nomadic confederation 840 – 1212 AD Asia: Central
Khotan Khotan Kingdom 56 – 1006 AD Asia: Central
Tatar confederation Not specified Confederation 8th century – 1202 AD Asia: Central
Anuradhapura Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BC – 1017 AD Asia: South
Ay Aykudi Kingdom 4th century BC – 12th century AD Asia: South
Kingdom of Bumthang Chakhar Gutho Kingdom 7th – 17th centuries AD Asia: South
Chera Kingdom Kingdom 5th century BC – 1102 AD Asia: South
Eastern Chalukyas Vengi, Rajamundry Kingdom 624 – 1129 AD Asia: South
Garhwal Kingdom Various Kingdom 888 – 1949 AD Asia: South
Ghurid dynasty Various Sultanate 879 – 1215 AD Asia: South, West, Central
Gurjara-Pratihara Kannauj Empire 650 – 1036 AD Asia: South
Kabul Shahi Kabul, Waihind Kingdom/Empire 6th century – 1026 AD Asia: South
Kamarupa Various Kingdom 350 – 1140 AD Asia: South
Rajarata Various Kingdom 377 BC – 1310 AD Asia: South
Western Ganga dynasty Kolar, Talakad Kingdom 350 – 1000 AD Asia: South
Annam / Đại Cồ Việt Daluocheng, Hoa Lư Kingdom 938 – 1804 AD Asia: Southeast, Vietnam
Bruneian Empire Various Empire 7th century – 1888 AD Asia: Southeast
Champa Various Kingdom 192 – 1832 AD Asia: Southeast
Gangga Negara Gangga Negara Kingdom 2nd – 11th centuries AD Asia: Southeast
Khmer Empire Khmer Empire Yaśodharapura (Angkor) Empire 802 – 1431 AD Asia: Southeast
Langkasuka Kedah, Pattani Kingdom 100 – 1516 AD Asia: Southeast
Lavo Kingdom Lavo, Ayodhaya Kingdom 450 – 1388 AD Asia: Southeast
Melayu Kingdom Jambi Kingdom 4th – 13th centuries AD Asia: Southeast
Pyu city-states Sri Ksetra Federated City States 250 BC – 1085 AD Asia: Southeast
Sunda Kingdom Various Kingdom 669 – 1579 AD Asia: Southeast
Thaton Kingdom Thaton Kingdom 300 BC – 1085 AD Asia: Southeast
Tang dynasty Chang'an, Luoyang Empire 618 – 907 AD Asia: East, Central
Khitans Shangjing Kingdom/Client 388 – 1211 AD Asia: East, China
Song dynasty Bianjing, Lin'an Empire 960 – 1279 AD Asia: East, China
Japan Heian-kyō Empire 3rd century AD – present Asia: East, Japan
Balhae Dongmo Empire 698 – 926 AD Asia: East, Korean Peninsula
Silla Gyeongju Kingdom 55 BC – 935 AD Asia: East, Korean Peninsula
Usan Kingdom 512 – 930 AD Asia: East, Korean Peninsula

See also

List of political entities in the 10th century
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