Territorial change of Pannonian Avars (Avar Khaganate)

“Pannonian Avars”(Avar Khaganate) — appears in this map’s data from AD 561 to 805. Its territory was largest in AD 617 – 622, at ≈ 1.02 million km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 561 – 566≈ 656 thousand km²
AD 567 – 568≈ 756 thousand km²
AD 569 – 576≈ 960 thousand km²
AD 577 – 586≈ 959 thousand km²
AD 587 – 616≈ 959 thousand km²
AD 617 – 622≈ 1.02 million km²
AD 623 – 625≈ 908 thousand km²
AD 626 – 626≈ 927 thousand km²
AD 627 – 627≈ 828 thousand km²
AD 628 – 629≈ 829 thousand km²
AD 630 – 632≈ 828 thousand km²
AD 633 – 637≈ 729 thousand km²
AD 638 – 655≈ 729 thousand km²
AD 656 – 660≈ 268 thousand km²
AD 661 – 673≈ 283 thousand km²
AD 674 – 681≈ 283 thousand km²
AD 682 – 740≈ 239 thousand km²
AD 741 – 749≈ 255 thousand km²
AD 750 – 787≈ 255 thousand km²
AD 788 – 792≈ 255 thousand km²
AD 793 – 799≈ 146 thousand km²
AD 800 – 805≈ 178 thousand km²
AD 561AD 805

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 617 – 622 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 561≈ 656 thousand km²8 of 68
AD 567≈ 756 thousand km²7 of 68
AD 569≈ 960 thousand km²5 of 68
AD 577≈ 959 thousand km²6 of 70
AD 587≈ 959 thousand km²7 of 67
AD 592≈ 959 thousand km²6 of 70
AD 602≈ 959 thousand km²6 of 69
AD 612≈ 959 thousand km²7 of 68
AD 617≈ 1.02 million km²7 of 65
AD 623≈ 908 thousand km²8 of 69
AD 626≈ 927 thousand km²7 of 67
AD 627≈ 828 thousand km²7 of 67
AD 628≈ 829 thousand km²8 of 65
AD 629≈ 829 thousand km²8 of 68
AD 630≈ 828 thousand km²8 of 68
AD 633≈ 729 thousand km²9 of 69
AD 634≈ 729 thousand km²9 of 66
AD 638≈ 729 thousand km²9 of 71
AD 641≈ 729 thousand km²9 of 71
AD 644≈ 729 thousand km²8 of 74
AD 647≈ 729 thousand km²7 of 70
AD 656≈ 268 thousand km²20 of 69
AD 661≈ 283 thousand km²18 of 68
AD 666≈ 283 thousand km²17 of 67
AD 674≈ 283 thousand km²15 of 69
AD 682≈ 239 thousand km²15 of 68
AD 692≈ 239 thousand km²18 of 67
AD 705≈ 239 thousand km²18 of 68
AD 710≈ 239 thousand km²18 of 69
AD 718≈ 239 thousand km²16 of 69
AD 724≈ 239 thousand km²16 of 69
AD 732≈ 239 thousand km²17 of 67
AD 741≈ 255 thousand km²17 of 71
AD 750≈ 255 thousand km²21 of 76
AD 751≈ 255 thousand km²21 of 77
AD 755≈ 255 thousand km²21 of 79
AD 757≈ 255 thousand km²21 of 76
AD 763≈ 255 thousand km²20 of 74
AD 768≈ 255 thousand km²20 of 75
AD 772≈ 255 thousand km²19 of 72
AD 775≈ 255 thousand km²19 of 73
AD 778≈ 255 thousand km²21 of 72
AD 783≈ 255 thousand km²20 of 73
AD 788≈ 255 thousand km²21 of 68
AD 793≈ 146 thousand km²31 of 78
AD 800≈ 178 thousand km²30 of 77

Its highest rank was in AD 569: number 68 of 5.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 9 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 569gainedLombards≈ 203 thousand km²
AD 806lostFirst Bulgarian Empire≈ 115 thousand km²
AD 793lostFrancia≈ 108 thousand km²
AD 567gainedGepids≈ 101 thousand km²
AD 617gainedByzantine Empire≈ 63 thousand km²
AD 656lostOld Great Bulgaria≈ 57 thousand km²
AD 800gainedFrancia≈ 31 thousand km²
AD 623lostByzantine Empire≈ 26 thousand km²
AD 627lostByzantine Empire≈ 21 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

The Pannonian Avars or Carpathian Avars ( AV-arz) were a confederation of Eurasian nomads.

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