Territorial change of Tibetans

“Tibetans” — appears in this map’s data from AD 850 to 1259. Its territory was largest in AD 860 – 865, at ≈ 1.87 million km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 850 – 859≈ 1.87 million km²
AD 860 – 865≈ 1.87 million km²
AD 866 – 874≈ 1.87 million km²
AD 875 – 959≈ 1.87 million km²
AD 960 – 1009≈ 1.85 million km²
AD 1010 – 1055≈ 1.84 million km²
AD 1056 – 1138≈ 1.84 million km²
AD 1139 – 1235≈ 1.86 million km²
AD 1236 – 1240≈ 1.86 million km²
AD 1241 – 1249≈ 1.86 million km²
AD 1250 – 1259≈ 2,004 km²
AD 850AD 1259

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 860 – 865 (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 850≈ 1.87 million km²3 of 86
AD 860≈ 1.87 million km²3 of 89
AD 866≈ 1.87 million km²3 of 95
AD 870≈ 1.87 million km²3 of 94
AD 875≈ 1.87 million km²4 of 97
AD 876≈ 1.87 million km²4 of 97
AD 878≈ 1.87 million km²4 of 100
AD 880≈ 1.87 million km²4 of 102
AD 882≈ 1.87 million km²4 of 101
AD 884≈ 1.87 million km²4 of 102
AD 886≈ 1.87 million km²4 of 104
AD 887≈ 1.87 million km²4 of 107
AD 888≈ 1.87 million km²4 of 108
AD 892≈ 1.87 million km²4 of 108
AD 896≈ 1.87 million km²4 of 109
AD 898≈ 1.87 million km²4 of 115
AD 899≈ 1.87 million km²4 of 117
AD 900≈ 1.87 million km²4 of 114
AD 911≈ 1.87 million km²3 of 123
AD 922≈ 1.87 million km²3 of 117
AD 926≈ 1.87 million km²3 of 112
AD 936≈ 1.87 million km²4 of 116
AD 947≈ 1.87 million km²3 of 117
AD 960≈ 1.85 million km²3 of 118
AD 961≈ 1.85 million km²3 of 119
AD 962≈ 1.85 million km²3 of 120
AD 970≈ 1.85 million km²4 of 115
AD 980≈ 1.85 million km²5 of 111
AD 990≈ 1.85 million km²5 of 126
AD 1000≈ 1.85 million km²5 of 126
AD 1003≈ 1.85 million km²5 of 125
AD 1010≈ 1.84 million km²5 of 130
AD 1015≈ 1.84 million km²5 of 141
AD 1018≈ 1.84 million km²4 of 138
AD 1028≈ 1.84 million km²4 of 130
AD 1034≈ 1.84 million km²4 of 129
AD 1040≈ 1.84 million km²4 of 136
AD 1046≈ 1.84 million km²4 of 136
AD 1056≈ 1.84 million km²5 of 146
AD 1066≈ 1.84 million km²5 of 138
AD 1072≈ 1.84 million km²5 of 138
AD 1085≈ 1.84 million km²5 of 137
AD 1094≈ 1.84 million km²6 of 135
AD 1099≈ 1.84 million km²6 of 139
AD 1111≈ 1.84 million km²6 of 140
AD 1126≈ 1.84 million km²5 of 138
AD 1139≈ 1.86 million km²5 of 140
AD 1147≈ 1.86 million km²6 of 148
AD 1152≈ 1.86 million km²6 of 140
AD 1169≈ 1.86 million km²5 of 137
AD 1177≈ 1.86 million km²5 of 136
AD 1188≈ 1.86 million km²6 of 134
AD 1192≈ 1.86 million km²7 of 132
AD 1202≈ 1.86 million km²6 of 135
AD 1206≈ 1.86 million km²7 of 149
AD 1210≈ 1.86 million km²7 of 146
AD 1216≈ 1.86 million km²5 of 143
AD 1220≈ 1.86 million km²5 of 143
AD 1227≈ 1.86 million km²3 of 139
AD 1236≈ 1.86 million km²3 of 137
AD 1241≈ 1.86 million km²3 of 130
AD 1250≈ 2,004 km²111 of 118

Its highest rank was in AD 860: number 89 of 3.

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 2 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1250lostMongol Empire≈ 1.87 million km²
AD 1139gainedKamarupa≈ 24 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

Tibetans (Tibetan: བོད་པ་, Wylie: bod pa, THL: bö pa) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet. Their current population is estimated to be around 7.7 million.

Wikipedia (English) “Tibetans”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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