World map in AD 1040 — territory by country

Frame AD 1040 — world borders from AD 1040 to AD 1045. 136 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Song dynasty (≈ 2.76 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (136, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Song dynasty	≈ 2.76 million km²
2	Seljuk Empire	≈ 2.06 million km²
3	Liao dynasty	≈ 1.92 million km²
4	Tibetans	≈ 1.84 million km²
5	Fatimid Caliphate	≈ 1.47 million km²
6	Kimak–Kipchak confederation	≈ 1.46 million km²
7	Kara-Khanid Khanate	≈ 1.31 million km²
8	Ghaznavids	≈ 1.22 million km²
9	Kievan Rus'	≈ 1.20 million km²
10	Byzantine Empire	≈ 1.18 million km²
11	Holy Roman Empire	≈ 894 thousand km²
12	Hamdanid dynasty	≈ 723 thousand km²
13	Qocho	≈ 653 thousand km²
14	Western Chalukya Empire	≈ 602 thousand km²
15	Khmer Empire	≈ 541 thousand km²
16	Srivijaya	≈ 538 thousand km²
17	Chola Empire	≈ 512 thousand km²
18	Buyid dynasty	≈ 495 thousand km²
19	Western Xia	≈ 474 thousand km²
20	Yenisei Kyrgyz	≈ 424 thousand km²
21	Oghuz Khagan	≈ 415 thousand km²
22	Dali Kingdom	≈ 360 thousand km²
23	Norway	≈ 296 thousand km²
24	Kingdom of Hungary	≈ 272 thousand km²
25	Pala Empire	≈ 249 thousand km²
26	Heian period	≈ 244 thousand km²
27	Chauhan dynasty	≈ 243 thousand km²
28	Kamarupa	≈ 230 thousand km²
29	Habbari Emirate	≈ 228 thousand km²
30	Paramara dynasty	≈ 216 thousand km²
31	Danish attacks on Norman England	≈ 216 thousand km²
32	Ziyadid dynasty	≈ 215 thousand km²
33	Makuria	≈ 213 thousand km²
34	Ghana Empire	≈ 204 thousand km²
35	Chaulukya dynasty	≈ 200 thousand km²
36	Kingdom of Poland	≈ 184 thousand km²
37	Lohara dynasty	≈ 175 thousand km²
38	Hammadid dynasty	≈ 165 thousand km²
39	Sweden	≈ 146 thousand km²
40	Haripuñjaya	≈ 143 thousand km²
41	Goryeo	≈ 143 thousand km²
42	Ngô dynasty	≈ 136 thousand km²
43	Maya civilization	≈ 135 thousand km²
44	Kingdom of León	≈ 133 thousand km²
45	Champa	≈ 130 thousand km²
46	Alodia	≈ 124 thousand km²
47	Icelandic Commonwealth	≈ 112 thousand km²
48	Duchy of Aquitaine	≈ 105 thousand km²
49	Kashmir	≈ 105 thousand km²
50	Taifa of Badajoz	≈ 101 thousand km²
51	Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)	≈ 90 thousand km²
52	Kingdom of Georgia	≈ 90 thousand km²
53	Kahuripan	≈ 81 thousand km²
54	Chandelas of Jejakabhukti	≈ 80 thousand km²
55	Taifa of Toledo	≈ 78 thousand km²
56	Pyu city-states	≈ 77 thousand km²
57	Chandra dynasty	≈ 76 thousand km²
58	Takrur	≈ 74 thousand km²
59	Ancestral Puebloans	≈ 65 thousand km²
60	Sunda Kingdom	≈ 62 thousand km²
61	Kingdom of Alba	≈ 58 thousand km²
62	Vikings	≈ 47 thousand km²
63	Pagan Kingdom	≈ 45 thousand km²
64	Volga Bulgaria	≈ 44 thousand km²
65	Shirvan	≈ 42 thousand km²
66	Duchy of Gascony	≈ 40 thousand km²
67	Bagratid Armenia	≈ 39 thousand km²
68	County of Blois	≈ 39 thousand km²
69	Casablanca	≈ 38 thousand km²
70	Duchy of Normandy	≈ 38 thousand km²
71	Duchy of Brittany	≈ 37 thousand km²
72	Taifa of Zaragoza	≈ 36 thousand km²
73	Kingdom of Castile	≈ 34 thousand km²
74	Kingdom of France	≈ 33 thousand km²
75	Taifa of Valencia	≈ 33 thousand km²
76	County of Ribagorza	≈ 28 thousand km²
77	Rouergue	≈ 28 thousand km²
78	County of Champagne	≈ 27 thousand km²
79	Jämtland	≈ 26 thousand km²
80	Muslim Sicily	≈ 22 thousand km²
81	County of Toulouse	≈ 21 thousand km²
82	Taifa of Dénia	≈ 21 thousand km²
83	Taifa of Granada	≈ 21 thousand km²
84	Classic Veracruz culture	≈ 19 thousand km²
85	Celtic Britons	≈ 18 thousand km²
86	Kingdom of Arles	≈ 18 thousand km²
87	County of Flanders	≈ 18 thousand km²
88	Vermandois	≈ 17 thousand km²
89	Papal States	≈ 16 thousand km²
90	County of Nevers	≈ 15 thousand km²
91	Zagwe dynasty	≈ 14 thousand km²
92	Maine (province)	≈ 14 thousand km²
93	Duchy of Benevento	≈ 12 thousand km²
94	Taifa of Seville	≈ 12 thousand km²
95	Taifa of Carmona	≈ 11 thousand km²
96	Kingdom of Gwynedd	≈ 11 thousand km²
97	Judicate of Cagliari	≈ 10 thousand km²
98	Umayyad state of Córdoba	≈ 9,813 km²
99	County of Anjou	≈ 9,760 km²
100	Taifa of Albarracín	≈ 8,724 km²
101	Judicate of Logudoro	≈ 8,247 km²
102	Taifa of Tortosa	≈ 7,128 km²
103	Republic of Venice	≈ 6,985 km²
104	Qarmatians	≈ 6,700 km²
105	Girona	≈ 6,693 km²
106	Taifa of Silves	≈ 6,223 km²
107	Taifa of Algeciras	≈ 6,000 km²
108	Toltec	≈ 5,605 km²
109	Principality of Salerno	≈ 5,232 km²
110	Taifa of Arcos	≈ 4,945 km²
111	Judicate of Gallura	≈ 4,598 km²
112	Taifa of Saltés and Huelva	≈ 4,445 km²
113	Republic of Genoa	≈ 4,188 km²
114	Vexin	≈ 4,130 km²
115	Roussillon	≈ 4,128 km²
116	County of Urgell	≈ 4,002 km²
117	Berga	≈ 3,953 km²
118	Judicate of Arborea	≈ 3,855 km²
119	Pallars Sobirà	≈ 3,039 km²
120	Taifa of Alpuente	≈ 2,782 km²
121	Chimor	≈ 2,661 km²
122	Republic of Pisa	≈ 2,595 km²
123	Kingdom of Aragon	≈ 2,490 km²
124	Taifa of Santa Maria do Algarve	≈ 2,252 km²
125	County of Osona	≈ 2,217 km²
126	Brycheiniog	≈ 1,962 km²
127	Tamna	≈ 1,959 km²
128	Pallars Jussà	≈ 1,596 km²
129	Kingdom of Morgannwg	≈ 1,510 km²
130	Taifa of Niebla	≈ 1,405 km²
131	Taifa of Morón	≈ 1,288 km²
132	Kingdom of Gwent	≈ 1,268 km²
133	Norman conquest of southern Italy	≈ 1,249 km²
134	Taifa of Ronda	≈ 1,142 km²
135	County of Empúries	≈ 833 km²
136	Duchy of Naples	≈ 722 km²

Map of this frame (only countries over 400,000 km², simplified)

New countries in this frame (15)

Seljuk Empire · Kingdom of Castile · Danish attacks on Norman England · Kingdom of León · Kingdom of Aragon · Takrur · County of Champagne · Girona · County of Urgell · Berga · Taifa of Silves · Pallars Sobirà · County of Osona · Pallars Jussà · Taifa of Ronda

Countries that disappeared in this frame (8)

Pratihara dynasty · Seljuk dynasty · North Sea Empire · Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom · Kingdom of Galicia · Taifa of Almería · Kingdom of Powys · Principality of Capua

Directions of expansion (2)

These are cases where one country’s land grew into another country’s former land (not actual routes of advance).

Western Xia → former land of Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom, ≈ 232 thousand km²
Chola Empire → former land of Western Chalukya Empire, ≈ 136 thousand km²

The world in AD 1040

28 events from the sources that fall in this frame, grouped by region.

China (19)

AD 1040 — Yuanhao took Saimen Fort, where Military Supervisor Wang Jiyuan was killed in action; then Anyuan Fort also fell. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷010 康定元年)
AD 1040 — Zhao Zhen, prefect of Jiangzhou, having watched and hesitated, is demoted to a post in Tanzhou for the fall of Saimen stockade. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷042 (1040년 조))
AD 1040 — Fan Yong, military governor of Zhenwu and prefect of Yanzhou, is demoted to vice-minister of personnel and prefect of Anzhou for the loss of Liu Ping and Shi Yuansun. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷042 (1040년 조))
AD 1041 — Citing Song defenses along the frontier, sent Xiao Ying and Liu Liufu to Song to demand the return of the ten counties south of the pass. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷19 重熙10年 12月)
AD 1041 — Fengzhou fell; Wang Yuqing, prefect, and Sun Ji, Military Supervisor, died in battle. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷011 慶曆元年)
AD 1041 — At dusk the armies of Ren Fu and Sang Yi join and camp at Haoshui River; Zhu Guan and Wu Ying, as a separate force, camp at Longluo River, five li apart across the mountain, agreeing to join together the next day so as not to let the enemy escape. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷043 (1041년 조))
AD 1042 — Yelü Renxian and Liu Liufu concluded peace with Song: Song added 100,000 taels of silver and 100,000 bolts of silk to the tribute, the documents called it gong (tribute), and Song even sent baegu. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷19 重熙11年 9月)
AD 1042 — Wang Yan, governor of Yuzhou and prefect of Jingzhou, is implicated in Ge Huaimin's defeat and demoted to Guozhou. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷045 (1042년 조))
AD 1043 — Shao Liangzuo, judge of Baoan Army, was sent as envoy to Yuanhao; he was permitted to be enfeoffed as Lord of Xia, with an annual grant of 100,000 bolts of silk and 30,000 catties of tea. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷011 慶曆三年)
AD 1043 — Wang Lun, a soldier of the Huyi Army, rebelled at Yizhou. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷011 慶曆三年)

Southeast Asia (1)

AD 1044 — On the seventh month, Emperor Thái Tông entered Bushu citadel and took the concubines and palace women of Zha Dou as captives. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 本紀卷之二「甲申三年春正月，發府庫噐械，頒授」)

Western Europe (7)

AD 1040 — After Harold's death people asked for Harthacnut; he arrived at Sandwich with sixty ships, and the English and Danes accepted him. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1040 항 (pg657.txt 줄 5384))
AD 1040 — King Harold died at Oxford and was buried at Westminster (he reigned four years and sixteen weeks). (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1040 항 (pg657.txt 줄 5384))
AD 1041 — Harthacnut laid waste to all of Worcestershire because two of his retainers had been killed. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1041 항 (pg657.txt 줄 5409))
AD 1042 — Harthacnut died while drinking at Lambeth, and in London the people chose Edward as king. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1042 항 (pg657.txt 줄 5440))
AD 1043 — Edward was consecrated king at Winchester at Easter, and then seized the property of Queen Emma. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1043 항 (pg657.txt 줄 5459))
AD 1044 — A great famine struck all of England; wheat rose to sixty pence a sester. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1044 항 (pg657.txt 줄 5498))
AD 1045 — Under threat from Magnus of Norway, Edward gathered a great fleet at Sandwich. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1045 항 (pg657.txt 줄 5526))

Eastern Europe & Russia (1)

AD 1045 — Prince Vladimir begins St. Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod the Great. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1045년)

Changes of power ◆

◆ AD 1040 — Danish attacks on Norman England appears
◆ AD 1040 — Seljuk Empire appears
◆ AD 1040 — Kingdom of Aragon appears
◆ AD 1040 — Kingdom of Castile appears
◆ AD 1040 — Kingdom of León appears
◆ AD 1040 — Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom ends
◆ AD 1040 — Pratihara dynasty ends
◆ AD 1040 — North Sea Empire ends