World map in AD 1046 — territory by country

Frame AD 1046 — world borders from AD 1046 to AD 1055. 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	≈ 2.43 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	Ghaznavids	≈ 1.22 million km²
8	Byzantine Empire	≈ 1.21 million km²
9	Kievan Rus'	≈ 1.20 million km²
10	Kara-Khanid Khanate	≈ 984 thousand km²
11	Holy Roman Empire	≈ 894 thousand km²
12	Qocho	≈ 653 thousand km²
13	Western Chalukya Empire	≈ 602 thousand km²
14	Hamdanid dynasty	≈ 598 thousand km²
15	Khmer Empire	≈ 541 thousand km²
16	Srivijaya	≈ 538 thousand km²
17	Chola Empire	≈ 512 thousand km²
18	Western Xia	≈ 474 thousand km²
19	Yenisei Kyrgyz	≈ 424 thousand km²
20	Oghuz Khagan	≈ 415 thousand km²
21	Denmark–Norway	≈ 379 thousand km²
22	Dali Kingdom	≈ 360 thousand km²
23	Kara-Khanid Khanate	≈ 326 thousand km²
24	Kingdom of Hungary	≈ 272 thousand km²
25	Buyid dynasty	≈ 250 thousand km²
26	Pala Empire	≈ 249 thousand km²
27	Heian period	≈ 244 thousand km²
28	Chauhan dynasty	≈ 243 thousand km²
29	Kamarupa	≈ 230 thousand km²
30	Habbari Emirate	≈ 228 thousand km²
31	Paramara dynasty	≈ 216 thousand km²
32	Ziyadid dynasty	≈ 215 thousand km²
33	Makuria	≈ 213 thousand km²
34	Ghana Empire	≈ 204 thousand km²
35	Kingdom of Poland	≈ 201 thousand km²
36	Chaulukya dynasty	≈ 200 thousand km²
37	Lohara dynasty	≈ 175 thousand km²
38	Kingdom of Castile	≈ 167 thousand km²
39	Hammadid dynasty	≈ 165 thousand km²
40	Sweden	≈ 145 thousand km²
41	Haripuñjaya	≈ 143 thousand km²
42	Goryeo	≈ 143 thousand km²
43	Ngô dynasty	≈ 136 thousand km²
44	Maya civilization	≈ 135 thousand km²
45	Kingdom of England	≈ 133 thousand km²
46	Champa	≈ 130 thousand km²
47	Alodia	≈ 124 thousand km²
48	Pagan Kingdom	≈ 123 thousand km²
49	Icelandic Commonwealth	≈ 112 thousand km²
50	Duchy of Aquitaine	≈ 105 thousand km²
51	Kashmir	≈ 105 thousand km²
52	Taifa of Badajoz	≈ 101 thousand km²
53	Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)	≈ 90 thousand km²
54	Kingdom of Georgia	≈ 89 thousand km²
55	Chandelas of Jejakabhukti	≈ 80 thousand km²
56	Taifa of Toledo	≈ 78 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	Volga Bulgaria	≈ 44 thousand km²
64	Shirvan	≈ 42 thousand km²
65	Duchy of Gascony	≈ 40 thousand km²
66	Kediri kingdom	≈ 39 thousand km²
67	Casablanca	≈ 38 thousand km²
68	Duchy of Normandy	≈ 38 thousand km²
69	Duchy of Brittany	≈ 37 thousand km²
70	Taifa of Zaragoza	≈ 37 thousand km²
71	Janggala	≈ 34 thousand km²
72	Kingdom of France	≈ 33 thousand km²
73	Rouergue	≈ 28 thousand km²
74	County of Champagne	≈ 27 thousand km²
75	Jämtland	≈ 26 thousand km²
76	Norman conquest of southern Italy	≈ 25 thousand km²
77	Muslim Sicily	≈ 22 thousand km²
78	County of Toulouse	≈ 21 thousand km²
79	Taifa of Dénia	≈ 21 thousand km²
80	Taifa of Granada	≈ 21 thousand km²
81	County of Ribagorza	≈ 21 thousand km²
82	Classic Veracruz culture	≈ 19 thousand km²
83	Celtic Britons	≈ 18 thousand km²
84	Taifa of Valencia	≈ 18 thousand km²
85	Kingdom of Arles	≈ 18 thousand km²
86	County of Flanders	≈ 18 thousand km²
87	Vermandois	≈ 17 thousand km²
88	Papal States	≈ 16 thousand km²
89	Taifa of Almería	≈ 15 thousand km²
90	County of Nevers	≈ 15 thousand km²
91	Zagwe dynasty	≈ 14 thousand km²
92	Maine (province)	≈ 14 thousand km²
93	County of Anjou	≈ 13 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	Kingdom of Aragon	≈ 10 thousand km²
99	Umayyad state of Córdoba	≈ 9,813 km²
100	Taifa of Albarracín	≈ 8,845 km²
101	Judicate of Logudoro	≈ 8,247 km²
102	County of Blois	≈ 7,841 km²
103	Bali Kingdom	≈ 7,719 km²
104	Republic of Venice	≈ 6,985 km²
105	Taifa of Tortosa	≈ 6,960 km²
106	Qarmatians	≈ 6,700 km²
107	Girona	≈ 6,693 km²
108	Taifa of Silves	≈ 6,223 km²
109	Taifa of Algeciras	≈ 6,000 km²
110	Principality of Salerno	≈ 5,617 km²
111	Toltec	≈ 5,605 km²
112	Taifa of Arcos	≈ 4,945 km²
113	Judicate of Gallura	≈ 4,598 km²
114	Taifa of Saltés and Huelva	≈ 4,445 km²
115	Republic of Genoa	≈ 4,188 km²
116	Vexin	≈ 4,130 km²
117	Roussillon	≈ 4,128 km²
118	County of Urgell	≈ 4,002 km²
119	Berga	≈ 3,953 km²
120	Judicate of Arborea	≈ 3,855 km²
121	Pallars Sobirà	≈ 3,039 km²
122	Taifa of Alpuente	≈ 2,782 km²
123	Chimor	≈ 2,661 km²
124	Republic of Pisa	≈ 2,595 km²
125	Taifa of Santa Maria do Algarve	≈ 2,252 km²
126	County of Osona	≈ 2,217 km²
127	Brycheiniog	≈ 1,962 km²
128	Tamna	≈ 1,959 km²
129	Pallars Jussà	≈ 1,596 km²
130	Kingdom of Morgannwg	≈ 1,510 km²
131	Taifa of Niebla	≈ 1,405 km²
132	Taifa of Morón	≈ 1,288 km²
133	Kingdom of Gwent	≈ 1,268 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 (8)

Kara-Khanid Khanate · Kara-Khanid Khanate · Denmark–Norway · Kingdom of England · Kediri kingdom · Janggala · Taifa of Almería · Bali Kingdom

Countries that disappeared in this frame (8)

Kara-Khanid Khanate · Norway · Danish attacks on Norman England · Kingdom of León · Pyu city-states · Bagratid Armenia · Kahuripan · Duchy of Benevento

Directions of expansion (3)

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

Seljuk Empire → former land of Buyid dynasty, ≈ 245 thousand km²
Kingdom of Castile → former land of Kingdom of León, ≈ 133 thousand km²
Seljuk Empire → former land of Hamdanid dynasty, ≈ 125 thousand km²

The world in AD 1046

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

China (17)

AD 1046 — An earthquake struck Dengzhou and Mount Youyou collapsed. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷011 慶曆六年)
AD 1047 — Pan Fangjing, a subordinate of the Daming prefecture, with a dagger in his robe, tries to see Jia Changchao, the Beijing garrison commander, by letter, but is discovered and arrested; without waiting for the deadline, he hurriedly rebels. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷049 (1047년 조))
AD 1048 — This summer the Yellow River bursts at Shanghu, passes east of Beidu to reach Wucheng, crosses the Yu River, passes the two prefectural seats of Ji and Ying, and reaches south of Jianning county, entering the sea. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷050 (1048년 조))
AD 1049 — Emperor's personal campaign against Western Xia; the army fled and returned. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷20 重熙18年 8月)
AD 1049 — Xiao Hui and others were defeated by Western Xia troops. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷20 重熙18年 9月)
AD 1049 — Nong Zhigao raids and occupies Anzhou, calls himself the Southern Tian kingdom, changes the era name to Jingxi, and begins to invade for the first time. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷050 (1049년 조))
AD 1049 — Yelü Dahekeh, the Liao commander-in-chief of the northern route, leads Zhunbu and other troops to attack Liang prefecture of Xia; reaching Helan mountain, he captures the Xia ruler's stepmother and the families of officials, and returns. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷050 (1049년 조))
AD 1050 — Pirates raid Yeolsan district; Mun Yang-yeol pursues them with twenty-three warships as far as Choja Island and routs them. (Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) 世家卷7 文宗四年)
AD 1052 — Nùng Trí Cao rebelled, proclaimed himself Emperor Renhui of the state Đại Nam, invaded Song territory, and broke the Hengshan stockade. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 本紀卷之二「壬辰四年春正月，封諸皇子為王侯皇」)
AD 1052 — In the fifth month, Nong Zhigao took Yongzhou, captured eight prefectures including Hengzhou and Guizhou, and besieged Guangzhou. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷012 皇祐四年)

Korean Peninsula (1)

AD 1052 — Eastern Jurchen under Go Ji-mun and others arrive by sea and attack Imwonsu in Samcheok County; commander Ha Ju-ryeo sallies out, and at the bugle of Anbyeon deputy judge Kim Sung-jeong the enemy scatters in fear, with over ten heads taken (Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) 권4 文宗仁孝大王六年)

Southeast Asia (1)

AD 1048 — General Phùng Chí Năng attacked Ai Lôi and obtained people and livestock. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 本紀卷之二「戊子五年秋九月，命將軍馮智能攻哀」)

Western Europe (10)

AD 1046 — Earl Swein, on his way back from Wales, seized the abbess of Leominster, did as he pleased with her, and then sent her away. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1046 항 (pg657.txt 줄 5566))
AD 1047 — Rossel and Ilring came to Sandwich with 25 ships and plundered heavily, then went to Thanet, but the inhabitants blocked them. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1047 항 (pg657.txt 줄 5642))
AD 1048 — An earthquake struck at Worcester, Wick, Derby and elsewhere, and many people and livestock died (Worcester is taken as the representative site). (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1048 항 (pg657.txt 줄 5676))
AD 1049 — When the Emperor was about to attack Baldwin, Edward waited at Sandwich with a great fleet. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1049 항 (pg657.txt 줄 5798))
AD 1051 — Archbishop Robert returned from Rome and took his seat at Christ Church, Canterbury, on St Peter's day. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1051 항 (pg657.txt 줄 5967))
AD 1052 — Gruffydd, king of Wales, plundered Herefordshire and came near Leominster; the English and the French of the castle fought, and many died. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1052 항 (pg657.txt 줄 6118))
AD 1053 — The head of Rhys, brother of the king of Wales, was brought to Gloucester. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1053 항 (pg657.txt 줄 6447))
AD 1054 — Earl Siward, with army and navy, attacked Scotland, put King Macbeth to flight and took much plunder, but lost his son Osbern and others. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1054 항 (pg657.txt 줄 6501))
AD 1055 — Earl Siward died at York and was buried in the Galmanho monastery he himself had founded. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1055 항 (pg657.txt 줄 6538))
AD 1055 — At the great council in London, Earl Ælfgar was banished on a charge of treason, though he was almost without guilt. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1055 항 (pg657.txt 줄 6538))

Eastern Europe & Russia (3)

AD 1051 — Yaroslav appoints the Russian Larion as metropolitan archbishop. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1051년)
AD 1052 — Vladimir Yaroslavich dies in Novgorod the Great on 4 October. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1052년)
AD 1054 — Yaroslav dies; Iziaslav is enthroned in Kyiv. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1054년)

Changes of power ◆

◆ AD 1046 — Kara-Khanid Khanate appears
◆ AD 1046 — Kingdom of England appears
◆ AD 1046 — Denmark–Norway appears
◆ AD 1046 — Kara-Khanid Khanate appears
◆ AD 1046 — Danish attacks on Norman England ends
◆ AD 1046 — Kara-Khanid Khanate ends
◆ AD 1046 — Kingdom of León ends
◆ AD 1046 — Norway ends