World map in AD 1147 — territory by country

Frame AD 1147 — world borders from AD 1147 to AD 1151. 148 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Kimak–Kipchak confederation (≈ 2.92 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (148, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Kimak–Kipchak confederation	≈ 2.92 million km²
2	Qara Khitai	≈ 2.57 million km²
3	Seljuk Empire	≈ 2.48 million km²
4	Jin dynasty (1115–1234)	≈ 2.12 million km²
5	Song dynasty	≈ 2.06 million km²
6	Tibetans	≈ 1.86 million km²
7	Ghaznavids	≈ 1.24 million km²
8	Kievan Rus'	≈ 1.20 million km²
9	Holy Roman Empire	≈ 874 thousand km²
10	Fatimid Caliphate	≈ 801 thousand km²
11	Byzantine Empire	≈ 664 thousand km²
12	Western Chalukya Empire	≈ 600 thousand km²
13	Novgorod Republic	≈ 542 thousand km²
14	Almohad Caliphate	≈ 505 thousand km²
15	Western Xia	≈ 474 thousand km²
16	Srivijaya	≈ 457 thousand km²
17	Pagan Kingdom	≈ 439 thousand km²
18	Yenisei Kyrgyz	≈ 424 thousand km²
19	Almoravid dynasty	≈ 421 thousand km²
20	Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia	≈ 408 thousand km²
21	Khmer Empire	≈ 398 thousand km²
22	Zengid dynasty	≈ 363 thousand km²
23	Dali Kingdom	≈ 360 thousand km²
24	Kingdom of Hungary	≈ 345 thousand km²
25	Norway	≈ 298 thousand km²
26	Chola Empire	≈ 263 thousand km²
27	Sena dynasty	≈ 258 thousand km²
28	Vladimir-Suzdal	≈ 245 thousand km²
29	Heian period	≈ 244 thousand km²
30	Chaulukya dynasty	≈ 233 thousand km²
31	Habbari Emirate	≈ 225 thousand km²
32	Lohara dynasty	≈ 222 thousand km²
33	Gahadavala dynasty	≈ 217 thousand km²
34	Kingdom of Castile	≈ 216 thousand km²
35	Makuria	≈ 213 thousand km²
36	Najahid dynasty	≈ 213 thousand km²
37	Ghana Empire	≈ 204 thousand km²
38	Principality of Chernigov	≈ 201 thousand km²
39	Paramara dynasty	≈ 196 thousand km²
40	Duchy of Masovia	≈ 166 thousand km²
41	Eastern Ganga dynasty	≈ 164 thousand km²
42	Kingdom of France	≈ 164 thousand km²
43	Chauhan dynasty	≈ 150 thousand km²
44	Norman Conquest	≈ 149 thousand km²
45	Principality of Kiev	≈ 147 thousand km²
46	Sweden	≈ 146 thousand km²
47	Kingdom of Georgia	≈ 145 thousand km²
48	Goryeo	≈ 143 thousand km²
49	Haripuñjaya	≈ 142 thousand km²
50	Lavo Kingdom	≈ 141 thousand km²
51	Ngô dynasty	≈ 141 thousand km²
52	Maya civilization	≈ 135 thousand km²
53	Sultanate of Rum	≈ 129 thousand km²
54	Alodia	≈ 124 thousand km²
55	Champa	≈ 124 thousand km²
56	Principality of Smolensk	≈ 116 thousand km²
57	Icelandic Commonwealth	≈ 112 thousand km²
58	Hoysala Kingdom	≈ 111 thousand km²
59	Principality of Galicia	≈ 106 thousand km²
60	Principality of Pereyaslavl	≈ 95 thousand km²
61	Pala Empire	≈ 92 thousand km²
62	Kingdom of Sicily	≈ 92 thousand km²
63	Kashmir	≈ 84 thousand km²
64	Danish Realm	≈ 83 thousand km²
65	Principality of Volhynia	≈ 82 thousand km²
66	Danishmendids	≈ 77 thousand km²
67	Takrur	≈ 74 thousand km²
68	Chandelas of Jejakabhukti	≈ 74 thousand km²
69	Kingdom of Polonnaruwa	≈ 74 thousand km²
70	Uyunid dynasty	≈ 73 thousand km²
71	Kediri kingdom	≈ 73 thousand km²
72	Principality of Ryazan	≈ 65 thousand km²
73	Ancestral Puebloans	≈ 65 thousand km²
74	Angevin Empire	≈ 64 thousand km²
75	Sunda Kingdom	≈ 62 thousand km²
76	Kingdom of Portugal	≈ 62 thousand km²
77	Kingdom of Alba	≈ 59 thousand km²
78	Kingdom of Jerusalem	≈ 54 thousand km²
79	Taifa of Valencia	≈ 54 thousand km²
80	County of Toulouse	≈ 53 thousand km²
81	Principality of Minsk	≈ 53 thousand km²
82	Vikings	≈ 47 thousand km²
83	Northern Fujiwara	≈ 45 thousand km²
84	Volga Bulgaria	≈ 43 thousand km²
85	Shirvan	≈ 42 thousand km²
86	Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia	≈ 42 thousand km²
87	Kingdom of Aragon	≈ 38 thousand km²
88	Duchy of Brittany	≈ 37 thousand km²
89	Principality of Vitebsk	≈ 34 thousand km²
90	County of Blois	≈ 33 thousand km²
91	Hammadid dynasty	≈ 33 thousand km²
92	Duchy of Sandomierz	≈ 31 thousand km²
93	Zirid dynasty	≈ 30 thousand km²
94	Pomerania	≈ 29 thousand km²
95	Duchy of Greater Poland	≈ 27 thousand km²
96	Norse settlement of North America	≈ 26 thousand km²
97	Jämtland	≈ 26 thousand km²
98	Principality of Jersika	≈ 23 thousand km²
99	County of Edessa	≈ 23 thousand km²
100	Kingdom of Navarre	≈ 22 thousand km²
101	Kanem–Bornu Empire	≈ 20 thousand km²
102	Principality of Drutsk	≈ 20 thousand km²
103	Grand Principality of Serbia	≈ 20 thousand km²
104	Vermandois	≈ 19 thousand km²
105	Kingdom of Arles	≈ 18 thousand km²
106	County of Flanders	≈ 18 thousand km²
107	Papal States	≈ 16 thousand km²
108	Principality of Antioch	≈ 16 thousand km²
109	Taifa of Córdoba	≈ 15 thousand km²
110	Taifa of Dénia	≈ 15 thousand km²
111	Girona	≈ 15 thousand km²
112	Kingdom of the Isles	≈ 15 thousand km²
113	Zagwe dynasty	≈ 14 thousand km²
114	Republic of Pisa	≈ 14 thousand km²
115	Kedah Sultanate	≈ 13 thousand km²
116	County of Nevers	≈ 13 thousand km²
117	Judicate of Cagliari	≈ 10 thousand km²
118	Taifa of Murcia	≈ 9,404 km²
119	Taifa of Almería	≈ 8,968 km²
120	Judicate of Logudoro	≈ 8,247 km²
121	Celtic Britons	≈ 7,801 km²
122	Bali Kingdom	≈ 7,719 km²
123	Republic of Venice	≈ 7,008 km²
124	Taifa of Silves	≈ 6,123 km²
125	County of Tripoli	≈ 5,962 km²
126	Kingdom of Gwynedd	≈ 5,715 km²
127	Toltec	≈ 5,605 km²
128	Classic Veracruz culture	≈ 5,463 km²
129	Taifa of Algeciras	≈ 4,740 km²
130	Judicate of Gallura	≈ 4,598 km²
131	County of Urgell	≈ 4,504 km²
132	Kingdom of Powys	≈ 4,458 km²
133	Taifa of Badajoz	≈ 4,454 km²
134	Republic of Genoa	≈ 4,281 km²
135	Taifa of Carmona	≈ 4,258 km²
136	Taifa of Saltés and Huelva	≈ 4,223 km²
137	Roussillon	≈ 4,056 km²
138	Judicate of Arborea	≈ 3,855 km²
139	Zurayid dynasty	≈ 3,310 km²
140	Pallars Sobirà	≈ 3,039 km²
141	Chimor	≈ 2,661 km²
142	Taifa of Tejada	≈ 2,252 km²
143	Principality of Koknese	≈ 2,162 km²
144	Tamna	≈ 1,959 km²
145	Pallars Jussà	≈ 1,620 km²
146	Taifa of Niebla	≈ 1,455 km²
147	County of Empúries	≈ 928 km²
148	Hamdanid dynasty	≈ 788 km²

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

New countries in this frame (15)

Kingdom of Portugal · Angevin Empire · Taifa of Badajoz · Principality of Galicia · Taifa of Murcia · Taifa of Valencia · Taifa of Dénia · Taifa of Almería · Taifa of Córdoba · Taifa of Carmona · Taifa of Algeciras · Taifa of Silves · Taifa of Saltés and Huelva · Taifa of Tejada · Taifa of Niebla

Countries that disappeared in this frame (7)

Anushtegin dynasty · Duchy of Silesia · Principality of Peremyshl · Principality of Terebovlia · County of Portugal · Angevin · Łęczyca Voivodeship

Directions of expansion (4)

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

Qara Khitai → former land of Seljuk Empire, ≈ 383 thousand km²
Seljuk Empire → former land of Anushtegin dynasty, ≈ 323 thousand km²
Qara Khitai → former land of Anushtegin dynasty, ≈ 292 thousand km²
Duchy of Masovia → former land of Duchy of Silesia, ≈ 122 thousand km²

The world in AD 1147

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

China (5)

AD 1149 — Da Xingguo opened the gate with a fuyao (tally key) and admitted Liang (Hailing) and Bingde into the bedchamber; they killed Xizong and set up Liang. (History of Jin (Jinshi), Annals 金史卷005 海陵皇統九年12月)
AD 1149 — In the ninth month, Wanyan Liang ascended the throne, deposed the previous ruler (Xizong) as Lord of Donghun, and made Bingde Left Chancellor and Chief Secretary, among other appointments. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 권128 九月 단락128.61.0)
AD 1150 — Zong Ben and Tangkuo Bian were killed, and envoys were sent to purge Bingde, Zong Yi and more than seventy descendants of Taizong. (History of Jin (Jinshi), Annals 金史卷005 海陵天德二年4月)
AD 1150 — Envoys were sent who killed Sa Lihe, Left Chancellor of the Xingtai, at Bian. (History of Jin (Jinshi), Annals 金史卷005 海陵天德二年10月)
AD 1151 — An edict to move the capital to Yanjing. (History of Jin (Jinshi), Annals 金史卷005 海陵天德三年4月)

West Asia (17)

AD 1147 — A Damascene nobleman makes an agreement with the king concerning the city of Bosra; the royal army marches on Bosra (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 16 cap. VIII (RHC 판 1-2 줄 1525))
AD 1147 — Emperor Conrad, having crossed the Hellespont, is deceived by Greek malice and led into a dangerous place (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 16 cap. XX (RHC 판 1-2 줄 3038))
AD 1147 — The Turks suddenly fall upon the German army and slaughter it (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 16 cap. XXII (RHC 판 1-2 줄 3290))
AD 1147 — The king of France reaches Ephesus by another route; Count Guy of Ponthieu dies; they cross the Maeander river (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 16 cap. XXIV (RHC 판 1-2 줄 3549))
AD 1148 — The French army is destroyed by a miserable accident; only the advance guard escapes (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 16 cap. XXV (RHC 판 1-2 줄 3617))
AD 1148 — The king, surviving by chance, joins the advance guard, and the remaining army reaches Attalia (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 16 cap. XXVI (RHC 판 1-2 줄 3748))
AD 1148 — Prince Raymond of Antioch receives the king of France courteously at the port of Saint Simeon and leads him to Antioch, but soon their relations sour (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 16 cap. XXVII (RHC 판 1-2 줄 3882))
AD 1148 — After wintering, Emperor Conrad reaches Syria by ship; Count Alfonso reaches Acre and dies at Caesarea (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 16 cap. XXVIII (RHC 판 1-2 줄 4004))
AD 1148 — A general assembly is held at Ptolemais (Acre), and the princes of the expedition are named (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 17 cap. I (RHC 판 1-2 줄 4338))
AD 1148 — They resolve to besiege Damascus and arrive as agreed (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 17 cap. II (RHC 판 1-2 줄 4467))

Eastern Europe & Russia (4)

AD 1147 — Sviatopolk leads all the Novgorod forces on a campaign to Suzdal, but the roads are muddy and they turn back from Novy Torzhok. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1147년)
AD 1148 — Archbishop Nifont goes to Suzdal and makes peace with Yuri. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1148년)
AD 1149 — Archbishop Nifont goes to Rus at the call of Iziaslav and Metropolitan Klement. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1149년)
AD 1151 — Iziaslav and Viacheslav defeat Yuri at Pereiaslavl (17 July). (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1151년)

Changes of power ◆

◆ AD 1147 — Angevin Empire appears
◆ AD 1147 — Kingdom of Portugal appears
◆ AD 1147 — Principality of Galicia appears
◆ AD 1147 — Taifa of Badajoz appears
◆ AD 1147 — Duchy of Silesia ends
◆ AD 1147 — Anushtegin dynasty ends
◆ AD 1147 — Qara Khitai takes 383,400 km² of former Seljuk Empire land
◆ AD 1147 — Seljuk Empire takes 323,000 km² of former Anushtegin dynasty land