World map in AD 922 — territory by country

Frame AD 922 — world borders from AD 922 to AD 925. 117 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Samanid Empire (≈ 3.06 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (117, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Samanid Empire	≈ 3.06 million km²
2	Abbasid Caliphate	≈ 2.82 million km²
3	Tibetans	≈ 1.87 million km²
4	Kimak–Kipchak confederation	≈ 1.43 million km²
5	Rashtrakuta Empire	≈ 1.02 million km²
6	Kievan Rus'	≈ 990 thousand km²
7	Later Liang (Five Dynasties)	≈ 794 thousand km²
8	Khazars	≈ 750 thousand km²
9	Qocho	≈ 653 thousand km²
10	Byzantine Empire	≈ 623 thousand km²
11	Former Shu	≈ 605 thousand km²
12	Fatimid Caliphate	≈ 583 thousand km²
13	Srivijaya	≈ 538 thousand km²
14	West Francia	≈ 499 thousand km²
15	Balhae	≈ 487 thousand km²
16	Oghuz Khagan	≈ 450 thousand km²
17	Liao dynasty	≈ 426 thousand km²
18	Yenisei Kyrgyz	≈ 424 thousand km²
19	Ma Chu	≈ 417 thousand km²
20	Pratihara dynasty	≈ 411 thousand km²
21	Kara-Khanid Khanate	≈ 409 thousand km²
22	Umayyad state of Córdoba	≈ 408 thousand km²
23	Khmer Empire	≈ 398 thousand km²
24	Southern Wu	≈ 374 thousand km²
25	First Bulgarian Empire	≈ 348 thousand km²
26	Pala Empire	≈ 329 thousand km²
27	Southern Han	≈ 323 thousand km²
28	Kingdom of Germany	≈ 307 thousand km²
29	Kingdom of Khotan	≈ 298 thousand km²
30	Norway	≈ 282 thousand km²
31	Principality of Hungary	≈ 281 thousand km²
32	Heian period	≈ 244 thousand km²
33	Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom	≈ 233 thousand km²
34	Habbari Emirate	≈ 230 thousand km²
35	Vendel Period	≈ 229 thousand km²
36	Ziyadid dynasty	≈ 215 thousand km²
37	Upper Burgundy	≈ 214 thousand km²
38	Makuria	≈ 213 thousand km²
39	Ghana Empire	≈ 204 thousand km²
40	Maya civilization	≈ 177 thousand km²
41	Kashmir	≈ 150 thousand km²
42	Haripuñjaya	≈ 143 thousand km²
43	Jin (Later Tang precursor)	≈ 135 thousand km²
44	Chola Empire	≈ 131 thousand km²
45	Champa	≈ 130 thousand km²
46	Lavo Kingdom	≈ 126 thousand km²
47	Wuyue	≈ 124 thousand km²
48	Alodia	≈ 124 thousand km²
49	Min	≈ 122 thousand km²
50	Kingdom of León	≈ 105 thousand km²
51	Kingdom of Aksum	≈ 97 thousand km²
52	Wessex	≈ 96 thousand km²
53	Pyu city-states	≈ 95 thousand km²
54	Qi (Li Maozhen's state)	≈ 94 thousand km²
55	Kamarupa	≈ 93 thousand km²
56	Vikings	≈ 86 thousand km²
57	Georgia	≈ 86 thousand km²
58	Goryeo	≈ 82 thousand km²
59	Chandra dynasty	≈ 77 thousand km²
60	Anuradhapura	≈ 74 thousand km²
61	Lower Burgundy	≈ 71 thousand km²
62	Qarmatians	≈ 65 thousand km²
63	Principality of Serbia	≈ 61 thousand km²
64	Mataram kingdom	≈ 60 thousand km²
65	Sajid dynasty	≈ 58 thousand km²
66	Bagratid Armenia	≈ 57 thousand km²
67	Duchy of Bohemia	≈ 46 thousand km²
68	Volga Bulgaria	≈ 44 thousand km²
69	Kingdom of Alba	≈ 42 thousand km²
70	Shirvan	≈ 42 thousand km²
71	Kingdom of Vaspurakan	≈ 42 thousand km²
72	Alid dynasties of northern Iran	≈ 41 thousand km²
73	Unified Silla	≈ 38 thousand km²
74	Casablanca	≈ 36 thousand km²
75	Galuh Kingdom	≈ 36 thousand km²
76	Kingdom of Asturias	≈ 29 thousand km²
77	Pagan Kingdom	≈ 27 thousand km²
78	Sunda Kingdom	≈ 27 thousand km²
79	Hubaekje	≈ 25 thousand km²
80	Kingdom of the Iberians	≈ 25 thousand km²
81	County of Ribagorza	≈ 24 thousand km²
82	Ancestral Puebloans	≈ 21 thousand km²
83	Duchy of Croatia	≈ 21 thousand km²
84	Celtic Britons	≈ 20 thousand km²
85	Classic Veracruz culture	≈ 19 thousand km²
86	Principality of Salerno	≈ 18 thousand km²
87	Danelaw	≈ 17 thousand km²
88	Papal States	≈ 16 thousand km²
89	Northumbria	≈ 16 thousand km²
90	Obotrites	≈ 15 thousand km²
91	Seisyllwg	≈ 14 thousand km²
92	Duchy of Benevento	≈ 13 thousand km²
93	Cyprus	≈ 11 thousand km²
94	Judicate of Cagliari	≈ 10 thousand km²
95	Strathclyde	≈ 9,426 km²
96	Duchy of Normandy	≈ 8,959 km²
97	Judicate of Logudoro	≈ 8,247 km²
98	Bali Kingdom	≈ 7,748 km²
99	Emirate of Nekor	≈ 6,989 km²
100	Berga	≈ 6,361 km²
101	Girona	≈ 5,761 km²
102	Toltec	≈ 5,605 km²
103	Emirate of Crete	≈ 5,499 km²
104	County of Pallars	≈ 4,850 km²
105	Roussillon	≈ 4,652 km²
106	Judicate of Gallura	≈ 4,598 km²
107	Cornwall	≈ 4,538 km²
108	Kingdom of Powys	≈ 4,272 km²
109	Judicate of Arborea	≈ 3,855 km²
110	County of Urgell	≈ 3,260 km²
111	Chimor	≈ 2,661 km²
112	Republic of Venice	≈ 2,571 km²
113	Brycheiniog	≈ 1,962 km²
114	Kingdom of Morgannwg	≈ 1,510 km²
115	Kingdom of Gwent	≈ 1,311 km²
116	Duchy of Naples	≈ 1,059 km²
117	Mercia	≈ 44 km²

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

New countries in this frame (6)

Upper Burgundy · Goryeo · Jin (Later Tang precursor) · Alid dynasties of northern Iran · Duchy of Normandy · Bali Kingdom

Countries that disappeared in this frame (12)

Later Jin (Five Dynasties) · Kingdom of Italy · Idrisid dynasty · Kingdom of Galicia · Taebong · Pandya dynasty · Yan (Five Dynasties period) · Kingdom of Brittany · Upper Burgundy · Kingdom of Gwynedd · County of Besalú · County of Aragon

Directions of expansion (2)

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

Rashtrakuta Empire → former land of Pratihara dynasty, ≈ 235 thousand km²
Fatimid Caliphate → former land of Idrisid dynasty, ≈ 194 thousand km²

The world in AD 922

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

China (70)

AD 922 — The Liang men, knowing there was a prepared defense, crossed the Huan River westward, took Cheng'an and left. (Old History of the Five Dynasties (Jiu Wudai shi), Annals 舊五代史卷29)
AD 922 — On day Bingwu of the third month, the royal army was defeated beneath the walls of Zhenzhou, and Yan Bao withdrew to Zhaozhou to hold it. (Old History of the Five Dynasties (Jiu Wudai shi), Annals 舊五代史卷29)
AD 922 — In the eighth month, Liang general Duan Ning took Weizhou and captured Prefect Li Cunru. (Old History of the Five Dynasties (Jiu Wudai shi), Annals 舊五代史卷29)
AD 922 — He attacked and took Jizhou and captured the prefect Hu Qiong. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷2 天贊1年 4月)
AD 922 — He made his son Yelü Yaogu grand marshal of the armies of the realm and ordered him to attack the Jibei region. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷2 天贊1年 11月)
AD 922 — Duan Ning attacked Weizhou (Wei prefecture) and captured its prefect, Li Cunru. (New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals 新五代史卷03 龍德2年8月)
AD 922 — He defeated the Khitan at Xincheng and Wangdu and pursued them as far as Youzhou. (New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals 新五代史卷05 天祐19年1月)
AD 922 — Li Cunshen defeated Zhenzhou, and Cunxu concurrently became military governor of the Chengde Army. (New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals 新五代史卷05 天祐19年10月)
AD 922 — A scout reports that the Khitan vanguard lodged at Xinle and crossed the Sha River, and the soldiers lose color in their faces. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 資治通鑑卷271 제65단(TOC 이후 비공백 줄))
AD 922 — Yan Bao builds ramparts and diverts the Hutuo River to surround and besiege Zhenzhou. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 資治通鑑卷271 제70단(TOC 이후 비공백 줄))

Korean Peninsula (7)

AD 922 — Sunsik, general of Myeongju, sends his son and submits to Goryeo. (Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) 世家卷1 太祖五年)
AD 922 — Taejo visits Seogyeong, newly establishes government offices and officials there, and begins building a fortified city. (Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) 世家卷1 太祖五年)
AD 924 — Gyeon Hwon sends his sons Sumigang and Yanggeom to attack Jomul district; Aeseon and Wang Chung are sent to relieve it, and Aeseon dies in battle. (Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) 世家卷1 太祖七年)
AD 924 — Silla's king Seungyeong dies, his younger brother Wiung succeeds, and comes to report the mourning. (Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) 世家卷1 太祖七年)
AD 924 — On the nineteenth day of the second month a Hundred Seats Sutra lecture was held at Hwangnyongsa and three hundred Seon monks were given offerings. (Samguk Yusa (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms) 紀異第二景哀王)
AD 925 — Taejo leads troops in person and fights Gyeon Hwon at Jomul; Yu Geumpil leads troops and joins him. (Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) 世家卷1 太祖八年)
AD 925 — Neungmun, general of Goulbu, surrendered to Taejo. (Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) 卷12 景哀王 2年)

Southeast Asia (1)

AD 923 — Southern Han sent Li Kezheng to attack Giao Châu and captured the military governor Cheng Mei. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 外紀卷之五「癸未。是歲梁亡。」)

Western Europe (6)

AD 922 — King Edward fortified the south of Stamford, and the people of the northern towns submitted. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 922 항 (pg657.txt 줄 3533))
AD 922 — His sister Æthelflæd died at Tamworth, and the people of Mercia submitted to Edward. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 922 항 (pg657.txt 줄 3533))
AD 923 — Ragnald took York, and King Edward had the fortress of Sorwell repaired. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 923 항 (pg657.txt 줄 3548))
AD 924 — At Nottingham King Edward held the crossing of the Trent bridge and repaired the south; the kings of Scotland and others chose him as father and lord. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 924 항 (pg657.txt 줄 3555))
AD 925 — King Edward died at Farndon; Athelstan was proclaimed king at Kingston, and Athelstan met Sihtric, king of Northumbria, at Tamworth. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 925 항 (pg657.txt 줄 3578))
AD 925 — Athelstan was consecrated as king at Kingston. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 925 항 (pg657.txt 줄 3578))

Changes of power ◆

◆ AD 922 — Jin (Later Tang precursor) appears
◆ AD 922 — Goryeo appears
◆ AD 922 — Upper Burgundy appears
◆ AD 922 — Idrisid dynasty ends
◆ AD 922 — Kingdom of Italy ends
◆ AD 922 — Later Jin (Five Dynasties) ends
◆ AD 922 — Rashtrakuta Empire takes 234,900 km² of former Pratihara dynasty land
◆ AD 922 — Fatimid Caliphate takes 194,200 km² of former Idrisid dynasty land