World map in AD 962 — territory by country

Frame AD 962 — world borders from AD 962 to AD 969. 120 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Samanid Empire (≈ 2.66 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (120, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Samanid Empire	≈ 2.66 million km²
2	Liao dynasty	≈ 1.92 million km²
3	Tibetans	≈ 1.85 million km²
4	Kimak–Kipchak confederation	≈ 1.43 million km²
5	Abbasid Caliphate	≈ 1.43 million km²
6	Kievan Rus'	≈ 990 thousand km²
7	Song dynasty	≈ 903 thousand km²
8	Southern Tang	≈ 774 thousand km²
9	Rashtrakuta Empire	≈ 768 thousand km²
10	Byzantine Empire	≈ 762 thousand km²
11	Khazars	≈ 750 thousand km²
12	Holy Roman Empire	≈ 737 thousand km²
13	Abbasid Caliphate	≈ 736 thousand km²
14	Qocho	≈ 653 thousand km²
15	Later Shu	≈ 606 thousand km²
16	Srivijaya	≈ 538 thousand km²
17	Fatimid Caliphate	≈ 518 thousand km²
18	Hamdanid dynasty	≈ 458 thousand km²
19	Oghuz Khagan	≈ 450 thousand km²
20	Yenisei Kyrgyz	≈ 424 thousand km²
21	Kara-Khanid Khanate	≈ 409 thousand km²
22	Khmer Empire	≈ 398 thousand km²
23	Dali Kingdom	≈ 361 thousand km²
24	Umayyad state of Córdoba	≈ 359 thousand km²
25	First Bulgarian Empire	≈ 357 thousand km²
26	West Francia	≈ 354 thousand km²
27	Kingdom of Khotan	≈ 298 thousand km²
28	Ghaznavids	≈ 297 thousand km²
29	Norway	≈ 282 thousand km²
30	Southern Han	≈ 261 thousand km²
31	Heian period	≈ 244 thousand km²
32	Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom	≈ 233 thousand km²
33	Kamarupa	≈ 231 thousand km²
34	Habbari Emirate	≈ 229 thousand km²
35	Principality of Hungary	≈ 218 thousand km²
36	Ziyadid dynasty	≈ 215 thousand km²
37	Makuria	≈ 213 thousand km²
38	Ghana Empire	≈ 204 thousand km²
39	Chaulukya dynasty	≈ 200 thousand km²
40	Idrisid dynasty	≈ 194 thousand km²
41	Pala Empire	≈ 193 thousand km²
42	Utpala dynasty	≈ 174 thousand km²
43	Kingdom of Italy	≈ 172 thousand km²
44	Vendel Period	≈ 146 thousand km²
45	Kingdom of León	≈ 144 thousand km²
46	Haripuñjaya	≈ 143 thousand km²
47	Goryeo	≈ 143 thousand km²
48	Kingdom of England	≈ 140 thousand km²
49	Maya civilization	≈ 135 thousand km²
50	Chola Empire	≈ 131 thousand km²
51	Champa	≈ 130 thousand km²
52	Duchy of Bohemia	≈ 127 thousand km²
53	Lavo Kingdom	≈ 126 thousand km²
54	Wuyue	≈ 125 thousand km²
55	Alodia	≈ 124 thousand km²
56	Kingdom of Arles	≈ 117 thousand km²
57	Icelandic Commonwealth	≈ 112 thousand km²
58	Kingdom of Poland	≈ 108 thousand km²
59	Kashmir	≈ 105 thousand km²
60	Danish Realm	≈ 83 thousand km²
61	Chandelas of Jejakabhukti	≈ 80 thousand km²
62	Pyu city-states	≈ 77 thousand km²
63	Chandra dynasty	≈ 76 thousand km²
64	Anuradhapura	≈ 74 thousand km²
65	Jingnan	≈ 71 thousand km²
66	Qarmatians	≈ 65 thousand km²
67	Ngô dynasty	≈ 62 thousand km²
68	Mataram kingdom	≈ 60 thousand km²
69	Georgia	≈ 59 thousand km²
70	Bagratid Armenia	≈ 59 thousand km²
71	Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)	≈ 56 thousand km²
72	Pagan Kingdom	≈ 45 thousand km²
73	Volga Bulgaria	≈ 44 thousand km²
74	Kingdom of Alba	≈ 42 thousand km²
75	Shirvan	≈ 42 thousand km²
76	Kingdom of Vaspurakan	≈ 42 thousand km²
77	Ziyarid dynasty	≈ 41 thousand km²
78	Kingdom of Castile	≈ 40 thousand km²
79	Casablanca	≈ 36 thousand km²
80	Galuh Kingdom	≈ 36 thousand km²
81	Duchy of Normandy	≈ 35 thousand km²
82	Duchy of Brittany	≈ 32 thousand km²
83	Pratihara dynasty	≈ 30 thousand km²
84	Vikings	≈ 28 thousand km²
85	Sunda Kingdom	≈ 27 thousand km²
86	Northern Han	≈ 27 thousand km²
87	Jämtland	≈ 26 thousand km²
88	Kingdom of the Iberians	≈ 25 thousand km²
89	County of Ribagorza	≈ 24 thousand km²
90	Muslim Sicily	≈ 22 thousand km²
91	Ancestral Puebloans	≈ 21 thousand km²
92	Celtic Britons	≈ 19 thousand km²
93	Classic Veracruz culture	≈ 19 thousand km²
94	Principality of Salerno	≈ 18 thousand km²
95	Papal States	≈ 16 thousand km²
96	Zagwe dynasty	≈ 14 thousand km²
97	Duchy of Benevento	≈ 13 thousand km²
98	Judicate of Cagliari	≈ 10 thousand km²
99	Strathclyde	≈ 9,363 km²
100	Judicate of Logudoro	≈ 8,247 km²
101	Bali Kingdom	≈ 7,748 km²
102	Emirate of Nekor	≈ 7,039 km²
103	Kingdom of Gwynedd	≈ 6,364 km²
104	County of Besalú	≈ 6,361 km²
105	Girona	≈ 5,761 km²
106	Toltec	≈ 5,605 km²
107	County of Pallars	≈ 4,850 km²
108	Roussillon	≈ 4,652 km²
109	Judicate of Gallura	≈ 4,598 km²
110	Kingdom of Powys	≈ 4,359 km²
111	Judicate of Arborea	≈ 3,855 km²
112	County of Urgell	≈ 3,260 km²
113	Republic of Venice	≈ 2,687 km²
114	Chimor	≈ 2,661 km²
115	Brycheiniog	≈ 1,962 km²
116	Tamna	≈ 1,959 km²
117	Kingdom of Morgannwg	≈ 1,510 km²
118	Kingdom of Gwent	≈ 1,268 km²
119	Duchy of Naples	≈ 770 km²
120	Duchy of Amalfi	≈ 96 km²

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

New countries in this frame (3)

Ghaznavids · Holy Roman Empire · Kingdom of Poland

Countries that disappeared in this frame (2)

Kingdom of Germany · Principality of Serbia

The world in AD 962

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

China (24)

AD 962 — Zhang Wenbiao, Governor of Hengzhou, rebelled. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷001 建隆三年)
AD 963 — Song troops took Tanzhou. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷001 乾德元年)
AD 963 — Murong Yanzhao defeated Sanjiangkou, took Yuezhou, and recovered Langzhou, pacifying Hunan. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷001 乾德元年)
AD 963 — After a long standoff with Zhang Wenbiao, Yang Shifan wins a great victory, takes Tanzhou, and captures Zhang Wenbiao. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷003 (963년 조))
AD 963 — Wang Quanbin, together with Guo Jin and Cao Bin, attacks Leping county in Northern Han and forces the surrender of Wang Chao, the garrison commander, and others. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷003 (963년 조))
AD 964 — Pan Mei and others took Chenzhou. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷001 乾德二年)
AD 964 — Liu Guangyi took Kuizhou; Gao Yanchou, military governor of Shu, burned himself to death. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷001 乾德二年)
AD 964 — Wang Quanbin took the strongholds of Wanren and Yanzi and Xingzhou, then in succession seized twenty-odd strongholds including Shituan. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷001 乾德二年)
AD 964 — The Later Shu generals Wang Zhaoyuan and Zhao Chongtao are defeated three times in three battles and pursued to north of Lizhou; they cross the Jiebai ferry, burn the pontoon bridge, and withdraw to hold Jianmen. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷004 (964년 조))
AD 964 — Liu Guangyi enters by a narrow mountain road and breaks in succession the stockades at Songmu, Sanhui, and Wushan, capturing the naval commissioner Yuan Dehong and others, and seizes more than two hundred warships. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷004 (964년 조))

Southeast Asia (2)

AD 966 — After the Southern Ngô fell, warlords rose across the land and seized districts. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 外紀卷之五「丙寅十六年。南吳亡。羣䧺竟起，各」)
AD 968 — Đinh Bộ Lĩnh ascended the throne, named the state Đại Cồ Việt, and set the capital at Hoa Lư. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 本紀卷之一「戊辰元年。帝即位，建國號大瞿越，」)

Western Europe (3)

AD 963 — Æthelwold became bishop of Winchester, drove out the secular clergy, and installed monks in their place. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 963 항 (pg657.txt 줄 3971))
AD 964 — King Edgar drove the priests out of the Old and New Minsters at Winchester and of Chertsey and Milton, and replaced them with monks. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 964 항 (pg657.txt 줄 4066))
AD 969 — King Edgar had the whole land of Thanet plundered. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 969 항 (pg657.txt 줄 4084))

Eastern Europe & Russia (1)

AD 968 — The freed Kyivans sent a messenger to Svyatoslav protesting that he was giving up his own land to seek another's (right after the Pecheneg siege). (Karamzin, History of the Russian State 제1권 VII장)

Changes of power ◆

◆ AD 962 — Ghaznavids appears
◆ AD 962 — Kingdom of Poland appears
◆ AD 962 — Kingdom of Germany ends

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