World map in AD 970 — territory by country

Frame AD 970 — world borders from AD 970 to AD 979. 115 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Samanid Empire (≈ 2.34 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (115, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Samanid Empire	≈ 2.34 million km²
2	Fatimid Caliphate	≈ 1.95 million km²
3	Liao dynasty	≈ 1.92 million km²
4	Tibetans	≈ 1.85 million km²
5	Song dynasty	≈ 1.58 million km²
6	Kimak–Kipchak confederation	≈ 1.46 million km²
7	Kievan Rus'	≈ 1.10 million km²
8	Buyid dynasty	≈ 1.08 million km²
9	Byzantine Empire	≈ 893 thousand km²
10	Southern Tang	≈ 774 thousand km²
11	Rashtrakuta Empire	≈ 768 thousand km²
12	Holy Roman Empire	≈ 725 thousand km²
13	Qocho	≈ 653 thousand km²
14	Srivijaya	≈ 538 thousand km²
15	Oghuz Khagan	≈ 467 thousand km²
16	Yenisei Kyrgyz	≈ 424 thousand km²
17	Kara-Khanid Khanate	≈ 409 thousand km²
18	Hamdanid dynasty	≈ 399 thousand km²
19	Khmer Empire	≈ 398 thousand km²
20	Dali Kingdom	≈ 360 thousand km²
21	Umayyad state of Córdoba	≈ 359 thousand km²
22	West Francia	≈ 354 thousand km²
23	Khazars	≈ 320 thousand km²
24	Kingdom of Khotan	≈ 298 thousand km²
25	Ghaznavids	≈ 297 thousand km²
26	Southern Han	≈ 261 thousand km²
27	Norway	≈ 255 thousand km²
28	Heian period	≈ 244 thousand km²
29	Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom	≈ 233 thousand km²
30	Kamarupa	≈ 231 thousand km²
31	Habbari Emirate	≈ 229 thousand km²
32	First Bulgarian Empire	≈ 226 thousand km²
33	Principality of Hungary	≈ 218 thousand km²
34	Ziyadid dynasty	≈ 215 thousand km²
35	Makuria	≈ 213 thousand km²
36	Ghana Empire	≈ 204 thousand km²
37	Chaulukya dynasty	≈ 200 thousand km²
38	Idrisid dynasty	≈ 194 thousand km²
39	Pala Empire	≈ 193 thousand km²
40	Utpala dynasty	≈ 174 thousand km²
41	Vendel Period	≈ 146 thousand km²
42	Kingdom of León	≈ 144 thousand km²
43	Haripuñjaya	≈ 143 thousand km²
44	Goryeo	≈ 143 thousand km²
45	Kingdom of England	≈ 140 thousand km²
46	Ngô dynasty	≈ 136 thousand km²
47	Maya civilization	≈ 135 thousand km²
48	Champa	≈ 130 thousand km²
49	Duchy of Bohemia	≈ 127 thousand km²
50	Lavo Kingdom	≈ 126 thousand km²
51	Wuyue	≈ 125 thousand km²
52	Alodia	≈ 124 thousand km²
53	Kingdom of Arles	≈ 117 thousand km²
54	Icelandic Commonwealth	≈ 112 thousand km²
55	Chola Empire	≈ 112 thousand km²
56	Danish Realm	≈ 110 thousand km²
57	Kingdom of Poland	≈ 108 thousand km²
58	Kashmir	≈ 105 thousand km²
59	Chandelas of Jejakabhukti	≈ 80 thousand km²
60	Pyu city-states	≈ 77 thousand km²
61	Chandra dynasty	≈ 76 thousand km²
62	Anuradhapura	≈ 74 thousand km²
63	Qarmatians	≈ 65 thousand km²
64	Mataram kingdom	≈ 60 thousand km²
65	Georgia	≈ 59 thousand km²
66	Bagratid Armenia	≈ 59 thousand km²
67	Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)	≈ 55 thousand km²
68	Pagan Kingdom	≈ 45 thousand km²
69	Volga Bulgaria	≈ 44 thousand km²
70	Kingdom of Alba	≈ 42 thousand km²
71	Shirvan	≈ 42 thousand km²
72	Kingdom of Vaspurakan	≈ 42 thousand km²
73	Ziyarid dynasty	≈ 41 thousand km²
74	Kingdom of Castile	≈ 40 thousand km²
75	Duchy of Benevento	≈ 37 thousand km²
76	Casablanca	≈ 36 thousand km²
77	Galuh Kingdom	≈ 36 thousand km²
78	Duchy of Normandy	≈ 35 thousand km²
79	Duchy of Brittany	≈ 32 thousand km²
80	Pratihara dynasty	≈ 30 thousand km²
81	Vikings	≈ 28 thousand km²
82	Sunda Kingdom	≈ 27 thousand km²
83	Northern Han	≈ 27 thousand km²
84	Jämtland	≈ 26 thousand km²
85	Kingdom of the Iberians	≈ 25 thousand km²
86	County of Ribagorza	≈ 24 thousand km²
87	Muslim Sicily	≈ 22 thousand km²
88	Ancestral Puebloans	≈ 21 thousand km²
89	Celtic Britons	≈ 19 thousand km²
90	Classic Veracruz culture	≈ 19 thousand km²
91	Papal States	≈ 16 thousand km²
92	Zagwe dynasty	≈ 14 thousand km²
93	Judicate of Cagliari	≈ 10 thousand km²
94	Strathclyde	≈ 9,363 km²
95	Girona	≈ 9,045 km²
96	Judicate of Logudoro	≈ 8,247 km²
97	Bali Kingdom	≈ 7,748 km²
98	Emirate of Nekor	≈ 7,039 km²
99	Kingdom of Gwynedd	≈ 6,364 km²
100	County of Besalú	≈ 6,336 km²
101	Toltec	≈ 5,605 km²
102	Principality of Salerno	≈ 5,063 km²
103	County of Pallars	≈ 4,850 km²
104	Roussillon	≈ 4,652 km²
105	Judicate of Gallura	≈ 4,598 km²
106	Kingdom of Powys	≈ 4,359 km²
107	Judicate of Arborea	≈ 3,855 km²
108	Republic of Venice	≈ 2,687 km²
109	Chimor	≈ 2,661 km²
110	Brycheiniog	≈ 1,962 km²
111	Tamna	≈ 1,959 km²
112	Kingdom of Morgannwg	≈ 1,510 km²
113	Kingdom of Gwent	≈ 1,268 km²
114	Duchy of Naples	≈ 770 km²
115	Duchy of Amalfi	≈ 96 km²

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

New countries in this frame (1)

Buyid dynasty

Countries that disappeared in this frame (6)

Abbasid Caliphate · Abbasid Caliphate · Later Shu · Kingdom of Italy · Jingnan · County of Urgell

Directions of expansion (2)

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

Fatimid Caliphate → former land of Abbasid Caliphate, ≈ 1.44 million km²
Song dynasty → former land of Later Shu, ≈ 607 thousand km²

The world in AD 970

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

China (29)

AD 970 — Xiao Siwen, Northern Court Privy Commissioner, was killed by bandits at Pandao Ling. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷8 保寧2年 5月)
AD 970 — In the tenth month, Song troops took Hezhou. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷002 開寶三年)
AD 970 — After the Song army defeats Lian Prefecture, Lu Shou, the pacification commissioner of Southern Han, leads his men back and holds Qingyuan. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷006 (970년 조))
AD 971 — Pan Mei took Guangzhou and captured Liu Chang, pacifying Guangnan. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷002 開寶四年)
AD 971 — When the Liao army invades Yizhou, the supervisor Ren Deyi fights and repels it. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷006 (971년 조))
AD 972 — The Jurchens attack Baisha stockade, seize three government horses, and plunder one hundred and twenty-eight civilians. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷007 (972년 조))
AD 972 — The Yellow River breaks its banks at Chaocheng county of Daming prefecture, and many prefectures in Henan and Hebei are submerged. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷007 (972년 조))
AD 974 — When Song asked for peace, Yelü Changshu, prefect of Zhuozhou, made a settlement with Song. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷8 保寧6年 3月)
AD 974 — In an intercalary month, Song troops took Chizhou. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷003 開寶七年)
AD 974 — Cao Bin defeated the Jiangnan army at Caishi, captured Yang Shou, deputy military commissioner, and over a thousand men, and crossed the river by pontoon bridge. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷003 開寶七年)

Korean Peninsula (1)

AD 974 — Yeongga, a conspirator in Seogyeong, rebels and is executed. (Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) 世家卷2 光宗二十五年)

Southeast Asia (2)

AD 979 — Đỗ Thích assassinated the emperor in the palace. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 本紀卷之一「己卯十年春，南越王璉殺皇太子項郎」)
AD 979 — Prince consort Ngô Nhật Khánh led more than 1,000 Champa naval vessels to attack Hoa Lư, but most of them capsized in a storm. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 本紀卷之一「己卯十年春，南越王璉殺皇太子項郎」)

Western Europe (7)

AD 973 — Edgar was consecrated as king at Bath on Whitsunday (Pentecost). (The year is 972 in the bracketed version and 973 in the text; scholars adopt 973.) (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 971 항 (pg657.txt 줄 4096))
AD 973 — When Edgar led the entire fleet to Chester, six kings came and swore allegiance. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 973 항 (pg657.txt 줄 4107))
AD 975 — King Edgar died on 8 July, and his son Edward succeeded to the throne. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 975 항 (pg657.txt 줄 4153))
AD 976 — A great famine struck England. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 976 항 (pg657.txt 줄 4277))
AD 978 — At Calne, members of the council fell from the floor and were injured or killed, but only Dunstan stood on a beam. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 978 항 (pg657.txt 줄 4288))
AD 979 — King Edward was murdered in the evening at Corfe Gate and buried without ceremony at Wareham. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 979 항 (pg657.txt 줄 4311))
AD 979 — Æthelred was consecrated as king at Kingston before two archbishops and ten bishops. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 979 항 (pg657.txt 줄 4311))

Eastern Europe & Russia (2)

AD 970 — Svyatoslav sent his son Vladimir and Dobrynya to Novgorod and at once set out for Bulgaria to begin a second conquest (the Bulgarian city name is unknown). (Karamzin, History of the Russian State 제1권 VII장)
AD 971 — According to a Greek saga, Kalokir fled to report that the Bulgarian capital (Pereyaslavets) was besieged. (Karamzin, History of the Russian State 제1권 VII장)

Changes of power ◆

◆ AD 970 — Buyid dynasty appears
◆ AD 970 — Abbasid Caliphate ends
◆ AD 970 — Abbasid Caliphate ends
◆ AD 970 — Kingdom of Italy ends
◆ AD 970 — Later Shu ends
◆ AD 970 — Fatimid Caliphate takes 1,435,500 km² of former Abbasid Caliphate land
◆ AD 970 — Song dynasty takes 606,800 km² of former Later Shu land
◆ AD 970 — Abbasid Caliphate loses 1,435,500 km² to Fatimid Caliphate