World map in AD 980 — territory by country

Frame AD 980 — world borders from AD 980 to AD 989. 111 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Song dynasty (≈ 2.77 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (111, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Song dynasty	≈ 2.77 million km²
2	Fatimid Caliphate	≈ 1.95 million km²
3	Samanid Empire	≈ 1.93 million km²
4	Liao dynasty	≈ 1.92 million km²
5	Tibetans	≈ 1.85 million km²
6	Kimak–Kipchak confederation	≈ 1.46 million km²
7	Buyid dynasty	≈ 1.31 million km²
8	Kievan Rus'	≈ 991 thousand km²
9	Byzantine Empire	≈ 900 thousand km²
10	Western Chalukya Empire	≈ 732 thousand km²
11	Holy Roman Empire	≈ 725 thousand km²
12	Ghaznavids	≈ 705 thousand km²
13	Qocho	≈ 653 thousand km²
14	Umayyad state of Córdoba	≈ 553 thousand km²
15	Srivijaya	≈ 538 thousand km²
16	Oghuz Khagan	≈ 467 thousand km²
17	Yenisei Kyrgyz	≈ 424 thousand km²
18	Kara-Khanid Khanate	≈ 409 thousand km²
19	Khmer Empire	≈ 398 thousand km²
20	Dali Kingdom	≈ 360 thousand km²
21	West Francia	≈ 354 thousand km²
22	Kingdom of Khotan	≈ 298 thousand km²
23	Norway	≈ 282 thousand km²
24	Heian period	≈ 244 thousand km²
25	Chauhan dynasty	≈ 242 thousand km²
26	Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom	≈ 233 thousand km²
27	Kamarupa	≈ 231 thousand km²
28	Habbari Emirate	≈ 228 thousand km²
29	Principality of Hungary	≈ 222 thousand km²
30	Paramara dynasty	≈ 216 thousand km²
31	Ziyadid dynasty	≈ 215 thousand km²
32	Hamdanid dynasty	≈ 215 thousand km²
33	Makuria	≈ 213 thousand km²
34	Ghana Empire	≈ 204 thousand km²
35	Chaulukya dynasty	≈ 200 thousand km²
36	First Bulgarian Empire	≈ 197 thousand km²
37	Kingdom of Poland	≈ 196 thousand km²
38	Utpala dynasty	≈ 174 thousand km²
39	Kingdom of León	≈ 144 thousand km²
40	Haripuñjaya	≈ 143 thousand km²
41	Goryeo	≈ 143 thousand km²
42	Ngô dynasty	≈ 136 thousand km²
43	Maya civilization	≈ 135 thousand km²
44	Kingdom of England	≈ 133 thousand km²
45	Champa	≈ 130 thousand km²
46	Duchy of Bohemia	≈ 127 thousand km²
47	Lavo Kingdom	≈ 126 thousand km²
48	Alodia	≈ 124 thousand km²
49	Vendel Period	≈ 118 thousand km²
50	Kingdom of Arles	≈ 117 thousand km²
51	Icelandic Commonwealth	≈ 112 thousand km²
52	Chola Empire	≈ 112 thousand km²
53	Danish Realm	≈ 110 thousand km²
54	Kashmir	≈ 105 thousand km²
55	Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)	≈ 90 thousand km²
56	Chandelas of Jejakabhukti	≈ 80 thousand km²
57	Pyu city-states	≈ 77 thousand km²
58	Pala Empire	≈ 77 thousand km²
59	Chandra dynasty	≈ 76 thousand km²
60	Anuradhapura	≈ 74 thousand km²
61	Georgia	≈ 61 thousand km²
62	Mataram kingdom	≈ 60 thousand km²
63	Bagratid Armenia	≈ 59 thousand km²
64	Kingdom of Alba	≈ 49 thousand km²
65	Pagan Kingdom	≈ 45 thousand km²
66	Volga Bulgaria	≈ 44 thousand km²
67	Shirvan	≈ 42 thousand km²
68	Kingdom of Vaspurakan	≈ 42 thousand km²
69	Duchy of Benevento	≈ 42 thousand km²
70	Kingdom of Castile	≈ 40 thousand km²
71	Casablanca	≈ 36 thousand km²
72	Galuh Kingdom	≈ 36 thousand km²
73	Duchy of Normandy	≈ 35 thousand km²
74	Duchy of Brittany	≈ 32 thousand km²
75	Pratihara dynasty	≈ 29 thousand km²
76	Sweden	≈ 28 thousand km²
77	Sunda Kingdom	≈ 27 thousand km²
78	Jämtland	≈ 26 thousand km²
79	Vikings	≈ 25 thousand km²
80	Kingdom of the Iberians	≈ 25 thousand km²
81	County of Ribagorza	≈ 24 thousand km²
82	Muslim Sicily	≈ 22 thousand km²
83	Rashtrakuta Empire	≈ 22 thousand km²
84	Ancestral Puebloans	≈ 21 thousand km²
85	Celtic Britons	≈ 19 thousand km²
86	Classic Veracruz culture	≈ 19 thousand km²
87	Papal States	≈ 16 thousand km²
88	Zagwe dynasty	≈ 14 thousand km²
89	Judicate of Cagliari	≈ 10 thousand km²
90	Strathclyde	≈ 9,426 km²
91	Girona	≈ 9,045 km²
92	Judicate of Logudoro	≈ 8,247 km²
93	Bali Kingdom	≈ 7,748 km²
94	Emirate of Nekor	≈ 6,813 km²
95	Qarmatians	≈ 6,700 km²
96	Kingdom of Gwynedd	≈ 6,364 km²
97	County of Besalú	≈ 6,336 km²
98	Toltec	≈ 5,605 km²
99	County of Pallars	≈ 4,850 km²
100	Roussillon	≈ 4,652 km²
101	Judicate of Gallura	≈ 4,598 km²
102	Kingdom of Powys	≈ 4,359 km²
103	Judicate of Arborea	≈ 3,855 km²
104	Republic of Venice	≈ 2,687 km²
105	Chimor	≈ 2,661 km²
106	Brycheiniog	≈ 1,962 km²
107	Tamna	≈ 1,959 km²
108	Kingdom of Morgannwg	≈ 1,510 km²
109	Kingdom of Gwent	≈ 1,268 km²
110	Duchy of Naples	≈ 866 km²
111	Duchy of Amalfi	≈ 96 km²

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

New countries in this frame (4)

Western Chalukya Empire · Sweden · Chauhan dynasty · Paramara dynasty

Countries that disappeared in this frame (8)

Khazars · Southern Tang · Southern Han · Idrisid dynasty · Wuyue · Ziyarid dynasty · Northern Han · Principality of Salerno

Directions of expansion (6)

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

Song dynasty → former land of Southern Tang, ≈ 776 thousand km²
Ghaznavids → former land of Samanid Empire, ≈ 410 thousand km²
Song dynasty → former land of Southern Han, ≈ 262 thousand km²
Umayyad state of Córdoba → former land of Idrisid dynasty, ≈ 195 thousand km²
Buyid dynasty → former land of Hamdanid dynasty, ≈ 183 thousand km²
Song dynasty → former land of Wuyue, ≈ 125 thousand km²

The world in AD 980

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

China (34)

AD 980 — He besieged Waqiao Pass. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷9 乾亨2年 10月)
AD 980 — Cao Han is ordered to repair the city walls of Xiong, Ba, Pingrong, Polu, and Qianning prefectures, to open the South River so that transport can run from Xiong to Mozhou, and to build great dikes. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷010 (980년 조))
AD 981 — Han troops in Shangjing rose in revolt and tried to set up Xiyin, but failed. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷9 乾亨3年 5月)
AD 981 — Bai Jiyun, prefect of Yi-Zhou, repels the Liao army at Pingsai stockade. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷010 (981년 조))
AD 982 — Jingzong died at Jiaoshan in the imperial camp; he left an edict that Prince Yang, Longxu, should succeed him. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷9 乾亨4年 9月)
AD 982 — Shengzong ascended the throne in front of the coffin at age twelve; the empress (Empress Dowager Chengtian) acted as regent by the edict. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷10 乾亨4年 9月)
AD 982 — Xiuge, Yuyue of the Northern Court, was made commander of the southern field armies and stationed at Southern Capital. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷10 乾亨4年 10月)
AD 983 — He offered the honorific title of Empress Dowager Chengtian and changed the era name to Tonghe. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷10 統和1年 6月)
AD 983 — To campaign against Goryeo, he gave troops to the Xuanhui envoys Pu Ling and Lin'a Kende and sent them east. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷10 統和1年 10月)
AD 983 — In the fifth month the Yellow River bursts badly at Hancun in Huazhou, inundating the civilian fields of Qian, Fu, Zao, and Qi prefectures, and flows into the Huai at the Pengcheng border; Guo Shouwen is ordered to raise laborers to block it. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷011 (983년 조))

Southeast Asia (5)

AD 980 — In the seventh month of autumn, an expedition against Li Huan of Jiaozhou was launched, and Sun Quanxing and others were appointed commanders. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷004 太平興國五年)
AD 980 — The Jiaozhou field headquarters fought the enemy and won a great victory. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷004 太平興國五年)
AD 981 — When the Song invaded along three routes (Hou Renbao and Sun Quanxing via Lạng Sơn, Chen Qinzuo via Xijie, and Liu Cheng via Bạch Đằng), Emperor Đại Hành personally held them off. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 本紀卷之一「辛巳二年春三月，侯仁寶、孫全興至」)
AD 982 — Emperor Đại Hành personally campaigned against Champa and won. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 本紀卷之一「壬午三年。興立丁朝皇太后楊氏爲大」)
AD 989 — Dương Tiến Lộc seized Hoan and Ai prefectures and rebelled, joining Champa. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 本紀卷之一「己丑興統元年春正月，改元大赦。封」)

Western Europe (6)

AD 980 — A pirate fleet plundered Southampton, killing or taking captive most of its inhabitants. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 980 항 (pg657.txt 줄 4360))
AD 980 — After sweeping through the Isle of Thanet, northern pirates plundered the county of Chester. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 980 항 (pg657.txt 줄 4360))
AD 981 — Petrocstow (Padstow) was plundered, and the coasts of Devon and Wales suffered great damage. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 981 항 (pg657.txt 줄 4369))
AD 982 — Three pirate ships came to Dorset and plundered Portland. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 982 항 (pg657.txt 줄 4379))
AD 982 — London was burned by fire. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 982 항 (pg657.txt 줄 4379))
AD 987 — The port of Watchet was plundered. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 987 항 (pg657.txt 줄 4413))

Eastern Europe & Russia (2)

AD 985 — Vladimir made peace with the Bulgars, and the Bulgars promised friendship by oath. (Karamzin, History of the Russian State 제1권 IX장)
AD 988 — Taught by the archbishop of Kherson, Vladimir hurried back to Kyiv, eager to shed the light of baptism on his people. (Karamzin, History of the Russian State 제1권 IX장)

Changes of power ◆

◆ AD 980 — Chauhan dynasty appears
◆ AD 980 — Sweden appears
◆ AD 980 — Paramara dynasty appears
◆ AD 980 — Western Chalukya Empire appears
◆ AD 980 — Idrisid dynasty ends
◆ AD 980 — Khazars ends
◆ AD 980 — Southern Han ends
◆ AD 980 — Southern Tang ends