List of political entities in the 8th century

Political entities
Map of the world in 700 AD
NameCapital(s)State typeExistedLocation
Abbasid CaliphateBaghdadEmpire750 – 1256 ADAfrica: North; Asia: West
Umayyad CaliphateDammascus, HarranEmpire661 – 750 ADAfrica: North; Asia: West; Europe: West
Kanem EmpireNjimiEmpirec. 700 – 1387 ADAfrica: North Central
Kingdom of AksumAksumKingdomc.100 – c.940 ADAfrica: Northeast
AlodiaSobaEmpire680 – 1504 ADAfrica: Northeast
BlemmyesTribal Kingdom600 BC – 8th century ADAfrica: Northeast
MakuriaDongolaKingdom340 – 1312 ADAfrica: Northeast
Idrisid dynastyFezEmpire788 – 985 ADAfrica: Northwest
Ghana EmpireKoumbi SalehEmpirec. 400 – 1235 ADAfrica: West
MayaVariousKingdom city states2000 BC – 900ADAmericas: Central
ZapotecVariousKingdom city states700 BC – 1521 ADAmericas: Central
PuebloVariousTribal chiefdoms12th cent. BC – 14th cent. ADAmericas: North
Teotihuacan EmpireTeotihuacanEmpire100 BC – 8th century ADAmericas: North
CañariTumebambaTribal confederacy500 – 1533 ADAmericas: South
MocheMoche-TrujilloUnited independent polities100 – 800 ADAmericas: South
NazcaVariousTribal chiefdoms100 BC – 800 ADAmericas: South
Tiwanaku empireTiwanakuEmpire300 – 1000 ADAmericas: South
Wari EmpireHuariEmpire500 – 1100 ADAmericas: South
Avar KhaganateKhaganate567 – 804 ADEurope: Balkans
Byzantine EmpireConstantinopleEmpire395 – 1453 ADEurope: Balkans,
Asia: West;
Africa: Northeast
First Bulgarian EmpireVariousEmpire681 – 1018 ADEurope: Balkans
NarentinesTribal chiefdom/countship/dukedom6th – 10th centuries ADEurope: Balkans
Principality of SerbiaVariousPrincipality7th – 10th centuriesEurope: Balkans
AilechGrianán AilighKingdom450 – 1283 ADEurope: British Isles
AirgíallaClogherTribal Federation/Kingdom331 – 1590 ADEurope: British Isles
Kingdom of BreifneCroghanKingdom700 – 1256 ADEurope: British Isles
BrycheiniogTalgarthKingdom450 – 1045 ADEurope: British Isles
CaiTribal kingdom25 – 871 ADEurope: British Isles
CeTribal kingdom1st century – 900 ADEurope: British Isles
ConnachtTribal chiefdom/kingdomc. 10th century BC – 1474 ADEurope: British Isles
Dál RiataDunaddKingdom501 – 878 ADEurope: British Isles
DumnoniaIsca DumnoniorumDukedom/principality290 – 875 ADEurope: British Isles
DyfedKingdom410 – 910 ADEurope: British Isles
Kingdom of East AngliaRendlesham, DommocKingdom6th C – 918 ADEurope: British Isles
FortriuTribal kingdom1 – 850 ADEurope: British Isles
GlywysingCardiffKingdom490 – 1063 ADEurope: British Isles
GododdinKingdom5th – 8th century ADEurope: British Isles
GwentCaerwent, Porth-is-CoedKingdom420 – 1081 ADEurope: British Isles
GwyneddVariousKingdom420 – 1261 ADEurope: British Isles
HaestingasHastingsTribal kingdom6th century – 771 ADEurope: British Isles
KentDurovernumKingdom455 – 871 ADEurope: British Isles
LeinsterKingdom436 – 1632 ADEurope: British Isles
LindseyLindumKingdom/Client410 – 775 ADEurope: British Isles
MeathDublinKingdom1st century – 1173 ADEurope: British Isles
MerciaTamworthKingdom527 – 918 ADEurope: British Isles
Kingdom of NorthumbriaBamburghKingdom653 – 954 ADEurope: British Isles
OsraigeKilkennyKingdom150 – 1185 ADEurope: British Isles
PictlandKingdom250 BC – 850 AD[1]Europe: British Isles
PowysVariousKingdom488 – 1160 ADEurope: British Isles
StrathclydeDumbarton, GovanKingdom450 – 1093 ADEurope: British Isles
SussexSelseyKingdom477 – 860 ADEurope: British Isles
TyrconnellDun na nGallKingdom464 – 1607 ADEurope: British Isles
Uí FailgheRathangan, DaingeanKingdom507 – 1550 ADEurope: British Isles
UlsterKingdom465 – 1177 ADEurope: British Isles
WessexWinchesterKingdom519 – 1018 ADEurope: British Isles
Khazar KhaganateVariousNomadic Kingdom618 – 1048 ADEurope: East;
Asia, Central;
Eurasian: Caucasus
KutrigursNomadic confederation/client453 – 8th century ADEurope: East
MagyarTribal Confederation/Principality1100 BC – 895 ADEurope: East
Volga BulgariaBolghar, BilärKingdom660 – 1236 ADEurope: East
Duchy of Benevento
After 774,
Principality of Benevento		BeneventoDukedom/Principality/Client571 – 1074 ADEurope: South
Kingdom of the LombardsPaviaKingdom568 – 774 ADEurope: South
Papal StatesRomePontifical states754 – 1870 ADEurope: South
San MarinoSan MarinoRepublic301 AD – presentEurope: South
Duchy of TridentumBeneventoDukedom/Principality574 – 1802 ADEurope: South
Republic of VeniceVeniceRepublic697 – 1797 ADEurope: South
ArmoricaKingdom/dukedom343 – 1532 ADEurope: West
Kingdom of AsturiasVariousKingdom718 – 924 ADEurope: West
AustrasiaMetzKingdom511 – 751 ADEurope: West
BavariaDukedom508 – 788 ADEurope: West
CarantaniaKarnburgPrincipality658 – 828 ADEurope: West
Emirate of CórdobaCórdobaPrincipality756 – 929 ADEurope: West
CornouaillePrincipality430 – 1084 ADEurope: West
FranciaTournai, ParisKingdom/Empire481 – 843 ADEurope: West
Frisian KingdomDorestad, UtrechtKingdom600 – 734 ADEurope: West
Kingdom of GaliciaSantiago de CompostelaKingdom409 – 1833 ADEurope: West
Old SaxonyDukedom758 – 804 ADEurope: West
PoherVorgiumPrincipality520 – 936 ADEurope: West
Raetia CuriensisChurBishopric (religious state)452 – 1160 ADEurope: West
Saxons (Continental)Tribal confederation5th century BC – 754 ADEurope: West
Duchy of ThuringiaDuchy631 – 1440 ADEurope: West
Visigothic KingdomVariousKingdom418 – 720 ADEurope: West
ArminiyaDvinPrincipality/client653 – 884 ADEurasian: Caucasus
Principality of IberiaTbilisiPrincipality580 – 891 ADEurasian: Caucasus
SarirHumrajKingdom/Client453 – 12th century ADEurasian: Caucasus
GhassanidBalka, Harith, Petra, SideirKingdom/Client220 – 712 ADAsia: West
AfrighidsKathKingdom/Client305 – 995 ADAsia: Central
Kingdom of ShuleKashgarKingdom/Client80 – 850 ADAsia: Central
KhotanKhotanKingdom56 – 1006 ADAsia: Central
Tatar confederationNot specifiedConfederation8th century – 1202 ADAsia: Central
Tibetan EmpireLhasa, Pho brangEmpire618 – 907 ADAsia: Central, East
Turgesh KhaganateBalasagunNomadic Empire699 – 766 ADAsia: Central
Second Turkic KhaganateOrdu BaliqConfederation552 – 747 ADAsia: Central, East
AnuradhapuraAnuradhapuraKingdom377 BC – 1017 ADAsia: South
AyAykudiKingdom4th century BC – 12th century ADAsia: South
Kingdom of BumthangChakhar GuthoKingdom7th – 17th centuries ADAsia: South
Chera KingdomKingdom5th century BC – 1102 ADAsia: South
Eastern ChalukyasVengi, RajamundryKingdom624 – 1129 ADAsia: South
Gurjara-PratiharaKannaujEmpire650 – 1036 ADAsia: South
Kabul ShahiKabul, WaihindKingdom/Empire6th century – 1026 ADAsia: South
KamarupaVariousKingdom350 – 1140 ADAsia: South
MaitrakaVallabhiEmpire475 – 767 ADAsia: South
Pallava EmpireKanchiEmpire250 BC – 800 ADAsia: South
RajarataVariousKingdom377 BC – 1310 ADAsia: South
Western Ganga dynastyKolar, TalakadKingdom350 – 1000 ADAsia: South
Bruneian EmpireVariousEmpire7th century – 1888 ADAsia: Southeast
ChampaVariousKingdom192 – 1832 ADAsia: Southeast
Chenla KingdomBhavapura, IsanapuraKingdom550 – 706 ADAsia: Southeast
Gangga NegaraGangga NegaraKingdom2nd – 11th centuries ADAsia: Southeast
LangkasukaKedah, PattaniKingdom100 – 1516 ADAsia: Southeast
Lavo KingdomLavo, AyodhayaKingdom450 – 1388 ADAsia: Southeast
Melayu KingdomJambiKingdom4th – 13th centuries ADAsia: Southeast
Pyu city-statesSri KsetraFederated City States250 BC – 1085 ADAsia: Southeast
Sunda KingdomVariousKingdom669 – 1579 ADAsia: Southeast
Thaton KingdomThatonKingdom300 BC – 1085 ADAsia: Southeast
Tang dynastyChang'an, LuoyangEmpire618 – 907 ADAsia: East, Central
KhitansShangjingKingdom/Client388 – 1211 ADAsia: East, China
JapanVariousEmpire660 BC – presentAsia: East, Japan
BalhaeDongmoEmpire698 – 926 ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
SillaGyeongjuKingdom55 BC – 935 ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
UsanKingdom512 – 930 ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula

See also
List of political entities in the 8th century
Preceded by
7th century		 Political entities
of the 8th century		 Succeeded by
9th century

References
  1. Salway, Peter. "Gaelic Kingdoms: Kingdoms of Caledonia". 2014. The History Files. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
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