List of political entities in the 9th century

See also: List of state leaders in the 9th century

Political entities in the 8th century – Political entities in the 10th century – Political entities by year

This is a list of political entities in the 9th century (801–900) AD.

Political entities

Map of the Old World in 900 AD

Name	Capital(s)	State type	Existed	Location
Abbasid Caliphate	Baghdad	Empire	750 – 1256 AD	Africa: North; Asia: West
Aghlabids	Kairouan	Emirate	800 – 909 AD	Africa: North-central
Kanem Empire	Njimi	Empire	c. 700 – 1387 AD	Africa: North-central
Kingdom of Aksum	Aksum	Kingdom	c.100 – c.940 AD	Africa: Northeast
Alodia	Soba	Empire	680 – 1504 AD	Africa: Northeast
Makuria	Dongola	Kingdom	340 – 1312 AD	Africa: Northeast
Idrisid dynasty	Fez	Empire	788 – 985 AD	Africa: Northwest
Ghana Empire	Koumbi Saleh	Empire	c. 400 – 1235 AD	Africa: West
Maya	Various	Kingdom City States	2000 BC – 900AD	Americas: Central
Zapotec	Various	Kingdom City States	700 BC – 1521 AD	Americas: Central
Pueblo	Various	Tribal chiefdom's	12th century BC – 14th century AD	Americas: North
Cañari	Tumebamba	Tribal Confederacy	500 – 1533 AD	Americas: South
Tiwanaku empire	Tiwanaku	Empire	300 – 1000 AD	Americas: South
Wari Empire	Huari	Empire	500 – 1100 AD	Americas: South
Avar Khaganate		Khaganate	567 – 804 AD	Europe: Balkans
Byzantine Empire	Constantinople	Empire	395 – 1453 AD	Europe: Balkans, Asia: West; Africa: Northeast
Emirate of Crete	Chandax	Principality	824 – 961 AD	Europe: Balkans
First Bulgarian Empire	Various	Empire	681 – 1018 AD	Europe: Balkans
Principality of Hungary	Esztergom, Székesfehérvár	Principality	895 – 1000 AD	Europe: Balkans
Principality of Lower Pannonia	Various	Principality/client	839 – 875 AD	Europe: Balkans
Narentines		Tribal chiefdom/countship/dukedom	6th – 10th centuries AD	Europe: Balkans
Principality of Serbia	Various	Principality	7th – 10th centuries	Europe: Balkans
Travunija	Trebinje	Principality/client	850 – 1482 AD	Europe: Balkans
Ailech	Grianán Ailigh	Kingdom	450 – 1283 AD	Europe: British Isles
Airgíalla	Clogher	Tribal Federation/Kingdom	331 – 1590 AD	Europe: British Isles
Kingdom of Breifne	Croghan	Kingdom	700 – 1256 AD	Europe: British Isles
Brycheiniog	Talgarth	Kingdom	450 – 1045 AD	Europe: British Isles
Cai		Tribal kingdom	25 – 871 AD	Europe: British Isles
Ce		Tribal kingdom	1st century – 900 AD	Europe: British Isles
Connacht		Tribal chiefdom/Tribal kingdom	c. 10th century BC – 1474 AD	Europe: British Isles
Dál Riata	Dunadd	Kingdom	501 – 878 AD	Europe: British Isles
Dumnonia	Isca Dumnoniorum	Dukedom/principality	290 – 875 AD	Europe: British Isles
Dyfed		Kingdom	410 – 910 AD	Europe: British Isles
Kingdom of East Anglia	Rendlesham, Dommoc	Kingdom	6th C – 918 AD	Europe: British Isles
Fortriu		Tribal kingdom	1 – 850 AD	Europe: British Isles
Glywysing	Cardiff	Kingdom	490 – 1063 AD	Europe: British Isles
Gwent	Caerwent, Porth-is-Coed	Kingdom	420 – 1081 AD	Europe: British Isles
Gwynedd	Various	Kingdom	420 – 1261 AD	Europe: British Isles
Kent	Durovernum	Kingdom	455 – 871 AD	Europe: British Isles
Leinster		Kingdom	436 – 1632 AD	Europe: British Isles
Kingdom of the Isles		Kingdom	848 – 1266 AD	Europe: British Isles
Meath	Dublin	Kingdom	1st century – 1173 AD	Europe: British Isles
Mercia	Tamworth	Kingdom	527 – 918 AD	Europe: British Isles
Kingdom of Northumbria	Bamburgh	Kingdom	653 – 954 AD	Europe: British Isles
Osraige	Kilkenny	Kingdom	150 – 1185 AD	Europe: British Isles
Pictland		Kingdom	250 BC – 850 AD	Europe: British Isles
Powys	Various	Kingdom	488 – 1160 AD	Europe: British Isles
Scotland	Stirling, Edinburgh	Kingdom	843 – 1707 AD	Europe: British Isles
Strathclyde	Dumbarton, Govan	Kingdom	450 – 1093 AD	Europe: British Isles
Sussex	Selsey	Kingdom	477 – 860 AD	Europe: British Isles
Tyrconnell	Dun na nGall	Kingdom	464 – 1607 AD	Europe: British Isles
Uí Failghe	Rathangan, Daingean	Kingdom	507 – 1550 AD	Europe: British Isles
Ulster		Kingdom	465 – 1177 AD	Europe: British Isles
Wessex	Winchester	Kingdom	519 – 1018 AD	Europe: British Isles
Khazar Khaganate	Various	Nomadic Kingdom	618 – 1048 AD	Europe: East; Asia, Central; Eurasian: Caucasus
Kievan Rus'	Kiev	Federated principalities	882 – 1283 AD	Europe: East
Magyar		Tribal Confederation/Principality	1100 BC – 895 AD	Europe: East
Rus' Khaganate	Not specified	Tribal Kingdom	830 – 899 AD	Europe: East
Volga Bulgaria	Bolghar, Bilär	Kingdom	660 – 1236 AD	Europe: East
Norway	Various	Kingdom	872 AD – present	Europe: Nordic
Duchy of Benevento after 774, Principality of Benevento	Benevento	Dukedom/Principality/Client	571 – 1074 AD	Europe: South
Papal States	Rome	Pontifical states	754 – 1870 AD	Europe: South
San Marino	San Marino	Republic	301 AD – present	Europe: South
Duchy of Tridentum	Benevento	Dukedom/Principality	574 – 1802 AD	Europe: South
Republic of Venice	Venice	Republic	697 – 1797 AD	Europe: South
Armorica		Kingdom/Dukedom	343 – 1532 AD	Europe: West
Kingdom of Asturias	Various	Kingdom	718 – 924 AD	Europe: West
Viscounty of Béarn	Various	Viscounty	9th century – 1620 AD	Europe: West
Carantania	Karnburg	Principality	658 – 828 AD	Europe: West
Carolingian Empire	Aachen	Empire	800 – 888 AD	Europe: West
Emirate of Córdoba	Córdoba	Principality	756 – 929 AD	Europe: West
Cornouaille		Principality	430 – 1084 AD	Europe: West
County of Flanders	Various	Countship	862 – 1795 AD	Europe: West
Francia	Tournai, Paris	Kingdom/Empire	481 – 843 AD	Europe: West
Kingdom of France	Paris, Versailles	Kingdom	843 – 1792 AD	Europe: West
Kingdom of Galicia	Santiago de Compostela	Kingdom	409 – 1833 AD	Europe: West
Lotharingia		Kingdom	855 – 959 AD	Europe: West
Kingdom of Navarre	Pamplona	Kingdom	824 – 1620 AD	Europe: West
Old Saxony		Dukedom	758 – 804 AD	Europe: West
Poher	Vorgium	Principality	520 – 936 AD	Europe: West
Raetia Curiensis	Chur	Bishopric (religious state)	452 – 1160 AD	Europe: West
Duchy of Thuringia		Duchy	631 – 1440 AD	Europe: West
Arminiya	Dvin	Principality/Client	653 – 884 AD	Eurasian: Caucasus
Principality of Iberia	Tbilisi	Principality	580 – 891 AD	Eurasian: Caucasus
Sarir	Humraj	Kingdom/Client	453 – 12th century AD	Eurasian: Caucasus
Afrighids	Kath	Kingdom/Client	305 – 995 AD	Asia: Central
Kara-Khanid Khanate	Balasagun, Kashgar, Samarkand	Nomadic confederation	840 – 1212 AD	Asia: Central
Kashgar	Kashgar	Kingdom/Client	80 – 850 AD	Asia: Central
Khotan	Khotan	Kingdom	56 – 1006 AD	Asia: Central
Tatar confederation	Not specified	Confederation	8th century – 1202 AD	Asia: Central
Tibetan Empire	Lhasa, Pho brang	Empire	618 – 907 AD	Asia: Central, East
Anuradhapura	Anuradhapura	Kingdom	377 BC – 1017 AD	Asia: South
Ay	Aykudi	Kingdom	4th century BC – 12th century AD	Asia: South
Kingdom of Bumthang	Chakhar Gutho	Kingdom	7th – 17th centuries AD	Asia: South
Chera Kingdom		Kingdom	5th century BC – 1102 AD	Asia: South
Eastern Chalukyas	Vengi, Rajamundry	Kingdom	624 – 1129 AD	Asia: South
Garhwal Kingdom	Various	Kingdom	888 – 1949 AD	Asia: South
Ghurid dynasty	Various	Sultanate	879 – 1215 AD	Asia: South, West, Central
Gurjara-Pratihara	Kannauj	Empire	650 – 1036 AD	Asia: South
Kabul Shahi	Kabul, Waihind	Kingdom/Empire	6th century – 1026 AD	Asia: South
Kamarupa	Various	Kingdom	350 – 1140 AD	Asia: South
Rajarata	Various	Kingdom	377 BC – 1310 AD	Asia: South
Western Ganga dynasty	Kolar, Talakad	Kingdom	350 – 1000 AD	Asia: South
Bruneian Empire	Various	Empire	7th century – 1888 AD	Asia: Southeast
Champa	Various	Kingdom	192 – 1832 AD	Asia: Southeast
Gangga Negara	Gangga Negara	Kingdom	2nd – 11th centuries AD	Asia: Southeast
Khmer Empire	Mahendraparvata	Empire	802 – 1431 AD	Asia: Southeast
Langkasuka	Kedah, Pattani	Kingdom	100 – 1516 AD	Asia: Southeast
Lavo Kingdom	Lavo, Ayodhaya	Kingdom	450 – 1388 AD	Asia: Southeast
Melayu Kingdom	Jambi	Kingdom	4th – 13th centuries AD	Asia: Southeast
Pyu city-states	Sri Ksetra	Federated City States	250 BC – 1085 AD	Asia: Southeast
Sunda Kingdom	Various	Kingdom	669 – 1579 AD	Asia: Southeast
Thaton Kingdom	Thaton	Kingdom	300 BC – 1085 AD	Asia: Southeast
Tang dynasty	Chang'an, Luoyang	Empire	618 – 907 AD	Asia: East, Central
Khitans	Shangjing	Kingdom/Client	388 – 1211 AD	Asia: East, China
Japan	Heian-kyō	Empire	3rd century AD – present	Asia: East, Japan
Balhae	Dongmo	Empire	698 – 926 AD	Asia: East, Korean Peninsula
Silla	Gyeongju	Kingdom	55 BC – 935 AD	Asia: East, Korean Peninsula
Usan		Kingdom	512 – 930 AD	Asia: East, Korean Peninsula

See also

• List of Bronze Age states
• List of Iron Age states
• List of Classical Age states
• List of states during Late Antiquity
• List of states during the Middle Ages