List of political entities in the 8th century

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Political entities in the 7th century – Political entities in the 9th century – Political entities by year

This is a list of political entities in the 8th century (701–800) AD.

## Political entities[edit]

Map of the world in 700 AD Name | Capital(s) | State type | Existed | Location

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Abbasid Caliphate | Baghdad | Empire | 750 – 1256 AD | Africa: North; Asia: West
Umayyad Caliphate | Dammascus, Harran | Empire | 661 – 750 AD | Africa: North; Asia: West; Europe: West
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
Blemmyes |  | Tribal Kingdom | 600 BC – 8th century 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 chiefdoms | 12th cent. BC – 14th cent. AD | Americas: North
Teotihuacan Empire | Teotihuacan | Empire | 100 BC – 8th century AD | Americas: North
Cañari | Tumebamba | Tribal confederacy | 500 – 1533 AD | Americas: South
Moche | Moche-Trujillo | United independent polities | 100 – 800 AD | Americas: South
Nazca | Various | Tribal chiefdoms | 100 BC – 800 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
First Bulgarian Empire | Various | Empire | 681 – 1018 AD | Europe: Balkans
Narentines |  | Tribal chiefdom/countship/dukedom | 6th – 10th centuries AD | Europe: Balkans
Principality of Serbia | Various | Principality | 7th – 10th centuries | 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/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
Gododdin |  | Kingdom | 5th – 8th century 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
Haestingas | Hastings | Tribal kingdom | 6th century – 771 AD | Europe: British Isles
Kent | Durovernum | Kingdom | 455 – 871 AD | Europe: British Isles
Leinster |  | Kingdom | 436 – 1632 AD | Europe: British Isles
Lindsey | Lindum | Kingdom/Client | 410 – 775 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[1] | Europe: British Isles
Powys | Various | Kingdom | 488 – 1160 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
Kutrigurs |  | Nomadic confederation/client | 453 – 8th century AD | Europe: East
Magyar |  | Tribal Confederation/Principality | 1100 BC – 895 AD | Europe: East
Volga Bulgaria | Bolghar, Bilär | Kingdom | 660 – 1236 AD | Europe: East
Duchy of Benevento
After 774,
Principality of Benevento | Benevento | Dukedom/Principality/Client | 571 – 1074 AD | Europe: South
Kingdom of the Lombards | Pavia | Kingdom | 568 – 774 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
Austrasia | Metz | Kingdom | 511 – 751 AD | Europe: West
Bavaria |  | Dukedom | 508 – 788 AD | Europe: West
Carantania | Karnburg | Principality | 658 – 828 AD | Europe: West
Emirate of Córdoba | Córdoba | Principality | 756 – 929 AD | Europe: West
Cornouaille |  | Principality | 430 – 1084 AD | Europe: West
Francia | Tournai, Paris | Kingdom/Empire | 481 – 843 AD | Europe: West
Frisian Kingdom | Dorestad, Utrecht | Kingdom | 600 – 734 AD | Europe: West
Kingdom of Galicia | Santiago de Compostela | Kingdom | 409 – 1833 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
Saxons (Continental) |  | Tribal confederation | 5th century BC – 754 AD | Europe: West
Duchy of Thuringia |  | Duchy | 631 – 1440 AD | Europe: West
Visigothic Kingdom | Various | Kingdom | 418 – 720 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
Ghassanid | Balka, Harith, Petra, Sideir | Kingdom/Client | 220 – 712 AD | Asia: West
Afrighids | Kath | Kingdom/Client | 305 – 995 AD | Asia: Central
Kingdom of Shule | 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
Turgesh Khaganate | Balasagun | Nomadic Empire | 699 – 766 AD | Asia: Central
Second Turkic Khaganate | Ordu Baliq | Confederation | 552 – 747 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
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
Maitraka | Vallabhi | Empire | 475 – 767 AD | Asia: South
Pallava Empire | Kanchi | Empire | 250 BC – 800 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
Chenla Kingdom | Bhavapura, Isanapura | Kingdom | 550 – 706 AD | Asia: Southeast
Gangga Negara | Gangga Negara | Kingdom | 2nd – 11th centuries 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 | Various | 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[edit]

* 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

List of political entities in the 8th century

Preceded by

7th century

|  Political entities
of the 8th century | Succeeded by

9th century

## References[edit]

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

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