List of political entities in the 8th century

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

Name Capital(s) State type Existed LocationAbbasid Caliphate Baghdad Empire 750 – 1256 AD Africa: North; Asia: WestUmayyad Caliphate Dammascus, Harran Empire 661 – 750 AD Africa: North; Asia: West; Europe: West Bashmurid Bashmur Principality c. 720 – 832 AD Africa: NorthKanem Empire Njimi Empire c. 700 – 1387 AD Africa: North CentralKingdom of Aksum Aksum Kingdom c.100 – c.940 AD Africa: NortheastAlodia Soba Empire 680 – 1504 AD Africa: NortheastBlemmyes Tribal Kingdom 600 BC – 8th century AD Africa: NortheastMakuria Dongola Kingdom 340 – 1312 AD Africa: NortheastIdrisid dynasty Fez Empire 788 – 985 AD Africa: NorthwestGhana Empire Koumbi Saleh Empire c. 400 – 1235 AD Africa: WestMaya Various Kingdom city states 2000 BC – 900AD Americas: CentralZapotec Various Kingdom city states 700 BC – 1521 AD Americas: CentralPueblo Various Tribal chiefdoms 12th cent. BC – 14th cent. AD Americas: NorthTeotihuacan Empire Teotihuacan Empire 100 BC – 8th century AD Americas: NorthCañari Tumebamba Tribal confederacy 500 – 1533 AD Americas: SouthMoche Moche-Trujillo United independent polities 100 – 800 AD Americas: SouthNazca Various Tribal chiefdoms 100 BC – 800 AD Americas: SouthTiwanaku empire Tiwanaku Empire 300 – 1000 AD Americas: SouthWari Empire Huari Empire 500 – 1100 AD Americas: SouthAvar Khaganate Khaganate 567 – 804 AD Europe: BalkansByzantine Empire Constantinople Empire 395 – 1453 AD Europe: Balkans,Asia: West;Africa: NortheastFirst Bulgarian Empire Various Empire 681 – 1018 AD Europe: BalkansNarentines Tribal chiefdom/countship/dukedom 6th – 10th centuries AD Europe: BalkansPrincipality of Serbia Various Principality 7th – 10th centuries Europe: BalkansAilech Grianán Ailigh Kingdom 450 – 1283 AD Europe: British IslesAirgíalla Clogher Tribal Federation/Kingdom 331 – 1590 AD Europe: British IslesKingdom of Breifne Croghan Kingdom 700 – 1256 AD Europe: British IslesBrycheiniog Talgarth Kingdom 450 – 1045 AD Europe: British IslesCai Tribal kingdom 25 – 871 AD Europe: British IslesCe Tribal kingdom 1st century – 900 AD Europe: British IslesConnacht Tribal chiefdom/kingdom c. 10th century BC – 1474 AD Europe: British IslesDál Riata Dunadd Kingdom 501 – 878 AD Europe: British IslesDumnonia Isca Dumnoniorum Dukedom/principality 290 – 875 AD Europe: British IslesDyfed Kingdom 410 – 910 AD Europe: British IslesKingdom of East Anglia Rendlesham, Dommoc Kingdom 6th C – 918 AD Europe: British IslesFortriu Tribal kingdom 1 – 850 AD Europe: British IslesGlywysing Cardiff Kingdom 490 – 1063 AD Europe: British IslesGododdin Kingdom 5th – 8th century AD Europe: British IslesGwent Caerwent, Porth-is-Coed Kingdom 420 – 1081 AD Europe: British IslesGwynedd Various Kingdom 420 – 1261 AD Europe: British IslesHaestingas Hastings Tribal kingdom 6th century – 771 AD Europe: British IslesKent Durovernum Kingdom 455 – 871 AD Europe: British IslesLeinster Kingdom 436 – 1632 AD Europe: British IslesLindsey Lindum Kingdom/Client 410 – 775 AD Europe: British IslesMeath Dublin Kingdom 1st century – 1173 AD Europe: British IslesMercia Tamworth Kingdom 527 – 918 AD Europe: British IslesKingdom of Northumbria Bamburgh Kingdom 653 – 954 AD Europe: British IslesOsraige Kilkenny Kingdom 150 – 1185 AD Europe: British IslesPictland Kingdom 250 BC – 850 AD Europe: British IslesPowys Various Kingdom 488 – 1160 AD Europe: British IslesStrathclyde Dumbarton, Govan Kingdom 450 – 1093 AD Europe: British IslesSussex Selsey Kingdom 477 – 860 AD Europe: British IslesTyrconnell Dun na nGall Kingdom 464 – 1607 AD Europe: British IslesUí Failghe Rathangan, Daingean Kingdom 507 – 1550 AD Europe: British IslesUlster Kingdom 465 – 1177 AD Europe: British IslesWessex Winchester Kingdom 519 – 1018 AD Europe: British IslesKhazar Khaganate Various Nomadic Kingdom 618 – 1048 AD Europe: East;Asia, Central;Eurasian: CaucasusKutrigurs Nomadic confederation/client 453 – 8th century AD Europe: EastMagyar Tribal Confederation/Principality 1100 BC – 895 AD Europe: EastVolga Bulgaria Bolghar, Bilär Kingdom 660 – 1236 AD Europe: EastDuchy of BeneventoAfter 774,Principality of Benevento Benevento Dukedom/Principality/Client 571 – 1074 AD Europe: SouthKingdom of the Lombards Pavia Kingdom 568 – 774 AD Europe: SouthPapal States Rome Pontifical states 754 – 1870 AD Europe: SouthSan Marino San Marino Republic 301 AD – present Europe: SouthDuchy of Tridentum Benevento Dukedom/Principality 574 – 1802 AD Europe: SouthRepublic of Venice Venice Republic 697 – 1797 AD Europe: SouthArmorica Kingdom/dukedom 343 – 1532 AD Europe: WestKingdom of Asturias Various Kingdom 718 – 924 AD Europe: WestAustrasia Metz Kingdom 511 – 751 AD Europe: WestBavaria Dukedom 508 – 788 AD Europe: WestCarantania Karnburg Principality 658 – 828 AD Europe: WestEmirate of Córdoba Córdoba Principality 756 – 929 AD Europe: WestCornouaille Principality 430 – 1084 AD Europe: WestFrancia Tournai, Paris Kingdom/Empire 481 – 843 AD Europe: WestFrisian Kingdom Dorestad, Utrecht Kingdom 600 – 734 AD Europe: WestKingdom of Galicia Santiago de Compostela Kingdom 409 – 1833 AD Europe: WestOld Saxony Dukedom 758 – 804 AD Europe: WestPoher Vorgium Principality 520 – 936 AD Europe: WestRaetia Curiensis Chur Bishopric (religious state) 452 – 1160 AD Europe: WestSaxons (Continental) Tribal confederation 5th century BC – 754 AD Europe: WestDuchy of Thuringia Duchy 631 – 1440 AD Europe: WestVisigothic Kingdom Various Kingdom 418 – 720 AD Europe: WestArminiya Dvin Principality/client 653 – 884 AD Eurasian: CaucasusPrincipality of Iberia Tbilisi Principality 580 – 891 AD Eurasian: CaucasusSarir Humraj Kingdom/Client 453 – 12th century AD Eurasian: CaucasusGhassanid Balka, Harith, Petra, Sideir Kingdom/Client 220 – 712 AD Asia: WestAfrighids Kath Kingdom/Client 305 – 995 AD Asia: CentralKingdom of Shule Kashgar Kingdom/Client 80 – 850 AD Asia: CentralKhotan Khotan Kingdom 56 – 1006 AD Asia: CentralTatar confederation Not specified Confederation 8th century – 1202 AD Asia: CentralTibetan Empire Lhasa, Pho brang Empire 618 – 907 AD Asia: Central, EastTurgesh Khaganate Balasagun Nomadic Empire 699 – 766 AD Asia: CentralSecond Turkic Khaganate Ordu Baliq Confederation 552 – 747 AD Asia: Central, EastAnuradhapura Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BC – 1017 AD Asia: SouthAy Aykudi Kingdom 4th century BC – 12th century AD Asia: SouthKingdom of Bumthang Chakhar Gutho Kingdom 7th – 17th centuries AD Asia: SouthChera Kingdom Kingdom 5th century BC – 1102 AD Asia: SouthEastern Chalukyas Vengi, Rajamundry Kingdom 624 – 1129 AD Asia: SouthGurjara-Pratihara Kannauj Empire 650 – 1036 AD Asia: SouthKabul Shahi Kabul, Waihind Kingdom/Empire 6th century – 1026 AD Asia: SouthKamarupa Various Kingdom 350 – 1140 AD Asia: SouthMaitraka Vallabhi Empire 475 – 767 AD Asia: SouthPallava Empire Kanchi Empire 250 BC – 800 AD Asia: SouthRajarata Various Kingdom 377 BC – 1310 AD Asia: SouthWestern Ganga dynasty Kolar, Talakad Kingdom 350 – 1000 AD Asia: SouthBruneian Empire Various Empire 7th century – 1888 AD Asia: SoutheastChampa Various Kingdom 192 – 1832 AD Asia: SoutheastChenla Kingdom Bhavapura, Isanapura Kingdom 550 – 706 AD Asia: SoutheastGangga Negara Gangga Negara Kingdom 2nd – 11th centuries AD Asia: SoutheastLangkasuka Kedah, Pattani Kingdom 100 – 1516 AD Asia: SoutheastLavo Kingdom Lavo, Ayodhaya Kingdom 450 – 1388 AD Asia: SoutheastMelayu Kingdom Jambi Kingdom 4th – 13th centuries AD Asia: SoutheastPyu city-states Sri Ksetra Federated City States 250 BC – 1085 AD Asia: SoutheastSunda Kingdom Various Kingdom 669 – 1579 AD Asia: SoutheastThaton Kingdom Thaton Kingdom 300 BC – 1085 AD Asia: SoutheastTang dynasty Chang'an, Luoyang Empire 618 – 907 AD Asia: East, CentralKhitans Shangjing Kingdom/Client 388 – 1211 AD Asia: East, ChinaJapan Various Empire 3rd century AD – present Asia: East, JapanBalhae Dongmo Empire 698 – 926 AD Asia: East, Korean PeninsulaSilla Gyeongju Kingdom 55 BC – 935 AD Asia: East, Korean PeninsulaUsan 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

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