See also: List of state leaders in the 10th century.
| Name | Capital(s) | State type | Existed | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baghdad | Empire | 750 – 1256 AD | Africa: North; Asia: West | |
| Mahdia, Al-Mansuriya, Cairo | Empire | 909 – 1171 AD | Africa: North; Asia: West | |
| Kairouan | Emirate | 800 – 909 AD | Africa: North-central | |
| Njimi | Empire | c. 700 – 1387 AD | Africa: North-central | |
| Aksum | Kingdom | c.100 – c.940 AD | Africa: Northeast | |
| Soba | Empire | 680 – 1504 AD | Africa: Northeast | |
| Dongola | Kingdom | 340 – 1312 AD | Africa: Northeast | |
| Fez | Empire | 788 – 985 AD | Africa: Northwest | |
| Koumbi Saleh | Empire | c. 400 – 1235 AD | Africa: West | |
| Igbo-Ukwu | Kingdom | 948 – 1911 AD | Africa: West | |
| Various | Kingdom City States | 700 BC – 1521 AD | Americas: Central | |
| Various | Tribal chiefdom's | 12th century BC – 14th century AD | Americas: North | |
| Tumebamba | Tribal Confederacy | 500 – 1533 AD | Americas: South | |
| Tiwanaku | Empire | 300 – 1000 AD | Americas: South | |
| Huari | Empire | 500 – 1100 AD | Americas: South | |
| Constantinople | Empire | 395 – 1453 AD | Europe: Balkans, Asia: West; Africa: Northeast | |
| Chandax | Principality | 824 – 961 AD | Europe: Balkans | |
| Various | Empire | 681 – 1018 AD | Europe: Balkans | |
| Esztergom, Székesfehérvár | Principality | 895 – 1000 AD | Europe: Balkans | |
| Tribal chiefdom/countship/dukedom | 6th – 10th centuries AD | Europe: Balkans | ||
| Various | Principality | 7th – 10th centuries | Europe: Balkans | |
| Various | Kingdom | 925 – 1102 AD | Europe: Balkans | |
| Trebinje | Principality/client | 850 – 1482 AD | Europe: Balkans | |
| Grianán Ailigh | Kingdom | 450 – 1283 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Clogher | Tribal Federation/Kingdom | 331 – 1590 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Clogher | Kingdom | 900 – 1286 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Croghan | Kingdom | 700 – 1256 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Talgarth | Kingdom | 450 – 1045 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Tribal chiefdom/kingdom | c. 10th century BC – 1474 AD | Europe: British Isles | ||
| Kingdom | 410 – 910 AD | Europe: British Isles | ||
| Rendlesham, Dommoc | Kingdom | 6th C – 918 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Winchester, London | Kingdom | 927 – 1707 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Cardiff | Kingdom | 490 – 1063 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Caerwent, Porth-is-Coed | Kingdom | 420 – 1081 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Various | Kingdom | 420 – 1261 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Kingdom | 436 – 1632 AD | Europe: British Isles | ||
| Kingdom | 848 – 1266 AD | Europe: British Isles | ||
| Dublin | Kingdom | 1st century – 1173 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Tamworth | Kingdom | 527 – 918 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Kingdom | c. 970 – 1130 AD | Europe: British Isles | ||
| Bamburgh | Kingdom | 653 – 954 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Kilkenny | Kingdom | 150 – 1185 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Various | Kingdom | 488 – 1160 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Stirling, Edinburgh | Kingdom | 843 – 1707 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Dumbarton, Govan | Kingdom | 450 – 1093 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Dun na nGall | Kingdom | 464 – 1607 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Rathangan, Daingean | Kingdom | 507 – 1550 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Kingdom | 465 – 1177 AD | Europe: British Isles | ||
| Winchester | Kingdom | 519 – 1018 AD | Europe: British Isles | |
| Not specified | Nomadic confederation | 900 – 1220 AD | Europe: East; Asia: Central | |
| Various | Nomadic Kingdom | 618 – 1048 AD | Europe: East; Asia, Central; Eurasian: Caucasus | |
| Kiev | Federated principalities | 882 – 1283 AD | Europe: East | |
| Bolghar, Bilär | Kingdom | 660 – 1236 AD | Europe: East | |
| Various | Kingdom | c. 900 – present | Europe: Nordic | |
| Þingvellir | Commonwealth (federation) | 930 – 1262 AD | Europe: Nordic | |
| Various | Kingdom | 872 AD – present | Europe: Nordic | |
| Various | Kingdom | c. 970 – present | Europe: Nordic | |
| Duchy of Benevento after 774, Principality of Benevento | Benevento | Dukedom/Principality/Client | 571 – 1074 AD | Europe: South |
| Rome | Pontifical states | 754 – 1870 AD | Europe: South | |
| San Marino | Republic | 301 AD – present | Europe: South | |
| Benevento | Dukedom/Principality | 574 – 1802 AD | Europe: South | |
| Venice | Republic | 697 – 1797 AD | Europe: South | |
| Kingdom/dukedom | 343 – 1532 AD | Europe: West | ||
| Various | Kingdom | 718 – 924 AD | Europe: West | |
| Various | Viscounty | 9th century – 1620 AD | Europe: West | |
| Various | Dukedom | 939 – 1547 AD | Europe: West | |
| Córdoba | Principality | 756 – 929 AD | Europe: West | |
| Córdoba | Kingdom | 929 – 1031 AD | Europe: West | |
| Principality | 430 – 1084 AD | Europe: West | ||
| Various | Countship | 862 – 1795 AD | Europe: West | |
| Paris, Versailles | Kingdom | 843 – 1792 AD | Europe: West | |
| Santiago de Compostela | Kingdom | 409 – 1833 AD | Europe: West | |
| Holy Roman Empire | No official | Empire | 962 – 1806 AD | Europe: West, South |
| Leon | Kingdom | 910 – 1230 AD | Europe: West | |
| Nancy | Dukedom | 959 – 1766 AD | Europe: West | |
| Kingdom | 855 – 959 AD | Europe: West | ||
| Pamplona | Kingdom | 824 – 1620 AD | Europe: West | |
| Rouen | Duchy | 911 – 1259 AD | Europe: West | |
| Vorgium | Principality | 520 – 936 AD | Europe: West | |
| Chur | Bishopric (religious state) | 452 – 1160 AD | Europe: West | |
| Duchy | 631 – 1440 AD | Europe: West | ||
| Humraj | Kingdom/Client | 453 – 12th century AD | Eurasian: Caucasus | |
| Kath | Kingdom/Client | 305 – 995 AD | Asia: Central | |
| Balasagun, Kashgar, Samarkand | Nomadic confederation | 840 – 1212 AD | Asia: Central | |
| Khotan | Kingdom | 56 – 1006 AD | Asia: Central | |
| Not specified | Confederation | 8th century – 1202 AD | Asia: Central | |
| Anuradhapura | Kingdom | 377 BC – 1017 AD | Asia: South | |
| Aykudi | Kingdom | 4th century BC – 12th century AD | Asia: South | |
| Chakhar Gutho | Kingdom | 7th – 17th centuries AD | Asia: South | |
| Kingdom | 5th century BC – 1102 AD | Asia: South | ||
| Vengi, Rajamundry | Kingdom | 624 – 1129 AD | Asia: South | |
| Various | Kingdom | 888 – 1949 AD | Asia: South | |
| Various | Sultanate | 879 – 1215 AD | Asia: South, West, Central | |
| Kannauj | Empire | 650 – 1036 AD | Asia: South | |
| Kabul, Waihind | Kingdom/Empire | 6th century – 1026 AD | Asia: South | |
| Various | Kingdom | 350 – 1140 AD | Asia: South | |
| Various | Kingdom | 377 BC – 1310 AD | Asia: South | |
| Kolar, Talakad | Kingdom | 350 – 1000 AD | Asia: South | |
| Kingdom | 938 – 1804 AD | Asia: Southeast, Vietnam | ||
| Various | Empire | 7th century – 1888 AD | Asia: Southeast | |
| Various | Kingdom | 192 – 1832 AD | Asia: Southeast | |
| Gangga Negara | Kingdom | 2nd – 11th centuries AD | Asia: Southeast | |
| Yaśodharapura (Angkor) | 802 – 1431 AD | Asia: Southeast | ||
| Kedah, Pattani | Kingdom | 100 – 1516 AD | Asia: Southeast | |
| Lavo, Ayodhaya | Kingdom | 450 – 1388 AD | Asia: Southeast | |
| Jambi | Kingdom | 4th – 13th centuries AD | Asia: Southeast | |
| Sri Ksetra | Federated City States | 250 BC – 1085 AD | Asia: Southeast | |
| Various | Kingdom | 669 – 1579 AD | Asia: Southeast | |
| Thaton | Kingdom | 300 BC – 1085 AD | Asia: Southeast | |
| Chang'an, Luoyang | Empire | 618 – 907 AD | Asia: East, Central | |
| Shangjing | Kingdom/Client | 388 – 1211 AD | Asia: East, China | |
| Bianjing, Lin'an | Empire | 960 – 1279 AD | Asia: East, China | |
| Empire | 3rd century AD – present | Asia: East, Japan | ||
| Dongmo | Empire | 698 – 926 AD | Asia: East, Korean Peninsula | |
| Gyeongju | Kingdom | 55 BC – 935 AD | Asia: East, Korean Peninsula | |
| Kingdom | 512 – 930 AD | Asia: East, Korean Peninsula | ||