List of sovereign states in 1143

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The notion of a sovereign state arises in the 16th century with the development of modern diplomacy. For earlier times, the term "sovereign state" is an anachronism. What corresponded to sovereign states in the medieval and ancient period were monarchs ruling By the Grace of God, de facto feudal or imperial autocrats, or de facto independent nations or tribal confederations.

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Sovereign states[]

A[]

• Abbasid Caliphate
•   Ailech
•   Airgíalla
•   Alania – Kingdom of Alania
•   Alba – Kingdom of Alba
•   Almería – Taifa of Almería
• Almohad Caliphate
•   Alodia – Kingdom of Alodia
• Antioch – Principality of Antioch
•   Aragon – Kingdom of Aragon
•   Arcos – Taifa of Arcos
•   Artsakh – Kingdom of Artsakh
•   Armorica

B[]

•  Badajoz – Taifa of Badajoz
•  Barcelona – County of Barcelona
• Béarn – Viscounty of Béarn
•  Beja and Évora – Taifa of Beja and Évora
•  Bohemia – Duchy of Bohemia
•  Breifne – Kingdom of Briefne
• Brittany – Duchy of Brittany
•  Bumthang – Kingdom of Bumthang
•  Burgundy-Arles (Arelat) – Kingdom of Burgundy.^[1]
•  Butuan – Rajahnate of Butuan
•  Byzantine Empire – Byzantine Empire

C[]

•  Cañari – Tribal Confederacy of Cañari
•  Carmona – Taifa of Carmona
•  Champa – Kingdom of Champa
•  China – Southern Song Dynasty
•  Cilicia – Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
•  Connacht – Kingdom of Connacht
•  Constantina and Hornachuelos – Taifa of Constantina and Hornachuelos
•  Cork (City State)
•  Couto Misto
•  Cumania – Khanate of Cumania (Cuman-Kipchak Confederation)

D[]

• Deheubarth – Kingdom of Deheubarth
•   Dénia – Taifa of Dénia
•   Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
•   Derbent – Derbent Emirate
•   Desmond – Kingdom of Desmond
•   Dublin – Kingdom of Dublin

E[]

•  Edessa – County of Edessa
•  England – Kingdom of England
•  Ethiopia – Ethiopian Empire

F[]

•   Fatimid – Fatimid Caliphate
• Flanders – County of Flanders
• France – Kingdom of France

G[]

• Galicia – Kingdom of Galicia (Reino de Galicia)
•   Galilee – Principality of Galilee
•   Galloway – Kingdom of Galloway
• Garhwal – Garhwal Kingdom (Tehri Garhwal)
•   Gazikumukh Shamkhalate
• Georgia – Kingdom of Georgia
• Genoa – Republic of Genoa
•   Ghana – Empire of Ghana (Ghanaian Empire / Awkar)
•   Ghurid – Ghurid Dynasty
•   Granada – Taifa Kingdom of Granada
• Guelders – Duchy of Guelders
• Gwynedd – Kingdom of Gwynedd

H[]

•  Holy Roman Empire, a highly complex political entity which included:
  • Bavaria – Duchy of Bavaria
  • Lusatia – March of Lausitz
  • Montferrat – March of Montferrat
  • Verona – March of Verona
• Hungary – Kingdom of Hungary

I[]

• Iceland – Icelandic Free State

J[]

• Japan – Kamakura Shogunate
• Jerusalem – Kingdom of Jerusalem
•  Jin – Jin Empire

K[]

• Kanem – Kanem Empire
•  Kara-Khanid – Kara-Khanid Khanate
•  Khitans – Kingdom of Khitans
•  Kievan Rus' – Kievan Rus'
• Korea – Kingdom of Goryeo

L[]

•   Leinster – Kingdom of Leinster
• León – Kingdom of León

M[]

•   Málaga – Taifa of Málaga
•   Mapungubwe – Kingdom of Mapungubwe
• Meath – Kingdom of Meath
•  Morocco – Emirate of Morocco (ruled by the Almoravid dynasty)
•   Murcia – Taifa of Murcia

N[]

• Navarre – Kingdom of Navarre
• Norway – Kingdom of Norway

O[]

•   Osraige

P[]

• Poland – Kingdom of Poland
• Portugal – Kingdom of Portugal
• Powys – Kingdom of Powys

S[]

• Scotland – Kingdom of Scotland
• Seljuk – Seljuk Empire
• Serbia – Grand Principality of Serbia
• Sicily – Kingdom of Sicily
• Silves – Taifa of Silves
• Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden
• Syunik-Baghk – Kingdom of Syunik-Baghk

T[]

•   Tavira – Taifa of Tavira
•   Tejada – Taifa of Tejada
•   Thomond – Kingdom of Thomond

U[]

•   Ulaid

W[]

•   Waterford (City State)
•   Western Xia
•   Wexford (City State)

Notes[]