Medieval Empires

Throughout the medieval era, many multi-ethnic states emerged – some lasting for just a generation, while others would endure for centuries. Here is our list of twenty empires from the Middle Ages, starting with the most successful.



Learn more about these empires:

The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire – Interview with Edward N. Luttwak

The Mongol Empire: The State of the Research

The Fall of the Angevin Empire

Merovingian and Carolingian Empires: An Analysis of Their Strengths and Weaknesses

Cnut: England’s Danish King

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the Retrospective of Comparative Historical Sociology of Empire

Medieval Empires

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