List of sovereign states in 1143

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
• Alodia – Kingdom of Alodia

B

• Bohemia – Duchy of Bohemia
• Kingdom of Arles (Arelat) – Duchy of Burgundy.^[1]
• Byzantine Empire – Byzantine Empire

C

• China - Southern Song Dynasty

D

• Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark

E

• Ethiopia – Ethiopian Empire

F

•  France – Kingdom of France

H

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

I

• Icelandic Commonwealth – Icelandic Free State

J

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

K

• Korea – Kingdom of Goryeo

L

• León – Kingdom of León

M

• Montferrat – March of Montferrat. Originally a county, it was raised to become the Duchy of Montferrat in 1574.
•  Morocco – Emirate of Morocco, ruled by the Almoravid dynasty.

N

• Norway – Kingdom of Norway

P

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

R

• Zhupanie Raška – Principality of Raška (Serbia)

S

• Kingdom of Scotland
• Great Seljuq Empire
• Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden

W

• Western Xia

Notes

1. But not the modern territory of Burgundy, which had been annexed by France in 1477