(Map is approximate and for illustration only.)

Map highlights: Carolingian Franks rise under Pippin III – Anglo-Saxon kingdoms dominate much of England – Lombards, Byzantines, and the papacy shape Italy – Abbasids overthrow the Umayyads in 750 – Post-Harsha India is politically diverse – Temple culture and Sanskrit learning flourish – Tibetan Empire is powerful – Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples shape the steppe

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