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What Country Was Kharkiv In?

Kharkiv (Ukraine) lies within 13 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Khazars, from AD 800 to AD 999. The earliest state recorded here is Hunnic Empire (AD 400).

Who ruled Kharkiv?

Period (by border map)Ruled by
500 BC – 401 BCUnclaimed / no data
400 BC – 324 BCScythians
323 BC – 201 BCUnclaimed / no data
200 BC – 101 BCScythians
100 BC – AD 399Unclaimed / no data
AD 400 – AD 499Hunnic Empire
AD 500 – AD 699Unclaimed / no data
AD 700 – AD 799Magyars
AD 800 – AD 999Khazars
1000 – 1099Pechenegs
1100 – 1199Cuman-Kipchak confederation
1200 – 1299Cuman Khanates
1300 – 1399Ryazan
1400 – 1599Poland-Lithuania
1600 – 1782Tsardom of Muscovy
1783 – 1919Russian Empire
1920 – 1929Ukraine
1930 – 1937White Russia
1938 – 1993USSR
1994 – todayUkraine
Map showing Kharkiv in AD 900Kharkiv
Border map for AD 900. See Europe in AD 900.

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Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.