Empires
De Jure Empire List
Empire is the highest level of the landed titles and has De Jure Claim under all lower levels under their realm. A character who has an Empire is called an emperor. The emperor must hold or control all county titles in the de jure kingdom, and the empire title to which the kingdom belongs de jure either does not exist or is not held by that emperor.
The below list is of the empires that are available from the beginning of the game in either 867 or 1066 start date. There are additional Titular Empires that are created through events and decisions made.
| Empire Name | Capital | De Jure Kingdoms | Notes |
| Abyssinia | Lasta | Abyssinia, Adal, Blemmyia, Damot, Nubia | |
| Ajuraan | Mogadishu | Ajuraan, Outer Ajuraan | |
| Arabian Empire | Damascus | Arabia, Egypt, Israel, Jerusalem, Syria, Yemen | |
| Bengal Empire | Laksmanavati | Bengal, Bihar, Gondwana, Kamarupa, Orissa, Pagan | |
| Britannia | Middlesex | Cornwall, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales | |
| Byzantine Empire | Byzantion | Anatolia, Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Epirus, Georgia, Hellas, Krete, Nikaea, Pontus, Serbia, Sicily, Thessalonika, Venice | |
| Carpathia | Visegrad | Hungary, Moldavia, Wallachia | |
| Deccan Empire | Kalyani | Andrha, Karnata, Lanka, Maharastra, Tamilakam, Telingana | |
| Francia | Ile de France | Aquitaine, Brittany, Burgundy, France | |
| Germania | Nassau | Bavaria, East Francia, Frisia, Lotharingia | Only exists De Jure in 867 |
| Guinea | Temne | Adiukru, Akan, Borgu, Guinea, Gur, Igbo-Benue, Kong, Toro, Yorubaland | |
| Hispania | Toledo | In 867: Andalusia, Asturias, Badajoz, Galicia, Navarra, Valencia. In 1066: Andalusia, Aragon, Badajoz, Castille, Galicia, Leon, Navarra, Valencia | |
| Holy Roman Empire | Aachen | Bavaria, Bohemia, Frisia, Germany, Lotharingia | Must be created by decision if starting in 867, Exists De Jure in 1066 |
| Italia | Roma | Italy, Romagna, Sardinia | |
| Kanem-Bornu | Kanem | Darfur, Hausaland, Kanem, Sao | |
| Khazaria | Itil | Caspian Steppe, Caucasus, Zaporizhia | |
| Maghreb | Kairwan | Africa, Anbiya, Maghreb, Sahara, Tahert | |
| Mali | Niani | Ghana, Gurma, Jenne, Kaabu, Mali, Songhay, Takrur | |
| Mongolia | Karakorum | Angara, Buryatia, Khakassia, Mongolia, Tuva | |
| Persian Empire | Isfahan | Daylam, Jazira, Kabulistan, Khorasan, Makran, Mesopotamia, Persia | |
| Rajastan | Kanyakubja | Delhi, Gujarat, Himalaya, Kashmir, Kosala, Malwa, Punjab, Rajputana, Sindh | |
| Russia | Kiev | Bjarmaland, Galicia-Volhynia, Novgorod, Ruthenia, Vladimir, White Rus | |
| Scandinavia | Skane | Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Sapmi | |
| Siberia | Tyumen | Ob, Sibir, Yugra | |
| Tartaria | Turgay | Cumania, Dzungaria, Kimek, Kipchak, Zhetysu | |
| Tibet | Lhasa | Amdo, Guge, Gyalrong, Kham, Lhomon, Maryul, Tsang, Xia, Ü | |
| Turan | Bukhara | Khotan, Oghuz il, Syr Darya, Transoxiana | |
| Volga-Ural | Bolghar | Bashkiria, Mordvinia, Permia, Volga Bulgaria | |
| Wendish Empire | Krakow | In 867: Bohemia, Great Moravia, Lithuania, Poland, Pomerania. In 1066: Lithuania, Poland, Pomerania |
Titular Empires
The below list of Titular Empires are created either through a decision or event. These do not exist at the beginning of either start date of 867 or 1066.
| Empire Name | Capital | De Jure Kingdoms | Notes |
| Aarlud Khanate | Sjaelland | ||
| Bactria | None | Must be created by Decision | |
| Baruun Khanate | Alexandria | ||
| Black Horde | Delhi | ||
| Chagatai | Samarkand | ||
| Golden Horde | Karakorum | ||
| Greater Armenia | Hayk | Must be created by Decision | |
| Ilkhanate | Tabriz | ||
| India | None | Inherits all De Jure Kingdoms from Rajastan, Bengal Empire, and Deccan Empire | Must be created by Decision |
| Kara Khitai | Balashagun | ||
| Kirghiz Khanate | Karabalgasun | ||
| Latin Empire | Byzantion | ||
| Mongol empire | Karakorum | Must be created by Decision | |
| Outremer | Jerusalem | Arabia, Jerusalem, Mesopotamia, Syria | Must be created by Decision |
| Roman Empire | Roma | Must be created by Decision | |
| Slavia | Kiev | Must be created by Decision | |
| Timurids | Samarkand | ||
| Togskol Khanate | Roma | ||
| Uyghur Khanate | Karabalgasun | ||
| White Horde | Praha |