Territorial change of Bijapur Sultanate

“Bijapur Sultanate” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1492 to 1686. Its territory was largest in AD 1653 – 1658, at ≈ 396 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1492 – 1511≈ 119 thousand km²
AD 1512 – 1520≈ 114 thousand km²
AD 1521 – 1546≈ 151 thousand km²
AD 1547 – 1551≈ 153 thousand km²
AD 1552 – 1571≈ 156 thousand km²
AD 1572 – 1618≈ 247 thousand km²
AD 1619 – 1639≈ 279 thousand km²
AD 1640 – 1652≈ 326 thousand km²
AD 1653 – 1658≈ 396 thousand km²
AD 1659 – 1661≈ 368 thousand km²
AD 1662 – 1669≈ 338 thousand km²
AD 1670 – 1676≈ 40 thousand km²
AD 1677 – 1682≈ 40 thousand km²
AD 1683 – 1686≈ 40 thousand km²
AD 1492AD 1686

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1653 – 1658 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1492≈ 119 thousand km²55 of 129
AD 1497≈ 119 thousand km²56 of 130
AD 1502≈ 119 thousand km²56 of 129
AD 1507≈ 119 thousand km²57 of 125
AD 1512≈ 114 thousand km²59 of 124
AD 1516≈ 114 thousand km²58 of 123
AD 1519≈ 114 thousand km²57 of 123
AD 1521≈ 151 thousand km²46 of 119
AD 1526≈ 151 thousand km²47 of 121
AD 1529≈ 151 thousand km²48 of 124
AD 1534≈ 151 thousand km²46 of 125
AD 1540≈ 151 thousand km²45 of 122
AD 1547≈ 153 thousand km²46 of 121
AD 1552≈ 156 thousand km²45 of 119
AD 1556≈ 156 thousand km²42 of 117
AD 1564≈ 156 thousand km²41 of 116
AD 1572≈ 247 thousand km²33 of 110
AD 1579≈ 247 thousand km²33 of 101
AD 1582≈ 247 thousand km²32 of 99
AD 1588≈ 247 thousand km²33 of 100
AD 1595≈ 247 thousand km²32 of 99
AD 1600≈ 247 thousand km²31 of 97
AD 1602≈ 247 thousand km²31 of 98
AD 1609≈ 247 thousand km²34 of 100
AD 1612≈ 247 thousand km²34 of 105
AD 1619≈ 279 thousand km²32 of 107
AD 1622≈ 279 thousand km²33 of 107
AD 1626≈ 279 thousand km²32 of 109
AD 1629≈ 279 thousand km²32 of 109
AD 1632≈ 279 thousand km²33 of 109
AD 1636≈ 279 thousand km²34 of 110
AD 1640≈ 326 thousand km²29 of 114
AD 1642≈ 326 thousand km²32 of 115
AD 1645≈ 326 thousand km²30 of 115
AD 1648≈ 326 thousand km²30 of 117
AD 1653≈ 396 thousand km²23 of 115
AD 1659≈ 368 thousand km²26 of 114
AD 1662≈ 338 thousand km²29 of 116
AD 1670≈ 40 thousand km²76 of 117
AD 1673≈ 40 thousand km²78 of 117
AD 1677≈ 40 thousand km²78 of 116
AD 1683≈ 40 thousand km²80 of 117

Its highest rank was in AD 1653: number 115 of 23.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 6 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1572gainedVijayanagara Empire≈ 92 thousand km²
AD 1521gainedVijayanagara Empire≈ 40 thousand km²
AD 1619gainedBidar Sultanate≈ 32 thousand km²
AD 1687lostMughal Empire≈ 30 thousand km²
AD 1662lostMughal Empire≈ 30 thousand km²
AD 1659lostMughal Empire≈ 29 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Vijayanagara Empire

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Bijapur Sultanate was an early modern sultanate located in the southwestern Deccan, ruled by the Adil Shahi dynasty.

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