Territorial change of Crimean Khanate

“Crimean Khanate” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1450 to 1782. Its territory was largest in AD 1450 – 1467, at ≈ 223 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1450 – 1467≈ 223 thousand km²
AD 1468 – 1474≈ 135 thousand km²
AD 1475 – 1486≈ 135 thousand km²
AD 1487 – 1501≈ 137 thousand km²
AD 1502 – 1506≈ 137 thousand km²
AD 1507 – 1551≈ 137 thousand km²
AD 1552 – 1571≈ 137 thousand km²
AD 1572 – 1578≈ 115 thousand km²
AD 1579 – 1594≈ 86 thousand km²
AD 1595 – 1647≈ 59 thousand km²
AD 1648 – 1661≈ 59 thousand km²
AD 1662 – 1669≈ 59 thousand km²
AD 1670 – 1672≈ 59 thousand km²
AD 1673 – 1682≈ 59 thousand km²
AD 1683 – 1686≈ 59 thousand km²
AD 1687 – 1737≈ 59 thousand km²
AD 1738 – 1768≈ 121 thousand km²
AD 1769 – 1771≈ 121 thousand km²
AD 1772 – 1774≈ 124 thousand km²
AD 1775 – 1780≈ 123 thousand km²
AD 1781 – 1782≈ 123 thousand km²
AD 1450AD 1782

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1450 – 1467 (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 1450≈ 223 thousand km²36 of 127
AD 1453≈ 223 thousand km²39 of 130
AD 1459≈ 223 thousand km²37 of 132
AD 1463≈ 223 thousand km²37 of 132
AD 1468≈ 135 thousand km²52 of 140
AD 1475≈ 135 thousand km²49 of 137
AD 1482≈ 135 thousand km²49 of 131
AD 1487≈ 137 thousand km²49 of 129
AD 1492≈ 137 thousand km²49 of 129
AD 1497≈ 137 thousand km²50 of 130
AD 1502≈ 137 thousand km²50 of 129
AD 1507≈ 137 thousand km²51 of 125
AD 1512≈ 137 thousand km²51 of 124
AD 1516≈ 137 thousand km²50 of 123
AD 1519≈ 137 thousand km²48 of 123
AD 1521≈ 137 thousand km²50 of 119
AD 1526≈ 137 thousand km²51 of 121
AD 1529≈ 137 thousand km²50 of 124
AD 1534≈ 137 thousand km²48 of 125
AD 1540≈ 137 thousand km²47 of 122
AD 1547≈ 137 thousand km²50 of 121
AD 1552≈ 137 thousand km²48 of 119
AD 1556≈ 137 thousand km²45 of 117
AD 1564≈ 137 thousand km²44 of 116
AD 1572≈ 115 thousand km²45 of 110
AD 1579≈ 86 thousand km²49 of 101
AD 1582≈ 86 thousand km²48 of 99
AD 1588≈ 86 thousand km²49 of 100
AD 1595≈ 59 thousand km²61 of 99
AD 1600≈ 59 thousand km²57 of 97
AD 1602≈ 59 thousand km²58 of 98
AD 1609≈ 59 thousand km²58 of 100
AD 1612≈ 59 thousand km²57 of 105
AD 1619≈ 59 thousand km²59 of 107
AD 1622≈ 59 thousand km²60 of 107
AD 1626≈ 59 thousand km²61 of 109
AD 1629≈ 59 thousand km²61 of 109
AD 1632≈ 59 thousand km²61 of 109
AD 1636≈ 59 thousand km²65 of 110
AD 1640≈ 59 thousand km²66 of 114
AD 1642≈ 59 thousand km²66 of 115
AD 1645≈ 59 thousand km²65 of 115
AD 1648≈ 59 thousand km²64 of 117
AD 1653≈ 59 thousand km²65 of 115
AD 1659≈ 59 thousand km²65 of 114
AD 1662≈ 59 thousand km²65 of 116
AD 1670≈ 59 thousand km²63 of 117
AD 1673≈ 59 thousand km²65 of 117
AD 1677≈ 59 thousand km²65 of 116
AD 1683≈ 59 thousand km²64 of 117
AD 1687≈ 59 thousand km²62 of 113
AD 1691≈ 59 thousand km²63 of 111
AD 1696≈ 59 thousand km²60 of 108
AD 1700≈ 59 thousand km²60 of 107
AD 1702≈ 59 thousand km²62 of 109
AD 1706≈ 59 thousand km²66 of 114
AD 1709≈ 59 thousand km²68 of 120
AD 1713≈ 59 thousand km²71 of 123
AD 1718≈ 59 thousand km²67 of 124
AD 1721≈ 59 thousand km²69 of 125
AD 1727≈ 59 thousand km²71 of 128
AD 1734≈ 59 thousand km²72 of 132
AD 1738≈ 121 thousand km²50 of 125
AD 1741≈ 121 thousand km²49 of 125
AD 1744≈ 121 thousand km²50 of 129
AD 1748≈ 121 thousand km²51 of 132
AD 1752≈ 121 thousand km²52 of 132
AD 1757≈ 121 thousand km²50 of 132
AD 1762≈ 121 thousand km²48 of 131
AD 1763≈ 121 thousand km²49 of 132
AD 1769≈ 121 thousand km²48 of 128
AD 1772≈ 124 thousand km²47 of 127
AD 1775≈ 123 thousand km²47 of 132
AD 1776≈ 123 thousand km²48 of 132
AD 1778≈ 123 thousand km²47 of 131
AD 1780≈ 123 thousand km²47 of 131
AD 1781≈ 123 thousand km²47 of 131

Its highest rank was in AD 1450: number 127 of 36.

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 4 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1783lostRussian Empire≈ 123 thousand km²
AD 1738gainedNogai Horde≈ 62 thousand km²
AD 1572gainedTsardom of Russia≈ 22 thousand km²
AD 1579lostTsardom of Russia≈ 22 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

The Crimean Khanate, self-defined as the Throne of Crimea and Desht-i Kipchak, and in old European historiography and geography known as Little Tartary, was a Crimean Tatar state established by Hacı I Giray existing from 1441 to 1783.

Wikipedia (English) “Crimean Khanate”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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