Territorial change of Kashmir

“Kashmir” — appears in this map’s data from AD 626 to 1343. Its territory was largest in AD 1326 – 1332, at ≈ 202 thousand km².

Territory by period

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1326 – 1332 (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.

Its highest rank was in AD 1326: number 144 of 28.

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).

• Tibetans — 59 frames
• Karkota dynasty — 42 frames
• Tibetan Empire — 35 frames
• Lohara dynasty — 29 frames
• Ghaznavids — 18 frames
• Saffarid dynasty — 13 frames
• Göktürks — 12 frames
• Qara Khitai — 11 frames
• Kara-Khanid Khanate — 9 frames
• Kannauj — 8 frames
• Utpala dynasty — 7 frames
• Samanid Empire — 6 frames
• Kara-Khanid Khanate — 6 frames
• Tang dynasty — 5 frames
• Yuan dynasty — 5 frames
• Chagatai Khanate — 5 frames
• Ghurid dynasty — 5 frames
• Mamluk dynasty (Delhi) — 4 frames
• Turk — 3 frames
• Khalji dynasty — 3 frames

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 5 by area.

Wikipedia summary

Kashmir ( KASH-meer or kash-MEER) is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range.

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

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