Territorial change of Malacca Sultanate (Sultanate of Malacca)

“Malacca Sultanate”(Sultanate of Malacca) — appears in this map’s data from AD 1459 to 1861. Its territory was largest in AD 1512 – 1528, at ≈ 230 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1459 – 1511≈ 6,939 km²
AD 1512 – 1528≈ 230 thousand km²
AD 1529 – 1551≈ 20 thousand km²
AD 1552 – 1639≈ 66 thousand km²
AD 1640 – 1676≈ 37 thousand km²
AD 1677 – 1682≈ 134 thousand km²
AD 1683 – 1690≈ 51 thousand km²
AD 1691 – 1726≈ 59 thousand km²
AD 1727 – 1743≈ 60 thousand km²
AD 1744 – 1799≈ 48 thousand km²
AD 1800 – 1802≈ 40 thousand km²
AD 1803 – 1860≈ 40 thousand km²
AD 1861 – 1861≈ 26 thousand km²
AD 1459AD 1861

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1512 – 1528 (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 1459≈ 6,939 km²117 of 132
AD 1463≈ 6,939 km²116 of 132
AD 1468≈ 6,939 km²120 of 140
AD 1475≈ 6,939 km²119 of 137
AD 1482≈ 6,939 km²114 of 131
AD 1487≈ 6,939 km²113 of 129
AD 1492≈ 6,939 km²114 of 129
AD 1497≈ 6,939 km²114 of 130
AD 1502≈ 6,939 km²115 of 129
AD 1507≈ 6,939 km²113 of 125
AD 1512≈ 230 thousand km²38 of 124
AD 1516≈ 230 thousand km²38 of 123
AD 1519≈ 230 thousand km²36 of 123
AD 1521≈ 230 thousand km²35 of 119
AD 1526≈ 230 thousand km²36 of 121
AD 1529≈ 20 thousand km²95 of 124
AD 1534≈ 20 thousand km²95 of 125
AD 1540≈ 20 thousand km²92 of 122
AD 1547≈ 20 thousand km²92 of 121
AD 1552≈ 66 thousand km²67 of 119
AD 1556≈ 66 thousand km²66 of 117
AD 1564≈ 66 thousand km²64 of 116
AD 1572≈ 66 thousand km²62 of 110
AD 1579≈ 66 thousand km²58 of 101
AD 1582≈ 66 thousand km²57 of 99
AD 1588≈ 66 thousand km²58 of 100
AD 1595≈ 66 thousand km²57 of 99
AD 1600≈ 66 thousand km²54 of 97
AD 1602≈ 66 thousand km²55 of 98
AD 1609≈ 66 thousand km²56 of 100
AD 1612≈ 66 thousand km²55 of 105
AD 1619≈ 66 thousand km²57 of 107
AD 1622≈ 66 thousand km²57 of 107
AD 1626≈ 66 thousand km²58 of 109
AD 1629≈ 66 thousand km²58 of 109
AD 1632≈ 66 thousand km²58 of 109
AD 1636≈ 66 thousand km²63 of 110
AD 1640≈ 37 thousand km²77 of 114
AD 1642≈ 37 thousand km²79 of 115
AD 1645≈ 37 thousand km²79 of 115
AD 1648≈ 37 thousand km²78 of 117
AD 1653≈ 37 thousand km²76 of 115
AD 1659≈ 37 thousand km²76 of 114
AD 1662≈ 37 thousand km²77 of 116
AD 1670≈ 37 thousand km²78 of 117
AD 1673≈ 37 thousand km²80 of 117
AD 1677≈ 134 thousand km²46 of 116
AD 1683≈ 51 thousand km²67 of 117
AD 1687≈ 51 thousand km²65 of 113
AD 1691≈ 59 thousand km²62 of 111
AD 1696≈ 59 thousand km²59 of 108
AD 1700≈ 59 thousand km²59 of 107
AD 1702≈ 59 thousand km²61 of 109
AD 1706≈ 59 thousand km²65 of 114
AD 1709≈ 59 thousand km²67 of 120
AD 1713≈ 59 thousand km²70 of 123
AD 1718≈ 59 thousand km²66 of 124
AD 1721≈ 59 thousand km²68 of 125
AD 1727≈ 60 thousand km²70 of 128
AD 1734≈ 60 thousand km²71 of 132
AD 1738≈ 60 thousand km²70 of 125
AD 1741≈ 60 thousand km²71 of 125
AD 1744≈ 48 thousand km²76 of 129
AD 1748≈ 48 thousand km²80 of 132
AD 1752≈ 48 thousand km²80 of 132
AD 1757≈ 48 thousand km²78 of 132
AD 1762≈ 48 thousand km²79 of 131
AD 1763≈ 48 thousand km²78 of 132
AD 1769≈ 48 thousand km²76 of 128
AD 1772≈ 48 thousand km²74 of 127
AD 1775≈ 48 thousand km²76 of 132
AD 1776≈ 48 thousand km²78 of 132
AD 1778≈ 48 thousand km²78 of 131
AD 1780≈ 48 thousand km²79 of 131
AD 1781≈ 48 thousand km²79 of 131
AD 1783≈ 48 thousand km²78 of 130
AD 1788≈ 48 thousand km²76 of 129
AD 1791≈ 48 thousand km²73 of 128
AD 1792≈ 48 thousand km²76 of 130
AD 1794≈ 48 thousand km²72 of 125
AD 1796≈ 48 thousand km²71 of 124
AD 1797≈ 48 thousand km²71 of 125
AD 1799≈ 48 thousand km²70 of 124
AD 1800≈ 40 thousand km²75 of 123
AD 1803≈ 40 thousand km²72 of 123
AD 1805≈ 40 thousand km²73 of 125
AD 1806≈ 40 thousand km²71 of 138
AD 1807≈ 40 thousand km²68 of 132
AD 1809≈ 40 thousand km²70 of 131
AD 1811≈ 40 thousand km²75 of 131
AD 1812≈ 40 thousand km²78 of 133
AD 1814≈ 40 thousand km²82 of 142
AD 1815≈ 40 thousand km²79 of 139
AD 1820≈ 40 thousand km²82 of 148
AD 1822≈ 40 thousand km²84 of 147
AD 1824≈ 40 thousand km²84 of 148
AD 1825≈ 40 thousand km²87 of 150
AD 1828≈ 40 thousand km²84 of 144
AD 1830≈ 40 thousand km²84 of 143
AD 1834≈ 40 thousand km²86 of 143
AD 1836≈ 40 thousand km²87 of 145
AD 1840≈ 40 thousand km²95 of 155
AD 1842≈ 40 thousand km²95 of 156
AD 1846≈ 40 thousand km²89 of 152
AD 1848≈ 40 thousand km²89 of 147
AD 1849≈ 40 thousand km²87 of 144
AD 1853≈ 40 thousand km²88 of 144
AD 1856≈ 40 thousand km²91 of 149
AD 1857≈ 40 thousand km²91 of 150
AD 1859≈ 40 thousand km²91 of 146
AD 1860≈ 40 thousand km²91 of 142
AD 1861≈ 26 thousand km²96 of 140

Its highest rank was in AD 1521: number 119 of 35.

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 1677gainedMataram Sultanate≈ 66 thousand km²
AD 1552gainedDemak Sultanate≈ 46 thousand km²
AD 1677gainedSultanate of Cirebon≈ 30 thousand km²
AD 1683lostDutch Republic≈ 29 thousand km²
AD 1862lostDutch East Indies≈ 26 thousand km²
AD 1640gainedAceh Sultanate≈ 24 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Kingdom of Singapura

Succeeded by: Johor Sultanate

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Malacca Sultanate (Malay: Kesultanan Melaka; Jawi script: کسلطانن ملاک) was a Malay sultanate based in the modern-day state of Malacca, Malaysia. Conventional historical thesis marks c.

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