“Ottoman Empire” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1305 to 1923. Its territory was largest in AD 1595 – 1599, at ≈ 4.26 million km².
| Period | Area |
|---|---|
| AD 1305 – 1325 | ≈ 13 thousand km² |
| AD 1326 – 1332 | ≈ 27 thousand km² |
| AD 1333 – 1343 | ≈ 31 thousand km² |
| AD 1344 – 1351 | ≈ 188 thousand km² |
| AD 1352 – 1362 | ≈ 190 thousand km² |
| AD 1363 – 1374 | ≈ 209 thousand km² |
| AD 1375 – 1384 | ≈ 264 thousand km² |
| AD 1385 – 1394 | ≈ 276 thousand km² |
| AD 1395 – 1401 | ≈ 403 thousand km² |
| AD 1402 – 1406 | ≈ 387 thousand km² |
| AD 1407 – 1414 | ≈ 422 thousand km² |
| AD 1415 – 1421 | ≈ 439 thousand km² |
| AD 1422 – 1428 | ≈ 456 thousand km² |
| AD 1429 – 1430 | ≈ 549 thousand km² |
| AD 1431 – 1439 | ≈ 562 thousand km² |
| AD 1440 – 1449 | ≈ 562 thousand km² |
| AD 1450 – 1452 | ≈ 567 thousand km² |
| AD 1453 – 1458 | ≈ 568 thousand km² |
| AD 1459 – 1462 | ≈ 652 thousand km² |
| AD 1463 – 1467 | ≈ 799 thousand km² |
| AD 1468 – 1474 | ≈ 896 thousand km² |
| AD 1475 – 1481 | ≈ 905 thousand km² |
| AD 1482 – 1486 | ≈ 914 thousand km² |
| AD 1487 – 1491 | ≈ 930 thousand km² |
| AD 1492 – 1501 | ≈ 931 thousand km² |
| AD 1502 – 1506 | ≈ 932 thousand km² |
| AD 1507 – 1511 | ≈ 933 thousand km² |
| AD 1512 – 1515 | ≈ 933 thousand km² |
| AD 1516 – 1518 | ≈ 1.06 million km² |
| AD 1519 – 1520 | ≈ 2.69 million km² |
| AD 1521 – 1525 | ≈ 2.78 million km² |
| AD 1526 – 1528 | ≈ 2.79 million km² |
| AD 1529 – 1533 | ≈ 2.82 million km² |
| AD 1534 – 1539 | ≈ 3.18 million km² |
| AD 1540 – 1546 | ≈ 3.20 million km² |
| AD 1547 – 1551 | ≈ 3.26 million km² |
| AD 1552 – 1555 | ≈ 3.48 million km² |
| AD 1556 – 1563 | ≈ 3.69 million km² |
| AD 1564 – 1571 | ≈ 3.64 million km² |
| AD 1572 – 1578 | ≈ 3.78 million km² |
| AD 1579 – 1587 | ≈ 3.87 million km² |
| AD 1588 – 1594 | ≈ 4.25 million km² |
| AD 1595 – 1599 | ≈ 4.26 million km² |
| AD 1600 – 1601 | ≈ 4.26 million km² |
| AD 1602 – 1608 | ≈ 4.25 million km² |
| AD 1609 – 1611 | ≈ 3.80 million km² |
| AD 1612 – 1625 | ≈ 3.78 million km² |
| AD 1626 – 1635 | ≈ 3.59 million km² |
| AD 1636 – 1639 | ≈ 3.38 million km² |
| AD 1640 – 1644 | ≈ 3.52 million km² |
| AD 1645 – 1647 | ≈ 3.52 million km² |
| AD 1648 – 1661 | ≈ 3.52 million km² |
| AD 1662 – 1669 | ≈ 3.53 million km² |
| AD 1670 – 1672 | ≈ 3.53 million km² |
| AD 1673 – 1676 | ≈ 3.64 million km² |
| AD 1677 – 1682 | ≈ 3.59 million km² |
| AD 1683 – 1686 | ≈ 3.59 million km² |
| AD 1687 – 1690 | ≈ 3.51 million km² |
| AD 1691 – 1695 | ≈ 3.49 million km² |
| AD 1696 – 1699 | ≈ 3.44 million km² |
| AD 1700 – 1705 | ≈ 3.44 million km² |
| AD 1706 – 1712 | ≈ 3.15 million km² |
| AD 1713 – 1717 | ≈ 2.88 million km² |
| AD 1718 – 1726 | ≈ 2.84 million km² |
| AD 1727 – 1733 | ≈ 3.14 million km² |
| AD 1734 – 1737 | ≈ 2.90 million km² |
| AD 1738 – 1740 | ≈ 2.84 million km² |
| AD 1741 – 1743 | ≈ 2.88 million km² |
| AD 1744 – 1747 | ≈ 2.84 million km² |
| AD 1748 – 1751 | ≈ 2.88 million km² |
| AD 1752 – 1756 | ≈ 2.88 million km² |
| AD 1757 – 1761 | ≈ 2.88 million km² |
| AD 1762 – 1768 | ≈ 2.88 million km² |
| AD 1769 – 1771 | ≈ 2.84 million km² |
| AD 1772 – 1774 | ≈ 2.83 million km² |
| AD 1775 – 1775 | ≈ 2.87 million km² |
| AD 1776 – 1779 | ≈ 2.87 million km² |
| AD 1780 – 1782 | ≈ 2.87 million km² |
| AD 1783 – 1787 | ≈ 2.87 million km² |
| AD 1788 – 1790 | ≈ 2.87 million km² |
| AD 1791 – 1791 | ≈ 2.83 million km² |
| AD 1792 – 1793 | ≈ 2.85 million km² |
| AD 1794 – 1795 | ≈ 2.85 million km² |
| AD 1796 – 1796 | ≈ 2.71 million km² |
| AD 1797 – 1798 | ≈ 2.71 million km² |
| AD 1799 – 1799 | ≈ 2.65 million km² |
| AD 1800 – 1802 | ≈ 2.66 million km² |
| AD 1803 – 1804 | ≈ 2.68 million km² |
| AD 1805 – 1805 | ≈ 2.38 million km² |
| AD 1806 – 1806 | ≈ 2.38 million km² |
| AD 1807 – 1808 | ≈ 2.36 million km² |
| AD 1809 – 1810 | ≈ 2.36 million km² |
| AD 1811 – 1811 | ≈ 1.76 million km² |
| AD 1812 – 1813 | ≈ 1.92 million km² |
| AD 1814 – 1814 | ≈ 2.09 million km² |
| AD 1815 – 1819 | ≈ 2.18 million km² |
| AD 1820 – 1821 | ≈ 2.67 million km² |
| AD 1822 – 1823 | ≈ 2.63 million km² |
| AD 1824 – 1824 | ≈ 2.64 million km² |
| AD 1825 – 1827 | ≈ 2.16 million km² |
| AD 1828 – 1829 | ≈ 2.13 million km² |
| AD 1830 – 1833 | ≈ 2.13 million km² |
| AD 1834 – 1835 | ≈ 1.46 million km² |
| AD 1836 – 1839 | ≈ 1.49 million km² |
| AD 1840 – 1841 | ≈ 1.45 million km² |
| AD 1842 – 1847 | ≈ 2.11 million km² |
| AD 1848 – 1848 | ≈ 2.11 million km² |
| AD 1849 – 1852 | ≈ 2.11 million km² |
| AD 1853 – 1855 | ≈ 2.11 million km² |
| AD 1856 – 1856 | ≈ 2.11 million km² |
| AD 1857 – 1858 | ≈ 2.11 million km² |
| AD 1859 – 1865 | ≈ 2.11 million km² |
| AD 1866 – 1869 | ≈ 2.11 million km² |
| AD 1870 – 1870 | ≈ 2.11 million km² |
| AD 1871 – 1872 | ≈ 2.11 million km² |
| AD 1873 – 1876 | ≈ 2.41 million km² |
| AD 1877 – 1879 | ≈ 2.30 million km² |
| AD 1880 – 1884 | ≈ 2.24 million km² |
| AD 1885 – 1894 | ≈ 2.18 million km² |
| AD 1895 – 1899 | ≈ 2.18 million km² |
| AD 1900 – 1904 | ≈ 2.17 million km² |
| AD 1905 – 1910 | ≈ 2.17 million km² |
| AD 1911 – 1911 | ≈ 2.17 million km² |
| AD 1912 – 1912 | ≈ 2.02 million km² |
| AD 1913 – 1914 | ≈ 1.93 million km² |
| AD 1915 – 1915 | ≈ 1.94 million km² |
| AD 1916 – 1916 | ≈ 1.80 million km² |
| AD 1917 – 1917 | ≈ 1.27 million km² |
| AD 1918 – 1918 | ≈ 1.14 million km² |
| AD 1919 – 1919 | ≈ 760 thousand km² |
| AD 1920 – 1921 | ≈ 650 thousand km² |
| AD 1922 – 1923 | ≈ 724 thousand km² |
Outline of the territory in AD 1595 – 1599 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.
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 (first 150 frames shown, 163 in total).
| Frame | Area | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| AD 1305 | ≈ 13 thousand km² | 108 of 152 |
| AD 1314 | ≈ 13 thousand km² | 108 of 151 |
| AD 1326 | ≈ 27 thousand km² | 79 of 144 |
| AD 1333 | ≈ 31 thousand km² | 74 of 145 |
| AD 1344 | ≈ 188 thousand km² | 35 of 148 |
| AD 1352 | ≈ 190 thousand km² | 35 of 139 |
| AD 1356 | ≈ 190 thousand km² | 35 of 139 |
| AD 1363 | ≈ 209 thousand km² | 37 of 147 |
| AD 1375 | ≈ 264 thousand km² | 34 of 154 |
| AD 1385 | ≈ 276 thousand km² | 31 of 154 |
| AD 1392 | ≈ 276 thousand km² | 31 of 154 |
| AD 1395 | ≈ 403 thousand km² | 17 of 149 |
| AD 1402 | ≈ 387 thousand km² | 19 of 141 |
| AD 1407 | ≈ 422 thousand km² | 15 of 141 |
| AD 1415 | ≈ 439 thousand km² | 16 of 136 |
| AD 1422 | ≈ 456 thousand km² | 14 of 132 |
| AD 1429 | ≈ 549 thousand km² | 15 of 130 |
| AD 1431 | ≈ 562 thousand km² | 15 of 130 |
| AD 1440 | ≈ 562 thousand km² | 14 of 129 |
| AD 1450 | ≈ 567 thousand km² | 16 of 127 |
| AD 1453 | ≈ 568 thousand km² | 15 of 130 |
| AD 1459 | ≈ 652 thousand km² | 15 of 132 |
| AD 1463 | ≈ 799 thousand km² | 13 of 132 |
| AD 1468 | ≈ 896 thousand km² | 13 of 140 |
| AD 1475 | ≈ 905 thousand km² | 12 of 137 |
| AD 1482 | ≈ 914 thousand km² | 13 of 131 |
| AD 1487 | ≈ 930 thousand km² | 13 of 129 |
| AD 1492 | ≈ 931 thousand km² | 13 of 129 |
| AD 1497 | ≈ 931 thousand km² | 14 of 130 |
| AD 1502 | ≈ 932 thousand km² | 13 of 129 |
| AD 1507 | ≈ 933 thousand km² | 12 of 125 |
| AD 1512 | ≈ 933 thousand km² | 12 of 124 |
| AD 1516 | ≈ 1.06 million km² | 11 of 123 |
| AD 1519 | ≈ 2.69 million km² | 5 of 123 |
| AD 1521 | ≈ 2.78 million km² | 4 of 119 |
| AD 1526 | ≈ 2.79 million km² | 4 of 121 |
| AD 1529 | ≈ 2.82 million km² | 4 of 124 |
| AD 1534 | ≈ 3.18 million km² | 3 of 125 |
| AD 1540 | ≈ 3.20 million km² | 4 of 122 |
| AD 1547 | ≈ 3.26 million km² | 3 of 121 |
| AD 1552 | ≈ 3.48 million km² | 3 of 119 |
| AD 1556 | ≈ 3.69 million km² | 3 of 117 |
| AD 1564 | ≈ 3.64 million km² | 3 of 116 |
| AD 1572 | ≈ 3.78 million km² | 2 of 110 |
| AD 1579 | ≈ 3.87 million km² | 2 of 101 |
| AD 1582 | ≈ 3.87 million km² | 3 of 99 |
| AD 1588 | ≈ 4.25 million km² | 2 of 100 |
| AD 1595 | ≈ 4.26 million km² | 3 of 99 |
| AD 1600 | ≈ 4.26 million km² | 3 of 97 |
| AD 1602 | ≈ 4.25 million km² | 3 of 98 |
| AD 1609 | ≈ 3.80 million km² | 4 of 100 |
| AD 1612 | ≈ 3.78 million km² | 4 of 105 |
| AD 1619 | ≈ 3.78 million km² | 4 of 107 |
| AD 1622 | ≈ 3.78 million km² | 4 of 107 |
| AD 1626 | ≈ 3.59 million km² | 4 of 109 |
| AD 1629 | ≈ 3.59 million km² | 4 of 109 |
| AD 1632 | ≈ 3.59 million km² | 4 of 109 |
| AD 1636 | ≈ 3.38 million km² | 4 of 110 |
| AD 1640 | ≈ 3.52 million km² | 3 of 114 |
| AD 1642 | ≈ 3.52 million km² | 3 of 115 |
| AD 1645 | ≈ 3.52 million km² | 4 of 115 |
| AD 1648 | ≈ 3.52 million km² | 4 of 117 |
| AD 1653 | ≈ 3.52 million km² | 4 of 115 |
| AD 1659 | ≈ 3.52 million km² | 4 of 114 |
| AD 1662 | ≈ 3.53 million km² | 4 of 116 |
| AD 1670 | ≈ 3.53 million km² | 4 of 117 |
| AD 1673 | ≈ 3.64 million km² | 4 of 117 |
| AD 1677 | ≈ 3.59 million km² | 4 of 116 |
| AD 1683 | ≈ 3.59 million km² | 4 of 117 |
| AD 1687 | ≈ 3.51 million km² | 5 of 113 |
| AD 1691 | ≈ 3.49 million km² | 6 of 111 |
| AD 1696 | ≈ 3.44 million km² | 5 of 108 |
| AD 1700 | ≈ 3.44 million km² | 5 of 107 |
| AD 1702 | ≈ 3.44 million km² | 5 of 109 |
| AD 1706 | ≈ 3.15 million km² | 5 of 114 |
| AD 1709 | ≈ 3.15 million km² | 5 of 120 |
| AD 1713 | ≈ 2.88 million km² | 5 of 123 |
| AD 1718 | ≈ 2.84 million km² | 5 of 124 |
| AD 1721 | ≈ 2.84 million km² | 5 of 125 |
| AD 1727 | ≈ 3.14 million km² | 4 of 128 |
| AD 1734 | ≈ 2.90 million km² | 4 of 132 |
| AD 1738 | ≈ 2.84 million km² | 4 of 125 |
| AD 1741 | ≈ 2.88 million km² | 5 of 125 |
| AD 1744 | ≈ 2.84 million km² | 5 of 129 |
| AD 1748 | ≈ 2.88 million km² | 4 of 132 |
| AD 1752 | ≈ 2.88 million km² | 5 of 132 |
| AD 1757 | ≈ 2.88 million km² | 5 of 132 |
| AD 1762 | ≈ 2.88 million km² | 5 of 131 |
| AD 1763 | ≈ 2.88 million km² | 5 of 132 |
| AD 1769 | ≈ 2.84 million km² | 5 of 128 |
| AD 1772 | ≈ 2.83 million km² | 5 of 127 |
| AD 1775 | ≈ 2.87 million km² | 5 of 132 |
| AD 1776 | ≈ 2.87 million km² | 5 of 132 |
| AD 1778 | ≈ 2.87 million km² | 5 of 131 |
| AD 1780 | ≈ 2.87 million km² | 5 of 131 |
| AD 1781 | ≈ 2.87 million km² | 5 of 131 |
| AD 1783 | ≈ 2.87 million km² | 5 of 130 |
| AD 1788 | ≈ 2.87 million km² | 5 of 129 |
| AD 1791 | ≈ 2.83 million km² | 5 of 128 |
| AD 1792 | ≈ 2.85 million km² | 5 of 130 |
| AD 1794 | ≈ 2.85 million km² | 5 of 125 |
| AD 1796 | ≈ 2.71 million km² | 5 of 124 |
| AD 1797 | ≈ 2.71 million km² | 5 of 125 |
| AD 1799 | ≈ 2.65 million km² | 5 of 124 |
| AD 1800 | ≈ 2.66 million km² | 5 of 123 |
| AD 1803 | ≈ 2.68 million km² | 5 of 123 |
| AD 1805 | ≈ 2.38 million km² | 5 of 125 |
| AD 1806 | ≈ 2.38 million km² | 5 of 138 |
| AD 1807 | ≈ 2.36 million km² | 5 of 132 |
| AD 1809 | ≈ 2.36 million km² | 5 of 131 |
| AD 1811 | ≈ 1.76 million km² | 7 of 131 |
| AD 1812 | ≈ 1.92 million km² | 6 of 133 |
| AD 1814 | ≈ 2.09 million km² | 5 of 142 |
| AD 1815 | ≈ 2.18 million km² | 5 of 139 |
| AD 1820 | ≈ 2.67 million km² | 6 of 148 |
| AD 1822 | ≈ 2.63 million km² | 7 of 147 |
| AD 1824 | ≈ 2.64 million km² | 7 of 148 |
| AD 1825 | ≈ 2.16 million km² | 8 of 150 |
| AD 1828 | ≈ 2.13 million km² | 8 of 144 |
| AD 1830 | ≈ 2.13 million km² | 8 of 143 |
| AD 1834 | ≈ 1.46 million km² | 11 of 143 |
| AD 1836 | ≈ 1.49 million km² | 10 of 145 |
| AD 1840 | ≈ 1.45 million km² | 12 of 155 |
| AD 1842 | ≈ 2.11 million km² | 7 of 156 |
| AD 1846 | ≈ 2.11 million km² | 7 of 152 |
| AD 1848 | ≈ 2.11 million km² | 6 of 147 |
| AD 1849 | ≈ 2.11 million km² | 6 of 144 |
| AD 1853 | ≈ 2.11 million km² | 6 of 144 |
| AD 1856 | ≈ 2.11 million km² | 7 of 149 |
| AD 1857 | ≈ 2.11 million km² | 7 of 150 |
| AD 1859 | ≈ 2.11 million km² | 7 of 146 |
| AD 1860 | ≈ 2.11 million km² | 7 of 142 |
| AD 1861 | ≈ 2.11 million km² | 7 of 140 |
| AD 1862 | ≈ 2.11 million km² | 7 of 138 |
| AD 1863 | ≈ 2.11 million km² | 7 of 139 |
| AD 1864 | ≈ 2.11 million km² | 7 of 139 |
| AD 1865 | ≈ 2.11 million km² | 7 of 139 |
| AD 1866 | ≈ 2.11 million km² | 7 of 133 |
| AD 1868 | ≈ 2.11 million km² | 7 of 134 |
| AD 1870 | ≈ 2.11 million km² | 7 of 132 |
| AD 1871 | ≈ 2.11 million km² | 7 of 113 |
| AD 1873 | ≈ 2.41 million km² | 7 of 108 |
| AD 1877 | ≈ 2.30 million km² | 8 of 104 |
| AD 1880 | ≈ 2.24 million km² | 8 of 104 |
| AD 1884 | ≈ 2.24 million km² | 8 of 105 |
| AD 1885 | ≈ 2.18 million km² | 9 of 101 |
| AD 1890 | ≈ 2.18 million km² | 10 of 99 |
| AD 1895 | ≈ 2.18 million km² | 12 of 90 |
| AD 1898 | ≈ 2.18 million km² | 12 of 87 |
| AD 1900 | ≈ 2.17 million km² | 11 of 84 |
Its highest rank was in AD 1588: number 100 of 2.
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).
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 30 by area (of 91 in total).
| Frame | Other country | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AD 1519 | gained | Mamluk Sultanate | ≈ 1.64 million km² |
| AD 1834 | lost | Muhammad Ali dynasty | ≈ 676 thousand km² |
| AD 1842 | gained | Muhammad Ali dynasty | ≈ 671 thousand km² |
| AD 1811 | lost | Muhammad Ali dynasty | ≈ 606 thousand km² |
| AD 1820 | gained | First Saudi state | ≈ 494 thousand km² |
| AD 1609 | lost | Safavid dynasty | ≈ 455 thousand km² |
| AD 1534 | gained | Safavid dynasty | ≈ 387 thousand km² |
| AD 1588 | gained | Safavid dynasty | ≈ 385 thousand km² |
| AD 1825 | lost | Second Saudi state | ≈ 372 thousand km² |
| AD 1727 | gained | Safavid dynasty | ≈ 301 thousand km² |
| AD 1917 | lost | Kingdom of Hejaz | ≈ 282 thousand km² |
| AD 1805 | lost | First Saudi state | ≈ 262 thousand km² |
| AD 1640 | gained | Safavid dynasty | ≈ 205 thousand km² |
| AD 1626 | lost | Safavid dynasty | ≈ 192 thousand km² |
| AD 1612 | gained | Safavid dynasty | ≈ 186 thousand km² |
| AD 1919 | lost | Scramble for Africa | ≈ 167 thousand km² |
| AD 1812 | gained | First Saudi state | ≈ 161 thousand km² |
| AD 1612 | lost | Safavid dynasty | ≈ 160 thousand km² |
| AD 1796 | lost | First Saudi state | ≈ 137 thousand km² |
| AD 1815 | gained | First Saudi state | ≈ 132 thousand km² |
| AD 1814 | gained | First Saudi state | ≈ 128 thousand km² |
| AD 1556 | gained | Zayyanid dynasty | ≈ 125 thousand km² |
| AD 1917 | lost | British Empire | ≈ 121 thousand km² |
| AD 1344 | gained | Ilkhanate | ≈ 115 thousand km² |
| AD 1877 | lost | Russian Empire | ≈ 111 thousand km² |
| AD 1918 | lost | Scramble for Africa | ≈ 105 thousand km² |
| AD 1468 | gained | Karamanids | ≈ 100 thousand km² |
| AD 1873 | gained | Imams of Yemen | ≈ 95 thousand km² |
| AD 1918 | gained | Russian Republic | ≈ 90 thousand km² |
| AD 1572 | gained | Hafsid dynasty | ≈ 88 thousand km² |
Preceded by: Abbasid Caliphate · Byzantine Empire · Beylik of Osman · Beylik of Bafra · Maona of Chios and Phocaea
Succeeded by: Government of the Grand National Assembly · occupation of Smyrna · Principality of Serbia
Source: Wikidata (CC0)
The Ottoman Empire, also known historically as Turkey or the Turkish Empire, was a state that spanned much of Southeastern Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century to the early 20th century, centred in modern-day Turkey.
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