Territorial change of Portuguese Empire

“Portuguese Empire” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1502 to 1823. Its territory was largest in AD 1820 – 1821, at ≈ 8.09 million km².

Territory by period

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1820 – 1821 (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 1820: number 148 of 3.

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).

• Crown of Castile — 266 frames
• Kingdom of England — 165 frames
• Dutch Republic — 134 frames
• Qing dynasty — 89 frames
• Kingdom of France — 84 frames
• Belgium — 45 frames
• Maratha Empire — 39 frames
• Mughal Empire — 33 frames
• China — 26 frames
• South Africa — 26 frames
• Ahmadnagar Sultanate — 25 frames
• Morocco — 24 frames
• Bijapur Sultanate — 22 frames
• Republic of the Congo — 21 frames
• Wattasid dynasty — 19 frames
• Lunda Empire — 18 frames
• Malacca Sultanate — 18 frames
• Safavid dynasty — 17 frames
• Jaffna kingdom — 17 frames
• Ya'rubids — 16 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 9 by area.

Preceded and succeeded by

Succeeded by: Portugal

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Portuguese Empire was the first and longest lasting of the European colonial empires. Initiated during the Age of Discovery, at one point territories included parts of the Americas and Africa, along with ports and trading posts throughout Asia and Oceania.

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

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