“Shan States” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1294 to 1563. Its territory was largest in AD 1529 – 1539, at ≈ 388 thousand km².
| Period | Area |
|---|---|
| AD 1294 – 1325 | ≈ 293 thousand km² |
| AD 1326 – 1362 | ≈ 293 thousand km² |
| AD 1363 – 1374 | ≈ 296 thousand km² |
| AD 1375 – 1384 | ≈ 298 thousand km² |
| AD 1385 – 1428 | ≈ 274 thousand km² |
| AD 1429 – 1481 | ≈ 274 thousand km² |
| AD 1482 – 1501 | ≈ 274 thousand km² |
| AD 1502 – 1528 | ≈ 274 thousand km² |
| AD 1529 – 1539 | ≈ 388 thousand km² |
| AD 1540 – 1546 | ≈ 388 thousand km² |
| AD 1547 – 1555 | ≈ 357 thousand km² |
| AD 1556 – 1563 | ≈ 274 thousand km² |
Outline of the territory in AD 1529 – 1539 (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.
| Frame | Area | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| AD 1294 | ≈ 293 thousand km² | 21 of 145 |
| AD 1305 | ≈ 293 thousand km² | 21 of 152 |
| AD 1314 | ≈ 293 thousand km² | 21 of 151 |
| AD 1326 | ≈ 293 thousand km² | 20 of 144 |
| AD 1333 | ≈ 293 thousand km² | 21 of 145 |
| AD 1344 | ≈ 293 thousand km² | 23 of 148 |
| AD 1352 | ≈ 293 thousand km² | 26 of 139 |
| AD 1356 | ≈ 293 thousand km² | 26 of 139 |
| AD 1363 | ≈ 296 thousand km² | 30 of 147 |
| AD 1375 | ≈ 298 thousand km² | 31 of 154 |
| AD 1385 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 32 of 154 |
| AD 1392 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 32 of 154 |
| AD 1395 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 29 of 149 |
| AD 1402 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 27 of 141 |
| AD 1407 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 27 of 141 |
| AD 1415 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 28 of 136 |
| AD 1422 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 30 of 132 |
| AD 1429 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 31 of 130 |
| AD 1431 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 32 of 130 |
| AD 1440 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 30 of 129 |
| AD 1450 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 30 of 127 |
| AD 1453 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 31 of 130 |
| AD 1459 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 30 of 132 |
| AD 1463 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 31 of 132 |
| AD 1468 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 32 of 140 |
| AD 1475 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 32 of 137 |
| AD 1482 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 34 of 131 |
| AD 1487 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 34 of 129 |
| AD 1492 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 34 of 129 |
| AD 1497 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 35 of 130 |
| AD 1502 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 35 of 129 |
| AD 1507 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 36 of 125 |
| AD 1512 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 34 of 124 |
| AD 1516 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 33 of 123 |
| AD 1519 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 32 of 123 |
| AD 1521 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 31 of 119 |
| AD 1526 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 33 of 121 |
| AD 1529 | ≈ 388 thousand km² | 21 of 124 |
| AD 1534 | ≈ 388 thousand km² | 22 of 125 |
| AD 1540 | ≈ 388 thousand km² | 23 of 122 |
| AD 1547 | ≈ 357 thousand km² | 28 of 121 |
| AD 1552 | ≈ 357 thousand km² | 28 of 119 |
| AD 1556 | ≈ 274 thousand km² | 34 of 117 |
Its highest rank was in AD 1326: number 144 of 20.
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 5 by area.
| Frame | Other country | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AD 1564 | lost | First Toungoo Empire | ≈ 275 thousand km² |
| AD 1529 | gained | Kingdom of Ava | ≈ 115 thousand km² |
| AD 1556 | lost | First Toungoo Empire | ≈ 84 thousand km² |
| AD 1547 | lost | First Toungoo Empire | ≈ 31 thousand km² |
| AD 1385 | lost | Ming dynasty | ≈ 24 thousand km² |
The Shan States were a collection of Shan (Tai) principalities called möng whose rulers bore the title saopha (sawbwa).
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