Territorial change of Sultanate of Sulu

“Sultanate of Sulu” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1459 to 1879. Its territory was largest in AD 1748 – 1751, at ≈ 68 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1459 – 1506≈ 1,777 km²
AD 1529 – 1672≈ 3,844 km²
AD 1673 – 1747≈ 48 thousand km²
AD 1748 – 1751≈ 68 thousand km²
AD 1752 – 1829≈ 68 thousand km²
AD 1830 – 1876≈ 68 thousand km²
AD 1877 – 1879≈ 48 thousand km²
AD 1459AD 1879

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1748 – 1751 (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≈ 1,777 km²125 of 132
AD 1463≈ 1,777 km²125 of 132
AD 1468≈ 1,777 km²131 of 140
AD 1475≈ 1,777 km²130 of 137
AD 1482≈ 1,777 km²124 of 131
AD 1487≈ 1,777 km²122 of 129
AD 1492≈ 1,777 km²122 of 129
AD 1497≈ 1,777 km²123 of 130
AD 1502≈ 1,777 km²123 of 129
AD 1529≈ 3,844 km²114 of 124
AD 1534≈ 3,844 km²115 of 125
AD 1540≈ 3,844 km²112 of 122
AD 1547≈ 3,844 km²111 of 121
AD 1552≈ 3,844 km²109 of 119
AD 1556≈ 3,844 km²107 of 117
AD 1564≈ 3,844 km²106 of 116
AD 1572≈ 3,844 km²104 of 110
AD 1579≈ 3,844 km²95 of 101
AD 1582≈ 3,844 km²92 of 99
AD 1588≈ 3,844 km²93 of 100
AD 1595≈ 3,844 km²91 of 99
AD 1600≈ 3,844 km²89 of 97
AD 1602≈ 3,844 km²90 of 98
AD 1609≈ 3,844 km²91 of 100
AD 1612≈ 3,844 km²97 of 105
AD 1619≈ 3,844 km²98 of 107
AD 1622≈ 3,844 km²97 of 107
AD 1626≈ 3,844 km²99 of 109
AD 1629≈ 3,844 km²98 of 109
AD 1632≈ 3,844 km²100 of 109
AD 1636≈ 3,844 km²101 of 110
AD 1640≈ 3,844 km²105 of 114
AD 1642≈ 3,844 km²105 of 115
AD 1645≈ 3,844 km²105 of 115
AD 1648≈ 3,844 km²107 of 117
AD 1653≈ 3,844 km²104 of 115
AD 1659≈ 3,844 km²103 of 114
AD 1662≈ 3,844 km²105 of 116
AD 1670≈ 3,844 km²107 of 117
AD 1673≈ 48 thousand km²68 of 117
AD 1677≈ 48 thousand km²68 of 116
AD 1683≈ 48 thousand km²69 of 117
AD 1687≈ 48 thousand km²67 of 113
AD 1691≈ 48 thousand km²67 of 111
AD 1696≈ 48 thousand km²64 of 108
AD 1700≈ 48 thousand km²64 of 107
AD 1702≈ 48 thousand km²66 of 109
AD 1706≈ 48 thousand km²70 of 114
AD 1709≈ 48 thousand km²72 of 120
AD 1713≈ 48 thousand km²75 of 123
AD 1718≈ 48 thousand km²72 of 124
AD 1721≈ 48 thousand km²74 of 125
AD 1727≈ 48 thousand km²76 of 128
AD 1734≈ 48 thousand km²80 of 132
AD 1738≈ 48 thousand km²77 of 125
AD 1741≈ 48 thousand km²78 of 125
AD 1744≈ 48 thousand km²77 of 129
AD 1748≈ 68 thousand km²73 of 132
AD 1752≈ 68 thousand km²75 of 132
AD 1757≈ 68 thousand km²71 of 132
AD 1762≈ 68 thousand km²72 of 131
AD 1763≈ 68 thousand km²72 of 132
AD 1769≈ 68 thousand km²69 of 128
AD 1772≈ 68 thousand km²67 of 127
AD 1775≈ 68 thousand km²68 of 132
AD 1776≈ 68 thousand km²69 of 132
AD 1778≈ 68 thousand km²71 of 131
AD 1780≈ 68 thousand km²70 of 131
AD 1781≈ 68 thousand km²70 of 131
AD 1783≈ 68 thousand km²70 of 130
AD 1788≈ 68 thousand km²70 of 129
AD 1791≈ 68 thousand km²67 of 128
AD 1792≈ 68 thousand km²69 of 130
AD 1794≈ 68 thousand km²65 of 125
AD 1796≈ 68 thousand km²65 of 124
AD 1797≈ 68 thousand km²65 of 125
AD 1799≈ 68 thousand km²64 of 124
AD 1800≈ 68 thousand km²64 of 123
AD 1803≈ 68 thousand km²62 of 123
AD 1805≈ 68 thousand km²62 of 125
AD 1806≈ 68 thousand km²61 of 138
AD 1807≈ 68 thousand km²58 of 132
AD 1809≈ 68 thousand km²60 of 131
AD 1811≈ 68 thousand km²66 of 131
AD 1812≈ 68 thousand km²68 of 133
AD 1814≈ 68 thousand km²73 of 142
AD 1815≈ 68 thousand km²69 of 139
AD 1820≈ 68 thousand km²69 of 148
AD 1822≈ 68 thousand km²73 of 147
AD 1824≈ 68 thousand km²73 of 148
AD 1825≈ 68 thousand km²76 of 150
AD 1828≈ 68 thousand km²74 of 144
AD 1830≈ 68 thousand km²73 of 143
AD 1834≈ 68 thousand km²75 of 143
AD 1836≈ 68 thousand km²76 of 145
AD 1840≈ 68 thousand km²84 of 155
AD 1842≈ 68 thousand km²82 of 156
AD 1846≈ 68 thousand km²76 of 152
AD 1848≈ 68 thousand km²76 of 147
AD 1849≈ 68 thousand km²74 of 144
AD 1853≈ 68 thousand km²75 of 144
AD 1856≈ 68 thousand km²78 of 149
AD 1857≈ 68 thousand km²77 of 150
AD 1859≈ 68 thousand km²78 of 146
AD 1860≈ 68 thousand km²77 of 142
AD 1861≈ 68 thousand km²77 of 140
AD 1862≈ 68 thousand km²76 of 138
AD 1863≈ 68 thousand km²76 of 139
AD 1864≈ 68 thousand km²77 of 139
AD 1865≈ 68 thousand km²75 of 139
AD 1866≈ 68 thousand km²75 of 133
AD 1868≈ 68 thousand km²72 of 134
AD 1870≈ 68 thousand km²73 of 132
AD 1871≈ 68 thousand km²72 of 113
AD 1873≈ 68 thousand km²68 of 108
AD 1877≈ 48 thousand km²71 of 104

Its highest rank was in AD 1807: number 132 of 58.

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 3 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1880lostBritish Empire≈ 44 thousand km²
AD 1673gainedSultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 43 thousand km²
AD 1748gainedSultanate of Bulungan≈ 20 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

The Sultanate of Sug (Sulu) (Tausug: Kasultanan sin Sūg; Central Sama: Kasultanan Sūg or Kasultanan Sūk; Malay: Kesultanan Suluk; Filipino: Kasultanan ng Sulu or Sultanato ng Sulu) was a Sunni Muslim Tausūg state that ruled the Sulu Archipelago, coastal areas of Zamboanga City, and certain portions of Palawan in today's Philippines, alongside parts of present-day Sabah,North Kalimantan and in north eastern parts of Borneo and Berau.

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