Territorial change of Timurid Empire

“Timurid Empire” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1375 to 1528. Its territory was largest in AD 1402 – 1406, at ≈ 5.14 million km².

Territory by period

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1402 – 1406 (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 1402: number 141 of 2.

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).

• Samma dynasty — 21 frames
• Kashmir Sultanate — 17 frames
• Chagatai Khanate — 14 frames
• Aq Qoyunlu — 12 frames
• Nogai Horde — 11 frames
• Qara Qoyunlu — 11 frames
• Kazakh Khanate — 7 frames
• Khanate of Sibir — 6 frames
• Moghulistan — 6 frames
• Kapisa — 6 frames
• Safavid dynasty — 5 frames
• Tughlaq dynasty — 5 frames
• Khanate of Bukhara — 4 frames
• Arab Iraq — 4 frames
• Golden Horde — 3 frames
• Kingdom of Georgia — 3 frames
• Shaybanids — 3 frames
• Sarbadars — 3 frames
• Germiyanids — 3 frames
• Empire of Trebizond — 3 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 28 by area.

Preceded and succeeded by

Succeeded by: Khanate of Bukhara

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Timurid Empire was a late medieval Turco-Mongol, culturally Persianate, Muslim empire that dominated Greater Iran in the early 15th century, comprising modern-day Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, much of Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and parts of contemporary Pakistan, North India, and Turkey.

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

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