World map in AD 1440 — territory by country

Frame AD 1440 — world borders from AD 1440 to AD 1449. 129 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Ming dynasty (≈ 5.50 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (129, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Ming dynasty≈ 5.50 million km²
2Khanate of Sibir≈ 4.37 million km²
3Timurid Empire≈ 3.93 million km²
4Oirat Confederation≈ 3.42 million km²
5Tibet≈ 1.55 million km²
6Chagatai Khanate≈ 1.55 million km²
7Novgorod Republic≈ 1.49 million km²
8Mamluk Sultanate≈ 1.48 million km²
9Golden Horde≈ 1.41 million km²
10Kalmar Union≈ 1.27 million km²
11Mali Empire≈ 1.11 million km²
12Majapahit≈ 1.00 million km²
13Grand Duchy of Lithuania≈ 747 thousand km²
14Ottoman Empire≈ 562 thousand km²
15Qara Qoyunlu≈ 517 thousand km²
16Bahmani Kingdom≈ 439 thousand km²
17Vijayanagara Empire≈ 395 thousand km²
18Ethiopian Empire≈ 392 thousand km²
19Marinid dynasty≈ 388 thousand km²
20Rasulid dynasty≈ 378 thousand km²
21Lan Xang≈ 376 thousand km²
22Crown of Castile≈ 361 thousand km²
23Holy Roman Empire≈ 361 thousand km²
24Kingdom of Hungary≈ 339 thousand km²
25Ayutthaya Kingdom≈ 321 thousand km²
26Ashikaga shogunate≈ 321 thousand km²
27Grand Principality of Moscow≈ 318 thousand km²
28Bengal Sultanate≈ 306 thousand km²
29Kingdom of Poland≈ 285 thousand km²
30Shan States≈ 274 thousand km²
31Khmer Empire≈ 240 thousand km²
32Aq Qoyunlu≈ 233 thousand km²
33Joseon≈ 232 thousand km²
34Hafsid dynasty≈ 224 thousand km²
35Makuria≈ 213 thousand km²
36Kingdom of France≈ 205 thousand km²
37Kingdom of England≈ 202 thousand km²
38Kingdom of Ava≈ 192 thousand km²
39Crown of Aragon≈ 185 thousand km²
40Khanate of Kazan≈ 171 thousand km²
41Jaunpur Sultanate≈ 159 thousand km²
42Kashmir Sultanate≈ 152 thousand km²
43Lê dynasty≈ 152 thousand km²
44Adal Sultanate≈ 149 thousand km²
45Maya civilization≈ 135 thousand km²
46Kingdom of Kongo≈ 132 thousand km²
47Kingdom of Bohemia≈ 128 thousand km²
48Kingdom of Georgia≈ 128 thousand km²
49Zayyanid dynasty≈ 126 thousand km²
50Alodia≈ 124 thousand km²
51Samma dynasty≈ 123 thousand km²
52Livonian language≈ 116 thousand km²
53House of Habsburg≈ 102 thousand km²
54Karamanids≈ 100 thousand km²
55Moldavia≈ 98 thousand km²
56Chimor≈ 98 thousand km²
57Kingdom of Portugal≈ 94 thousand km²
58Champa≈ 93 thousand km²
59Sayyid dynasty≈ 89 thousand km²
60Kingdom of Scotland≈ 86 thousand km²
61Kingdom of Mrauk U≈ 85 thousand km²
62Mahdids≈ 84 thousand km²
63Hanthawaddy kingdom≈ 78 thousand km²
64Duchy of Burgundy≈ 75 thousand km²
65Wallachia≈ 74 thousand km²
66Serbian Empire≈ 73 thousand km²
67Al-Ahsa Oasis≈ 71 thousand km²
68Teutonic Order≈ 69 thousand km²
69Kingdom of Naples≈ 69 thousand km²
70House of Valois-Anjou≈ 63 thousand km²
71Sukhothai Kingdom≈ 63 thousand km²
72Sri Lanka≈ 62 thousand km²
73Sunda Kingdom≈ 62 thousand km²
74Lanna Kingdom≈ 53 thousand km²
75Kingdom of Bosnia≈ 49 thousand km²
76Candar dynasty≈ 49 thousand km²
77Duchy of Bavaria≈ 48 thousand km²
78Shirvan≈ 48 thousand km²
79Republic of Venice≈ 47 thousand km²
80Michoacán≈ 46 thousand km²
81Margraviate of Brandenburg≈ 41 thousand km²
82Papal States≈ 40 thousand km²
83Vladimir-Suzdal≈ 38 thousand km²
84Duchy of Brittany≈ 37 thousand km²
85County of Savoy≈ 36 thousand km²
86House of Ascania≈ 34 thousand km²
87House of Bourbon≈ 33 thousand km²
88Beylik of Dulkadir≈ 30 thousand km²
89Duchy of Milan≈ 30 thousand km²
90Emirate of Granada≈ 27 thousand km²
91Empire of Trebizond≈ 27 thousand km²
92Ramadanid Emirate≈ 24 thousand km²
93Byzantine Empire≈ 24 thousand km²
94Pskov Republic≈ 22 thousand km²
95Blue Horde≈ 19 thousand km²
96Kedah Sultanate≈ 18 thousand km²
97County of Périgord≈ 18 thousand km²
98Electorate of Trier≈ 17 thousand km²
99Aztec Empire≈ 15 thousand km²
100Republic of Genoa≈ 15 thousand km²
101Republic of Florence≈ 14 thousand km²
102County of Armagnac≈ 14 thousand km²
103Despotate of Epirus≈ 14 thousand km²
104Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 14 thousand km²
105Switzerland≈ 13 thousand km²
106County of Nevers≈ 13 thousand km²
107Kingdom of Cyprus≈ 13 thousand km²
108Jaffna kingdom≈ 12 thousand km²
109County of Foix≈ 11 thousand km²
110Duchy of Luxembourg≈ 10 thousand km²
111Touraine≈ 10 thousand km²
112Inca Empire≈ 8,783 km²
113Samudera Pasai Sultanate≈ 8,416 km²
114Tver≈ 7,122 km²
115Earl of Desmond≈ 6,858 km²
116Tondo (historical polity)≈ 4,953 km²
117Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 4,799 km²
118Béarn≈ 3,759 km²
119Comtat Venaissin≈ 2,437 km²
120Ryukyu Kingdom≈ 2,186 km²
121Patriarchate of Aquileia≈ 1,681 km²
122Republic of Ragusa≈ 1,540 km²
123Namayan≈ 1,128 km²
124Auvergne≈ 706 km²
125Kathmandu≈ 661 km²
126Principality of Theodoro≈ 654 km²
127County of Urgell≈ 380 km²
128Duchy of Styria≈ 277 km²
129Principality of Orange≈ 141 km²

Map of this frame (only countries over 400,000 km², simplified)

Ming dynastyKhanate of SibirTimurid EmpireOirat ConfederationTibetChagatai KhanateNovgorod RepublicMamluk SultanateGolden HordeKalmar UnionMali EmpireMajapahitGrand Duchy of LithuaniaOttoman EmpireQara QoyunluBahmani Kingdom

New countries in this frame (6)

Inca Empire · Khanate of Kazan · Kingdom of Kongo · Duchy of Brittany · Auvergne · County of Périgord

Countries that disappeared in this frame (7)

Northern Yuan · Arab Iraq · Germiyanids · Duchy of Aquitaine · Principality of Achaea · Duchy of Lorraine · Cusco

Directions of expansion (3)

These are cases where one country’s land grew into another country’s former land (not actual routes of advance).

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