World map in AD 1453 — territory by country

Frame AD 1453 — world borders from AD 1453 to AD 1458. 130 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Ming dynasty (≈ 4.96 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (130, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Ming dynasty≈ 4.96 million km²
2Khanate of Sibir≈ 4.37 million km²
3Oirat Confederation≈ 3.96 million km²
4Timurid Empire≈ 3.71 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
9Mali Empire≈ 1.11 million km²
10Jagiellonian dynasty≈ 1.03 million km²
11Majapahit≈ 1.00 million km²
12Kalmar Union≈ 827 thousand km²
13Golden Horde≈ 716 thousand km²
14Nogai Horde≈ 704 thousand km²
15Ottoman Empire≈ 568 thousand km²
16Vijayanagara Empire≈ 568 thousand km²
17House of Habsburg≈ 561 thousand km²
18Qara Qoyunlu≈ 517 thousand km²
19House of Oldenburg≈ 444 thousand km²
20Ethiopian Empire≈ 392 thousand km²
21Marinid dynasty≈ 388 thousand km²
22Ayutthaya Kingdom≈ 384 thousand km²
23Rasulid dynasty≈ 378 thousand km²
24Lan Xang≈ 375 thousand km²
25Bahmani Kingdom≈ 375 thousand km²
26Crown of Castile≈ 361 thousand km²
27Holy Roman Empire≈ 358 thousand km²
28Ashikaga shogunate≈ 321 thousand km²
29Grand Principality of Moscow≈ 318 thousand km²
30Bengal Sultanate≈ 306 thousand km²
31Shan States≈ 274 thousand km²
32Lodi dynasty≈ 247 thousand km²
33Crown of Aragon≈ 243 thousand km²
34Khmer Empire≈ 240 thousand km²
35Kingdom of France≈ 239 thousand km²
36Aq Qoyunlu≈ 233 thousand km²
37Joseon≈ 232 thousand km²
38Hafsid dynasty≈ 224 thousand km²
39Crimean Khanate≈ 223 thousand km²
40Makuria≈ 213 thousand km²
41Kingdom of England≈ 202 thousand km²
42Kingdom of Ava≈ 192 thousand km²
43Maya civilization≈ 188 thousand km²
44Khanate of Kazan≈ 171 thousand km²
45Jaunpur Sultanate≈ 159 thousand km²
46Inca Empire≈ 155 thousand km²
47Kashmir Sultanate≈ 152 thousand km²
48Lê dynasty≈ 152 thousand km²
49Adal Sultanate≈ 149 thousand km²
50Kingdom of Kongo≈ 132 thousand km²
51Kingdom of Georgia≈ 128 thousand km²
52Zayyanid dynasty≈ 126 thousand km²
53Alodia≈ 124 thousand km²
54Samma dynasty≈ 123 thousand km²
55Livonian language≈ 116 thousand km²
56Karamanids≈ 100 thousand km²
57Moldavia≈ 98 thousand km²
58Chimor≈ 98 thousand km²
59Duchy of Burgundy≈ 97 thousand km²
60Kingdom of Portugal≈ 97 thousand km²
61Champa≈ 93 thousand km²
62Kingdom of Scotland≈ 86 thousand km²
63Kingdom of Mrauk U≈ 85 thousand km²
64Mahdids≈ 84 thousand km²
65Hanthawaddy kingdom≈ 78 thousand km²
66Wallachia≈ 74 thousand km²
67Haudenosaunee≈ 72 thousand km²
68Al-Ahsa Oasis≈ 71 thousand km²
69Serbian Empire≈ 70 thousand km²
70Aztec Empire≈ 69 thousand km²
71Teutonic Order≈ 69 thousand km²
72Sri Lanka≈ 62 thousand km²
73Sunda Kingdom≈ 62 thousand km²
74Republic of Venice≈ 53 thousand km²
75Lanna Kingdom≈ 53 thousand km²
76Michoacán≈ 50 thousand km²
77Kingdom of Bosnia≈ 49 thousand km²
78Candar dynasty≈ 49 thousand km²
79Shirvan≈ 48 thousand km²
80Margraviate of Brandenburg≈ 41 thousand km²
81Papal States≈ 40 thousand km²
82House of Valois-Anjou≈ 39 thousand km²
83Vladimir-Suzdal≈ 38 thousand km²
84Duchy of Brittany≈ 37 thousand km²
85Duchy of Bavaria≈ 36 thousand km²
86County of Savoy≈ 36 thousand km²
87House of Ascania≈ 34 thousand km²
88House of Bourbon≈ 33 thousand km²
89Beylik of Dulkadir≈ 30 thousand km²
90Duchy of Milan≈ 30 thousand km²
91Emirate of Granada≈ 27 thousand km²
92Empire of Trebizond≈ 27 thousand km²
93Republic of Genoa≈ 26 thousand km²
94Ramadanid Emirate≈ 24 thousand km²
95Qasim Khanate≈ 24 thousand km²
96Byzantine Empire≈ 24 thousand km²
97Pskov Republic≈ 22 thousand km²
98Kedah Sultanate≈ 18 thousand km²
99County of Périgord≈ 18 thousand km²
100Electorate of Trier≈ 17 thousand km²
101Ryazan≈ 17 thousand km²
102County of Foix≈ 16 thousand km²
103Republic of Florence≈ 14 thousand km²
104County of Armagnac≈ 14 thousand km²
105Maine (province)≈ 14 thousand km²
106Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 14 thousand km²
107Switzerland≈ 13 thousand km²
108County of Nevers≈ 13 thousand km²
109Kingdom of Cyprus≈ 13 thousand km²
110Jaffna kingdom≈ 12 thousand km²
111Duchy of Lorraine≈ 10 thousand km²
112Touraine≈ 10 thousand km²
113Despotate of Epirus≈ 8,643 km²
114Samudera Pasai Sultanate≈ 8,416 km²
115Tver≈ 7,122 km²
116Earl of Desmond≈ 6,858 km²
117Tondo (historical polity)≈ 4,953 km²
118Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 4,799 km²
119Duchy of Saint Sava≈ 2,778 km²
120Comtat Venaissin≈ 2,437 km²
121Ryukyu Kingdom≈ 2,186 km²
122Duchy of Styria≈ 2,004 km²
123Republic of Ragusa≈ 1,540 km²
124Namayan≈ 1,128 km²
125Auvergne≈ 706 km²
126Kathmandu≈ 661 km²
127Principality of Theodoro≈ 654 km²
128County of Urgell≈ 380 km²
129Sukhothai Kingdom≈ 223 km²
130Principality of Orange≈ 141 km²

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

Ming dynastyKhanate of SibirOirat ConfederationTimurid EmpireTibetChagatai KhanateNovgorod RepublicMamluk SultanateMali EmpireJagiellonian dynastyMajapahitKalmar UnionGolden HordeNogai HordeOttoman EmpireVijayanagara EmpireHouse of HabsburgQara QoyunluHouse of Oldenburg

New countries in this frame (7)

Lodi dynasty · Sukhothai Kingdom · Duchy of Milan · Qasim Khanate · Duchy of Lorraine · Ryazan · Duchy of Saint Sava

Countries that disappeared in this frame (4)

Kingdom of Bohemia · Sayyid dynasty · Golden Ambrosian Republic · Béarn

Directions of expansion (2)

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

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