World map in AD 1459 — territory by country

Frame AD 1459 — world borders from AD 1459 to AD 1462. 132 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Ming dynasty (≈ 4.96 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (132, 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
9Kalmar Union≈ 1.28 million km²
10Mali Empire≈ 1.11 million km²
11Jagiellonian dynasty≈ 1.03 million km²
12Majapahit≈ 1.00 million km²
13Golden Horde≈ 716 thousand km²
14Nogai Horde≈ 704 thousand km²
15Ottoman Empire≈ 652 thousand km²
16Vijayanagara Empire≈ 568 thousand km²
17Qara Qoyunlu≈ 517 thousand km²
18Ayutthaya Kingdom≈ 394 thousand km²
19Ethiopian Empire≈ 392 thousand km²
20Marinid dynasty≈ 388 thousand km²
21Tahirid dynasty≈ 378 thousand km²
22Lan Xang≈ 375 thousand km²
23Bahmani Kingdom≈ 375 thousand km²
24Crown of Castile≈ 361 thousand km²
25Holy Roman Empire≈ 350 thousand km²
26Kingdom of Hungary≈ 333 thousand km²
27Ashikaga shogunate≈ 322 thousand km²
28Grand Principality of Moscow≈ 318 thousand km²
29Bengal Sultanate≈ 306 thousand km²
30Shan States≈ 274 thousand km²
31Lodi dynasty≈ 247 thousand km²
32Kingdom of France≈ 244 thousand km²
33Khmer Empire≈ 240 thousand km²
34Aq Qoyunlu≈ 233 thousand km²
35Joseon≈ 232 thousand km²
36Hafsid dynasty≈ 224 thousand km²
37Crimean Khanate≈ 223 thousand km²
38Makuria≈ 213 thousand km²
39Kingdom of Ava≈ 192 thousand km²
40Maya civilization≈ 188 thousand km²
41Khanate of Kazan≈ 171 thousand km²
42Kingdom of England≈ 166 thousand km²
43Crown of Aragon≈ 166 thousand km²
44Jaunpur Sultanate≈ 159 thousand km²
45Inca Empire≈ 155 thousand km²
46Kashmir Sultanate≈ 152 thousand km²
47Lê dynasty≈ 152 thousand km²
48Adal Sultanate≈ 149 thousand km²
49Kingdom of Kongo≈ 132 thousand km²
50Kingdom of Bohemia≈ 129 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
56Aztec Empire≈ 102 thousand km²
57Karamanids≈ 100 thousand km²
58House of Habsburg≈ 100 thousand km²
59Moldavia≈ 98 thousand km²
60Chimor≈ 98 thousand km²
61Duchy of Burgundy≈ 97 thousand km²
62Kingdom of Portugal≈ 97 thousand km²
63Champa≈ 93 thousand km²
64Kingdom of Scotland≈ 86 thousand km²
65Kingdom of Mrauk U≈ 85 thousand km²
66Mahdids≈ 84 thousand km²
67Hanthawaddy kingdom≈ 78 thousand km²
68Palembang Sultanate≈ 77 thousand km²
69Wallachia≈ 74 thousand km²
70Haudenosaunee≈ 72 thousand km²
71Al-Ahsa Oasis≈ 71 thousand km²
72Kingdom of Naples≈ 69 thousand km²
73Teutonic Order≈ 63 thousand km²
74Sri Lanka≈ 62 thousand km²
75Sunda Kingdom≈ 62 thousand km²
76Michoacán≈ 53 thousand km²
77Lanna Kingdom≈ 53 thousand km²
78Republic of Venice≈ 53 thousand km²
79Kingdom of Bosnia≈ 49 thousand km²
80Candar dynasty≈ 49 thousand km²
81Shirvan≈ 48 thousand km²
82Margraviate of Brandenburg≈ 42 thousand km²
83Papal States≈ 40 thousand km²
84House of Valois-Anjou≈ 39 thousand km²
85Vladimir-Suzdal≈ 38 thousand km²
86Duchy of Brittany≈ 37 thousand km²
87Duchy of Bavaria≈ 36 thousand km²
88County of Savoy≈ 36 thousand km²
89House of Ascania≈ 34 thousand km²
90House of Bourbon≈ 33 thousand km²
91Beylik of Dulkadir≈ 30 thousand km²
92Duchy of Milan≈ 30 thousand km²
93Emirate of Granada≈ 27 thousand km²
94Empire of Trebizond≈ 27 thousand km²
95Republic of Genoa≈ 26 thousand km²
96Ramadanid Emirate≈ 24 thousand km²
97Qasim Khanate≈ 24 thousand km²
98Byzantine Empire≈ 24 thousand km²
99Pskov Republic≈ 22 thousand km²
100County of Périgord≈ 18 thousand km²
101Electorate of Trier≈ 17 thousand km²
102Ryazan≈ 17 thousand km²
103County of Foix≈ 16 thousand km²
104Switzerland≈ 16 thousand km²
105Republic of Florence≈ 14 thousand km²
106County of Armagnac≈ 14 thousand km²
107Maine (province)≈ 14 thousand km²
108Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 14 thousand km²
109County of Nevers≈ 13 thousand km²
110Kedah Sultanate≈ 13 thousand km²
111Kingdom of Cyprus≈ 13 thousand km²
112Jaffna kingdom≈ 12 thousand km²
113Duchy of Lorraine≈ 10 thousand km²
114Touraine≈ 10 thousand km²
115Samudera Pasai Sultanate≈ 8,675 km²
116Tver≈ 7,122 km²
117Malacca Sultanate≈ 6,939 km²
118Tondo (historical polity)≈ 4,953 km²
119Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 4,799 km²
120Despotate of Epirus≈ 3,091 km²
121Duchy of Saint Sava≈ 2,778 km²
122Comtat Venaissin≈ 2,437 km²
123Ryukyu Kingdom≈ 2,186 km²
124Duchy of Styria≈ 2,004 km²
125Sultanate of Sulu≈ 1,777 km²
126Republic of Ragusa≈ 1,540 km²
127Namayan≈ 1,128 km²
128Auvergne≈ 706 km²
129Kathmandu≈ 661 km²
130Principality of Theodoro≈ 654 km²
131County of Urgell≈ 380 km²
132Principality of Orange≈ 141 km²

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

Ming dynastyKhanate of SibirOirat ConfederationTimurid EmpireTibetChagatai KhanateNovgorod RepublicMamluk SultanateKalmar UnionMali EmpireJagiellonian dynastyMajapahitGolden HordeNogai HordeOttoman EmpireVijayanagara EmpireQara Qoyunlu

New countries in this frame (7)

Kingdom of Hungary · Tahirid dynasty · Malacca Sultanate · Kingdom of Bohemia · Palembang Sultanate · Kingdom of Naples · Sultanate of Sulu

Countries that disappeared in this frame (5)

House of Oldenburg · Sukhothai Kingdom · Rasulid dynasty · Serbian Empire · Earl of Desmond

Directions of expansion (1)

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

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