World map in AD 1487 — territory by country

Frame AD 1487 — world borders from AD 1487 to AD 1491. 129 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Mongol khanate (≈ 4.55 million km²).

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

RankCountryArea
1Mongol khanate≈ 4.55 million km²
2Ming dynasty≈ 4.34 million km²
3Khanate of Sibir≈ 2.82 million km²
4Kazakh Khanate≈ 2.32 million km²
5Grand Principality of Moscow≈ 1.98 million km²
6Timurid Empire≈ 1.88 million km²
7Aq Qoyunlu≈ 1.70 million km²
8Tibet≈ 1.55 million km²
9Mamluk Sultanate≈ 1.48 million km²
10Moghulistan≈ 1.38 million km²
11Kalmar Union≈ 1.29 million km²
12Jagiellonian dynasty≈ 1.05 million km²
13Ottoman Empire≈ 930 thousand km²
14Nogai Horde≈ 704 thousand km²
15Songhai Empire≈ 629 thousand km²
16Golden Horde≈ 551 thousand km²
17Vijayanagara Empire≈ 539 thousand km²
18Inca Empire≈ 537 thousand km²
19Kingdom of Hungary≈ 466 thousand km²
20Bahmani Kingdom≈ 405 thousand km²
21Ayutthaya Kingdom≈ 394 thousand km²
22Ethiopian Empire≈ 392 thousand km²
23Wattasid dynasty≈ 386 thousand km²
24Tahirid dynasty≈ 378 thousand km²
25Crown of Castile≈ 377 thousand km²
26Lan Xang≈ 375 thousand km²
27Mali Empire≈ 346 thousand km²
28Holy Roman Empire≈ 339 thousand km²
29Kingdom of France≈ 339 thousand km²
30Lodi dynasty≈ 337 thousand km²
31Bengal Sultanate≈ 332 thousand km²
32Sengoku period≈ 321 thousand km²
33Khmer Empire≈ 287 thousand km²
34Shan States≈ 274 thousand km²
35Joseon≈ 232 thousand km²
36Hafsid dynasty≈ 224 thousand km²
37Makuria≈ 213 thousand km²
38Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 201 thousand km²
39Lê dynasty≈ 190 thousand km²
40Maya civilization≈ 188 thousand km²
41Kingdom of Ava≈ 174 thousand km²
42Khanate of Kazan≈ 171 thousand km²
43Kingdom of England≈ 166 thousand km²
44Astrakhan Khanate≈ 162 thousand km²
45Crown of Aragon≈ 152 thousand km²
46Kashmir Sultanate≈ 152 thousand km²
47Adal Sultanate≈ 149 thousand km²
48Aztec Empire≈ 149 thousand km²
49Crimean Khanate≈ 137 thousand km²
50Kingdom of Kongo≈ 132 thousand km²
51Zayyanid dynasty≈ 126 thousand km²
52Alodia≈ 124 thousand km²
53Samma dynasty≈ 123 thousand km²
54Kapisa≈ 117 thousand km²
55Livonian language≈ 116 thousand km²
56Kingdom of Portugal≈ 106 thousand km²
57Kingdom of Scotland≈ 89 thousand km²
58Majapahit≈ 86 thousand km²
59Kingdom of Mrauk U≈ 84 thousand km²
60Moldavia≈ 82 thousand km²
61Hanthawaddy kingdom≈ 78 thousand km²
62Palembang Sultanate≈ 77 thousand km²
63Wallachia≈ 74 thousand km²
64Michoacán≈ 74 thousand km²
65Haudenosaunee≈ 72 thousand km²
66Al-Ahsa Oasis≈ 70 thousand km²
67Kingdom of Naples≈ 69 thousand km²
68Sri Lanka≈ 62 thousand km²
69Habsburg monarchy≈ 55 thousand km²
70Sunda Kingdom≈ 54 thousand km²
71Republic of Venice≈ 53 thousand km²
72Kingdom of Bohemia≈ 53 thousand km²
73Lanna Kingdom≈ 53 thousand km²
74Shirvan≈ 48 thousand km²
75House of Habsburg≈ 47 thousand km²
76County of Foix≈ 45 thousand km²
77Samtskhe-Saatabago≈ 43 thousand km²
78Margraviate of Brandenburg≈ 42 thousand km²
79Papal States≈ 40 thousand km²
80Teutonic Order≈ 38 thousand km²
81Duchy of Brittany≈ 37 thousand km²
82Duchy of Bavaria≈ 36 thousand km²
83County of Savoy≈ 36 thousand km²
84Electorate of Saxony≈ 34 thousand km²
85House of Bourbon≈ 33 thousand km²
86Beylik of Dulkadir≈ 30 thousand km²
87Duchy of Milan≈ 30 thousand km²
88Kingdom of Kartli≈ 28 thousand km²
89Republic of Genoa≈ 26 thousand km²
90Ramadanid Emirate≈ 24 thousand km²
91Qasim Khanate≈ 24 thousand km²
92Kingdom of Kakheti≈ 23 thousand km²
93Switzerland≈ 22 thousand km²
94Pskov Republic≈ 22 thousand km²
95Prome kingdom≈ 19 thousand km²
96Duchy of Lorraine≈ 18 thousand km²
97Electorate of Trier≈ 17 thousand km²
98Ryazan≈ 17 thousand km²
99County of Armagnac≈ 14 thousand km²
100County of Nevers≈ 14 thousand km²
101Kedah Sultanate≈ 13 thousand km²
102Principality of Mingrelia≈ 13 thousand km²
103Emirate of Granada≈ 13 thousand km²
104Republic of Florence≈ 12 thousand km²
105Jaffna kingdom≈ 12 thousand km²
106Kingdom of Imereti≈ 11 thousand km²
107Kingdom of Cyprus≈ 11 thousand km²
108Touraine≈ 10 thousand km²
109Samudera Pasai Sultanate≈ 8,675 km²
110Champa≈ 8,027 km²
111Sultanate of Cirebon≈ 7,967 km²
112Demak Sultanate≈ 7,452 km²
113Malacca Sultanate≈ 6,939 km²
114Principality of Abkhazia≈ 6,066 km²
115Tondo (historical polity)≈ 4,953 km²
116Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 4,799 km²
117Mahdids≈ 4,396 km²
118Principality of Guria≈ 4,180 km²
119Comtat Venaissin≈ 2,319 km²
120Ryukyu Kingdom≈ 2,186 km²
121Duchy of Styria≈ 2,004 km²
122Sultanate of Sulu≈ 1,777 km²
123Republic of Ragusa≈ 1,540 km²
124Namayan≈ 1,128 km²
125Ashikaga shogunate≈ 979 km²
126Auvergne≈ 706 km²
127Kathmandu≈ 661 km²
128County of Urgell≈ 380 km²
129Principality of Orange≈ 141 km²

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

Mongol khanateMing dynastyKhanate of SibirKazakh KhanateGrand Principality of MoscowTimurid EmpireAq QoyunluTibetMamluk SultanateMoghulistanKalmar UnionJagiellonian dynastyOttoman EmpireNogai HordeSonghai EmpireGolden HordeVijayanagara EmpireInca EmpireKingdom of HungaryBahmani Kingdom

New countries in this frame (2)

Habsburg monarchy · Electorate of Saxony

Countries that disappeared in this frame (4)

Vladimir-Suzdal · House of Valois-Anjou · House of Ascania · Tver

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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