World map in AD 1497 — territory by country

Frame AD 1497 — world borders from AD 1497 to AD 1501. 130 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Mongol khanate (≈ 4.55 million km²).

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

RankCountryArea
1Mongol khanate≈ 4.55 million km²
2Ming dynasty≈ 4.34 million km²
3Khanate of Sibir≈ 2.82 million km²
4Grand Principality of Moscow≈ 2.14 million km²
5Inca Empire≈ 2.10 million km²
6Timurid Empire≈ 1.95 million km²
7Kazakh Khanate≈ 1.86 million km²
8Aq Qoyunlu≈ 1.70 million km²
9Tibet≈ 1.55 million km²
10Mamluk Sultanate≈ 1.48 million km²
11Kalmar Union≈ 1.29 million km²
12Moghulistan≈ 1.08 million km²
13Jagiellonian dynasty≈ 1.02 million km²
14Ottoman Empire≈ 931 thousand km²
15Nogai Horde≈ 704 thousand km²
16Songhai Empire≈ 629 thousand km²
17Golden Horde≈ 551 thousand km²
18Vijayanagara Empire≈ 528 thousand km²
19Lodi dynasty≈ 442 thousand km²
20Crown of Castile≈ 412 thousand km²
21Shaybanids≈ 396 thousand km²
22Ayutthaya Kingdom≈ 394 thousand km²
23Ethiopian Empire≈ 392 thousand km²
24Wattasid dynasty≈ 384 thousand km²
25Tahirid dynasty≈ 378 thousand km²
26Lan Xang≈ 375 thousand km²
27Kingdom of France≈ 366 thousand km²
28Mali Empire≈ 346 thousand km²
29Holy Roman Empire≈ 344 thousand km²
30Kingdom of Hungary≈ 338 thousand km²
31Bengal Sultanate≈ 332 thousand km²
32Sengoku period≈ 321 thousand km²
33Moghulistan≈ 303 thousand km²
34Khmer Empire≈ 287 thousand km²
35Shan States≈ 274 thousand km²
36Joseon≈ 232 thousand km²
37Hafsid dynasty≈ 224 thousand km²
38Makuria≈ 213 thousand km²
39Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 201 thousand km²
40Lê dynasty≈ 190 thousand km²
41Maya civilization≈ 188 thousand km²
42Aztec Empire≈ 177 thousand km²
43Kingdom of Ava≈ 174 thousand km²
44Khanate of Kazan≈ 170 thousand km²
45Kingdom of England≈ 166 thousand km²
46Astrakhan Khanate≈ 162 thousand km²
47Crown of Aragon≈ 156 thousand km²
48Kashmir Sultanate≈ 152 thousand km²
49Adal Sultanate≈ 149 thousand km²
50Crimean Khanate≈ 137 thousand km²
51Kingdom of Kongo≈ 132 thousand km²
52Kingdom of Bohemia≈ 129 thousand km²
53Zayyanid dynasty≈ 126 thousand km²
54Alodia≈ 124 thousand km²
55Samma dynasty≈ 123 thousand km²
56Bijapur Sultanate≈ 119 thousand km²
57Kapisa≈ 117 thousand km²
58Livonian language≈ 116 thousand km²
59Kingdom of Portugal≈ 113 thousand km²
60House of Habsburg≈ 100 thousand km²
61Kingdom of Scotland≈ 89 thousand km²
62Majapahit≈ 86 thousand km²
63Kingdom of Mrauk U≈ 84 thousand km²
64Moldavia≈ 82 thousand km²
65Berar Sultanate≈ 80 thousand km²
66Hanthawaddy kingdom≈ 78 thousand km²
67Palembang Sultanate≈ 77 thousand km²
68Wallachia≈ 74 thousand km²
69Ahmadnagar Sultanate≈ 74 thousand km²
70Michoacán≈ 74 thousand km²
71Haudenosaunee≈ 72 thousand km²
72Habsburg monarchy≈ 71 thousand km²
73Al-Ahsa Oasis≈ 70 thousand km²
74Kingdom of Naples≈ 69 thousand km²
75Republic of Venice≈ 64 thousand km²
76Bidar Sultanate≈ 64 thousand km²
77Sri Lanka≈ 62 thousand km²
78Sunda Kingdom≈ 54 thousand km²
79Lanna Kingdom≈ 53 thousand km²
80Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 50 thousand km²
81Shirvan≈ 48 thousand km²
82County of Foix≈ 45 thousand km²
83House of Bourbon≈ 43 thousand km²
84Samtskhe-Saatabago≈ 43 thousand km²
85Margraviate of Brandenburg≈ 42 thousand km²
86Papal States≈ 40 thousand km²
87Teutonic Order≈ 39 thousand km²
88Duchy of Bavaria≈ 36 thousand km²
89County of Savoy≈ 36 thousand km²
90Electorate of Saxony≈ 34 thousand km²
91Duchy of Milan≈ 34 thousand km²
92Beylik of Dulkadir≈ 30 thousand km²
93Kingdom of Kartli≈ 28 thousand km²
94Republic of Genoa≈ 26 thousand km²
95Ramadanid Emirate≈ 24 thousand km²
96Qasim Khanate≈ 24 thousand km²
97Kingdom of Kakheti≈ 23 thousand km²
98Switzerland≈ 23 thousand km²
99Pskov Republic≈ 22 thousand km²
100Prome kingdom≈ 19 thousand km²
101Duchy of Lorraine≈ 18 thousand km²
102Electorate of Trier≈ 17 thousand km²
103Ryazan≈ 17 thousand km²
104County of Nevers≈ 14 thousand km²
105Kedah Sultanate≈ 13 thousand km²
106Principality of Mingrelia≈ 13 thousand km²
107Republic of Florence≈ 12 thousand km²
108Jaffna kingdom≈ 12 thousand km²
109Kingdom of Imereti≈ 11 thousand km²
110Samudera Pasai Sultanate≈ 8,675 km²
111Champa≈ 8,027 km²
112Sultanate of Cirebon≈ 7,967 km²
113Demak Sultanate≈ 7,452 km²
114Malacca Sultanate≈ 6,939 km²
115Cebu (historical polity)≈ 6,669 km²
116Principality of Abkhazia≈ 6,066 km²
117Tondo (historical polity)≈ 4,840 km²
118Mahdids≈ 4,396 km²
119Principality of Guria≈ 4,180 km²
120Ryukyu Kingdom≈ 2,617 km²
121Comtat Venaissin≈ 2,319 km²
122Duchy of Styria≈ 2,004 km²
123Sultanate of Sulu≈ 1,777 km²
124Republic of Ragusa≈ 1,540 km²
125Namayan≈ 1,043 km²
126Ashikaga shogunate≈ 979 km²
127Auvergne≈ 706 km²
128Kathmandu≈ 661 km²
129County of Urgell≈ 380 km²
130Principality of Orange≈ 141 km²

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

Mongol khanateMing dynastyKhanate of SibirGrand Principality of MoscowInca EmpireTimurid EmpireKazakh KhanateAq QoyunluTibetMamluk SultanateKalmar UnionMoghulistanJagiellonian dynastyOttoman EmpireNogai HordeSonghai EmpireGolden HordeVijayanagara EmpireLodi dynastyCrown of Castile

New countries in this frame (2)

Shaybanids · Cebu (historical polity)

Countries that disappeared in this frame (1)

County of Armagnac

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