World map in AD 1526 — territory by country

Frame AD 1526 — world borders from AD 1526 to AD 1528. 121 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Mongol khanate (≈ 5.08 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (121, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Mongol khanate	≈ 5.08 million km²
2	Ming dynasty	≈ 3.74 million km²
3	Khanate of Sibir	≈ 2.82 million km²
4	Ottoman Empire	≈ 2.79 million km²
5	Grand Principality of Moscow	≈ 2.43 million km²
6	Kazakh Khanate	≈ 2.40 million km²
7	Safavid dynasty	≈ 2.38 million km²
8	Inca Empire	≈ 2.10 million km²
9	Tibet	≈ 1.55 million km²
10	Moghulistan	≈ 939 thousand km²
11	Spanish Empire	≈ 878 thousand km²
12	Khanate of Bukhara	≈ 767 thousand km²
13	Jagiellonian dynasty	≈ 751 thousand km²
14	Spain	≈ 677 thousand km²
15	Sweden	≈ 673 thousand km²
16	Funj Sultanate	≈ 630 thousand km²
17	Songhai Empire	≈ 629 thousand km²
18	Denmark–Norway	≈ 612 thousand km²
19	Timurid Empire	≈ 606 thousand km²
20	Nogai Horde	≈ 439 thousand km²
21	Vijayanagara Empire	≈ 406 thousand km²
22	Ayutthaya Kingdom	≈ 404 thousand km²
23	Ethiopian Empire	≈ 392 thousand km²
24	Kingdom of France	≈ 384 thousand km²
25	Wattasid dynasty	≈ 380 thousand km²
26	Lan Xang	≈ 375 thousand km²
27	Bengal Sultanate	≈ 346 thousand km²
28	Mali Empire	≈ 346 thousand km²
29	Holy Roman Empire	≈ 327 thousand km²
30	Kingdom of Hungary	≈ 325 thousand km²
31	Sengoku period	≈ 322 thousand km²
32	Khmer Empire	≈ 287 thousand km²
33	Shan States	≈ 274 thousand km²
34	Joseon	≈ 235 thousand km²
35	Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)	≈ 231 thousand km²
36	Malacca Sultanate	≈ 230 thousand km²
37	Hafsid dynasty	≈ 222 thousand km²
38	Lodi dynasty	≈ 218 thousand km²
39	Kanem–Bornu Empire	≈ 201 thousand km²
40	Lê dynasty	≈ 190 thousand km²
41	Maya civilization	≈ 183 thousand km²
42	Kingdom of Portugal	≈ 173 thousand km²
43	Khanate of Kazan	≈ 173 thousand km²
44	Kingdom of England	≈ 166 thousand km²
45	Astrakhan Khanate	≈ 163 thousand km²
46	Kashmir Sultanate	≈ 152 thousand km²
47	Bijapur Sultanate	≈ 151 thousand km²
48	Adal Sultanate	≈ 149 thousand km²
49	Portuguese Empire	≈ 143 thousand km²
50	Moghulistan	≈ 140 thousand km²
51	Crimean Khanate	≈ 137 thousand km²
52	Kingdom of Kongo	≈ 132 thousand km²
53	Kingdom of Bohemia	≈ 129 thousand km²
54	Khanate of Khiva	≈ 125 thousand km²
55	Zayyanid dynasty	≈ 125 thousand km²
56	Habsburg monarchy	≈ 123 thousand km²
57	Livonian language	≈ 116 thousand km²
58	Kingdom of Ava	≈ 114 thousand km²
59	Sultanate of Maguindanao	≈ 106 thousand km²
60	Golconda Sultanate	≈ 104 thousand km²
61	Kingdom of Scotland	≈ 89 thousand km²
62	Kingdom of Mrauk U	≈ 84 thousand km²
63	Moldavia	≈ 82 thousand km²
64	Berar Sultanate	≈ 79 thousand km²
65	Hanthawaddy kingdom	≈ 78 thousand km²
66	Palembang Sultanate	≈ 76 thousand km²
67	Wallachia	≈ 74 thousand km²
68	Michoacán	≈ 74 thousand km²
69	Ahmadnagar Sultanate	≈ 74 thousand km²
70	Haudenosaunee	≈ 72 thousand km²
71	Republic of Venice	≈ 64 thousand km²
72	First Toungoo Empire	≈ 59 thousand km²
73	Sunda Kingdom	≈ 54 thousand km²
74	Lanna Kingdom	≈ 53 thousand km²
75	Portuguese Ceylon	≈ 50 thousand km²
76	Shirvan	≈ 48 thousand km²
77	Demak Sultanate	≈ 46 thousand km²
78	House of Bourbon	≈ 44 thousand km²
79	Margraviate of Brandenburg	≈ 42 thousand km²
80	Papal States	≈ 41 thousand km²
81	Sultanate of Banjar	≈ 39 thousand km²
82	Duchy of Prussia	≈ 39 thousand km²
83	Switzerland	≈ 38 thousand km²
84	County of Savoy	≈ 36 thousand km²
85	Portuguese Africa	≈ 35 thousand km²
86	Duchy of Bavaria	≈ 35 thousand km²
87	Electorate of Saxony	≈ 34 thousand km²
88	Bidar Sultanate	≈ 32 thousand km²
89	County of Foix	≈ 31 thousand km²
90	Blambangan Kingdom	≈ 28 thousand km²
91	Kingdom of Kartli	≈ 28 thousand km²
92	Qasim Khanate	≈ 25 thousand km²
93	Kingdom of Kakheti	≈ 23 thousand km²
94	Aceh Sultanate	≈ 20 thousand km²
95	Prome kingdom	≈ 19 thousand km²
96	Duchy of Milan	≈ 18 thousand km²
97	Duchy of Lorraine	≈ 17 thousand km²
98	Electorate of Trier	≈ 17 thousand km²
99	Republic of Genoa	≈ 17 thousand km²
100	Principality of Mingrelia	≈ 13 thousand km²
101	Kedah Sultanate	≈ 13 thousand km²
102	Republic of Florence	≈ 12 thousand km²
103	Jaffna kingdom	≈ 12 thousand km²
104	Kingdom of Imereti	≈ 11 thousand km²
105	Champa	≈ 8,027 km²
106	Sultanate of Cirebon	≈ 7,967 km²
107	Bali Kingdom	≈ 7,719 km²
108	Cebu (historical polity)	≈ 6,669 km²
109	Principality of Abkhazia	≈ 6,066 km²
110	Tondo (historical polity)	≈ 4,840 km²
111	Principality of Guria	≈ 4,659 km²
112	Maynila (historical polity)	≈ 3,359 km²
113	Sultanate of Gowa	≈ 2,613 km²
114	Comtat Venaissin	≈ 2,319 km²
115	Sultan	≈ 2,155 km²
116	Republic of Ragusa	≈ 1,540 km²
117	Namayan	≈ 1,043 km²
118	Ashikaga shogunate	≈ 979 km²
119	Kathmandu	≈ 661 km²
120	County of Urgell	≈ 404 km²
121	Principality of Orange	≈ 141 km²

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

New countries in this frame (5)

Sweden · Denmark–Norway · Duchy of Milan · Sultanate of Banjar · Duchy of Prussia

Countries that disappeared in this frame (3)

Kalmar Union · Teutonic Order · Samma dynasty

Directions of expansion (1)

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

Khanate of Bukhara → former land of Safavid dynasty, ≈ 384 thousand km²

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