World map in AD 1540 — territory by country

Frame AD 1540 — world borders from AD 1540 to AD 1546. 122 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Mongol khanate (≈ 5.08 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (122, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Mongol khanate≈ 5.08 million km²
2Spanish Empire≈ 3.97 million km²
3Ming dynasty≈ 3.74 million km²
4Ottoman Empire≈ 3.20 million km²
5Khanate of Sibir≈ 2.82 million km²
6Grand Principality of Moscow≈ 2.43 million km²
7Safavid dynasty≈ 2.43 million km²
8Kazakh Khanate≈ 2.40 million km²
9Tibet≈ 1.55 million km²
10Moghulistan≈ 939 thousand km²
11Sur Empire≈ 865 thousand km²
12Jagiellonian dynasty≈ 751 thousand km²
13Sweden≈ 673 thousand km²
14Spain≈ 640 thousand km²
15Funj Sultanate≈ 630 thousand km²
16Songhai Empire≈ 629 thousand km²
17Denmark–Norway≈ 612 thousand km²
18Adal Sultanate≈ 488 thousand km²
19Kingdom of France≈ 485 thousand km²
20Nogai Horde≈ 439 thousand km²
21Habsburg monarchy≈ 427 thousand km²
22Ayutthaya Kingdom≈ 404 thousand km²
23Shan States≈ 388 thousand km²
24Khanate of Bukhara≈ 385 thousand km²
25Wattasid dynasty≈ 380 thousand km²
26Lan Xang≈ 375 thousand km²
27Mali Empire≈ 346 thousand km²
28Mughal Empire≈ 345 thousand km²
29Vijayanagara Empire≈ 342 thousand km²
30Sengoku period≈ 322 thousand km²
31Holy Roman Empire≈ 302 thousand km²
32Khmer Empire≈ 274 thousand km²
33Joseon≈ 235 thousand km²
34Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 231 thousand km²
35Hafsid dynasty≈ 222 thousand km²
36Johor Sultanate≈ 208 thousand km²
37Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 201 thousand km²
38Portuguese Empire≈ 174 thousand km²
39Kingdom of Portugal≈ 173 thousand km²
40Khanate of Kazan≈ 173 thousand km²
41Maya civilization≈ 170 thousand km²
42Kingdom of England≈ 170 thousand km²
43Astrakhan Khanate≈ 163 thousand km²
44Kashmir Sultanate≈ 152 thousand km²
45Bijapur Sultanate≈ 151 thousand km²
46Moghulistan≈ 140 thousand km²
47Crimean Khanate≈ 137 thousand km²
48Lê dynasty≈ 135 thousand km²
49Kingdom of Kongo≈ 132 thousand km²
50Ethiopian Empire≈ 127 thousand km²
51Khanate of Khiva≈ 125 thousand km²
52Zayyanid dynasty≈ 125 thousand km²
53Kingdom of Hungary≈ 122 thousand km²
54Livonian language≈ 116 thousand km²
55First Toungoo Empire≈ 108 thousand km²
56Sultanate of Maguindanao≈ 106 thousand km²
57Golconda Sultanate≈ 104 thousand km²
58Kingdom of Mrauk U≈ 102 thousand km²
59Eastern Hungarian Kingdom≈ 90 thousand km²
60Kingdom of Scotland≈ 89 thousand km²
61Moldavia≈ 82 thousand km²
62Berar Sultanate≈ 79 thousand km²
63Palembang Sultanate≈ 76 thousand km²
64Wallachia≈ 74 thousand km²
65Ahmadnagar Sultanate≈ 73 thousand km²
66Haudenosaunee≈ 72 thousand km²
67Mạc dynasty≈ 68 thousand km²
68Republic of Venice≈ 64 thousand km²
69Lanna Kingdom≈ 53 thousand km²
70Portuguese Ceylon≈ 50 thousand km²
71Madurai Nayak dynasty≈ 48 thousand km²
72Switzerland≈ 46 thousand km²
73Demak Sultanate≈ 46 thousand km²
74Aceh Sultanate≈ 45 thousand km²
75Sunda Kingdom≈ 44 thousand km²
76House of Bourbon≈ 44 thousand km²
77Margraviate of Brandenburg≈ 42 thousand km²
78Papal States≈ 41 thousand km²
79Sultanate of Banjar≈ 39 thousand km²
80Duchy of Prussia≈ 39 thousand km²
81Duchy of Bavaria≈ 35 thousand km²
82Electorate of Saxony≈ 34 thousand km²
83Portuguese Africa≈ 33 thousand km²
84Bidar Sultanate≈ 32 thousand km²
85County of Foix≈ 30 thousand km²
86Hanthawaddy kingdom≈ 30 thousand km²
87Blambangan Kingdom≈ 28 thousand km²
88Kingdom of Kartli≈ 28 thousand km²
89Qasim Khanate≈ 25 thousand km²
90Sultan of Perak≈ 24 thousand km²
91Kingdom of Kakheti≈ 23 thousand km²
92Malacca Sultanate≈ 20 thousand km²
93Prome kingdom≈ 20 thousand km²
94Duchy of Lorraine≈ 17 thousand km²
95Electorate of Trier≈ 17 thousand km²
96Thanjavur Nayak kingdom≈ 15 thousand km²
97Principality of Mingrelia≈ 13 thousand km²
98Kedah Sultanate≈ 13 thousand km²
99Republic of Genoa≈ 13 thousand km²
100Republic of Florence≈ 12 thousand km²
101Jaffna kingdom≈ 12 thousand km²
102Kingdom of Imereti≈ 11 thousand km²
103Banten Sultanate≈ 9,894 km²
104Sultanate of Cirebon≈ 7,967 km²
105Champa≈ 7,917 km²
106Bali Kingdom≈ 7,719 km²
107Cebu (historical polity)≈ 6,669 km²
108Principality of Abkhazia≈ 6,066 km²
109Inca Empire≈ 4,864 km²
110Tondo (historical polity)≈ 4,840 km²
111Principality of Guria≈ 4,659 km²
112Sultanate of Sulu≈ 3,844 km²
113Maynila (historical polity)≈ 3,359 km²
114Sultanate of Gowa≈ 2,613 km²
115Comtat Venaissin≈ 2,319 km²
116Sultan≈ 2,155 km²
117Republic of Ragusa≈ 1,540 km²
118Namayan≈ 1,043 km²
119Ashikaga shogunate≈ 879 km²
120Kathmandu≈ 661 km²
121County of Urgell≈ 404 km²
122Principality of Orange≈ 141 km²

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

Mongol khanateSpanish EmpireMing dynastyOttoman EmpireKhanate of SibirGrand Principality of MoscowSafavid dynastyKazakh KhanateTibetMoghulistanSur EmpireJagiellonian dynastySwedenSpainFunj SultanateSonghai EmpireDenmark–NorwayAdal SultanateKingdom of FranceNogai HordeHabsburg monarchyAyutthaya Kingdom

New countries in this frame (1)

Sur Empire

Countries that disappeared in this frame (4)

Hussain Shahi dynasty · Shirvan · Duchy of Milan · County of Savoy

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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