World map in AD 1556 — territory by country

Frame AD 1556 — world borders from AD 1556 to AD 1563. 117 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Spanish Empire (≈ 4.22 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (117, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Spanish Empire≈ 4.22 million km²
2Ming dynasty≈ 3.74 million km²
3Ottoman Empire≈ 3.69 million km²
4Tsardom of Russia≈ 3.11 million km²
5Khanate of Sibir≈ 2.82 million km²
6Tumed≈ 2.62 million km²
7Safavid dynasty≈ 2.58 million km²
8Kazakh Khanate≈ 2.40 million km²
9Golden Horde≈ 1.97 million km²
10Tibet≈ 1.55 million km²
11Moghulistan≈ 939 thousand km²
12Jagiellonian dynasty≈ 751 thousand km²
13Spain≈ 737 thousand km²
14Sweden≈ 673 thousand km²
15Funj Sultanate≈ 630 thousand km²
16Songhai Empire≈ 629 thousand km²
17Denmark–Norway≈ 612 thousand km²
18Ethiopian Empire≈ 526 thousand km²
19Mughal Empire≈ 506 thousand km²
20Kingdom of France≈ 503 thousand km²
21Mongol khanate≈ 499 thousand km²
22Nogai Horde≈ 438 thousand km²
23Khanate of Bukhara≈ 430 thousand km²
24Ayutthaya Kingdom≈ 404 thousand km²
25Saadi Sultanate≈ 384 thousand km²
26Lan Xang≈ 375 thousand km²
27Mali Empire≈ 346 thousand km²
28Habsburg monarchy≈ 341 thousand km²
29Vijayanagara Empire≈ 338 thousand km²
30Sur Empire≈ 332 thousand km²
31Sengoku period≈ 323 thousand km²
32Holy Roman Empire≈ 295 thousand km²
33Khmer Empire≈ 274 thousand km²
34Shan States≈ 274 thousand km²
35Portuguese Empire≈ 273 thousand km²
36First Toungoo Empire≈ 273 thousand km²
37Joseon≈ 235 thousand km²
38Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 231 thousand km²
39Johor Sultanate≈ 208 thousand km²
40Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 201 thousand km²
41Kingdom of England≈ 187 thousand km²
42Bijapur Sultanate≈ 156 thousand km²
43Kashmir Sultanate≈ 152 thousand km²
44Moghulistan≈ 140 thousand km²
45Crimean Khanate≈ 137 thousand km²
46Lê dynasty≈ 135 thousand km²
47Kingdom of Kongo≈ 132 thousand km²
48Khanate of Khiva≈ 125 thousand km²
49Livonian language≈ 116 thousand km²
50Eastern Hungarian Kingdom≈ 112 thousand km²
51Sultanate of Maguindanao≈ 106 thousand km²
52Golconda Sultanate≈ 104 thousand km²
53Kingdom of Portugal≈ 101 thousand km²
54Kingdom of Mrauk U≈ 100 thousand km²
55Kingdom of Scotland≈ 92 thousand km²
56Hafsid dynasty≈ 88 thousand km²
57Adal Sultanate≈ 87 thousand km²
58Moldavia≈ 82 thousand km²
59Berar Sultanate≈ 79 thousand km²
60Palembang Sultanate≈ 75 thousand km²
61Wallachia≈ 74 thousand km²
62House of Bourbon≈ 74 thousand km²
63Ahmadnagar Sultanate≈ 73 thousand km²
64Haudenosaunee≈ 72 thousand km²
65Mạc dynasty≈ 68 thousand km²
66Malacca Sultanate≈ 66 thousand km²
67Don Cossacks≈ 64 thousand km²
68Republic of Venice≈ 64 thousand km²
69Banten Sultanate≈ 63 thousand km²
70Lanna Kingdom≈ 53 thousand km²
71Portuguese Ceylon≈ 50 thousand km²
72Madurai Nayak dynasty≈ 48 thousand km²
73Switzerland≈ 46 thousand km²
74Aceh Sultanate≈ 45 thousand km²
75Sunda Kingdom≈ 44 thousand km²
76Margraviate of Brandenburg≈ 42 thousand km²
77Papal States≈ 41 thousand km²
78Sultanate of Banjar≈ 39 thousand km²
79Duchy of Prussia≈ 39 thousand km²
80Duchy of Bavaria≈ 35 thousand km²
81Itza people≈ 33 thousand km²
82Bidar Sultanate≈ 32 thousand km²
83Portuguese Africa≈ 29 thousand km²
84Kingdom of Kartli≈ 28 thousand km²
85Blambangan Kingdom≈ 28 thousand km²
86Electorate of Saxony≈ 25 thousand km²
87Sultan of Perak≈ 24 thousand km²
88Kingdom of Kakheti≈ 23 thousand km²
89Republic of Florence≈ 20 thousand km²
90Duchy of Lorraine≈ 17 thousand km²
91Electorate of Trier≈ 17 thousand km²
92Thanjavur Nayak kingdom≈ 15 thousand km²
93Principality of Mingrelia≈ 13 thousand km²
94Kedah Sultanate≈ 13 thousand km²
95Republic of Genoa≈ 13 thousand km²
96Jaffna kingdom≈ 12 thousand km²
97Kingdom of Imereti≈ 11 thousand km²
98France Antarctique≈ 11 thousand km²
99Sultanate of Cirebon≈ 7,967 km²
100Champa≈ 7,917 km²
101Bali Kingdom≈ 7,719 km²
102Cebu (historical polity)≈ 6,669 km²
103Principality of Abkhazia≈ 6,066 km²
104Inca Empire≈ 4,864 km²
105Tondo (historical polity)≈ 4,840 km²
106Principality of Guria≈ 4,300 km²
107Sultanate of Sulu≈ 3,844 km²
108Maynila (historical polity)≈ 3,359 km²
109Sultanate of Gowa≈ 2,613 km²
110Comtat Venaissin≈ 2,319 km²
111Sultan≈ 2,155 km²
112Republic of Ragusa≈ 1,540 km²
113Namayan≈ 1,043 km²
114Ashikaga shogunate≈ 879 km²
115Kathmandu≈ 661 km²
116County of Urgell≈ 309 km²
117Principality of Orange≈ 141 km²

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

Spanish EmpireMing dynastyOttoman EmpireTsardom of RussiaKhanate of SibirTumedSafavid dynastyKazakh KhanateGolden HordeTibetMoghulistanJagiellonian dynastySpainSwedenFunj SultanateSonghai EmpireDenmark–NorwayEthiopian EmpireMughal EmpireKingdom of FranceMongol khanateNogai HordeKhanate of BukharaAyutthaya Kingdom

New countries in this frame (2)

Saadi Sultanate · France Antarctique

Countries that disappeared in this frame (4)

Wattasid dynasty · Astrakhan Khanate · Zayyanid dynasty · County of Foix

Directions of expansion (2)

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

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