World map in AD 1572 — territory by country

Frame AD 1572 — world borders from AD 1572 to AD 1578. 110 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Spanish Empire (≈ 4.41 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (110, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Spanish Empire≈ 4.41 million km²
2Ottoman Empire≈ 3.78 million km²
3Ming dynasty≈ 3.66 million km²
4Tsardom of Russia≈ 3.21 million km²
5Khanate of Sibir≈ 2.82 million km²
6Tumed≈ 2.62 million km²
7Safavid dynasty≈ 2.58 million km²
8Kazakh Khanate≈ 2.56 million km²
9Golden Horde≈ 1.97 million km²
10Tibet≈ 1.55 million km²
11Mughal Empire≈ 1.39 million km²
12First Toungoo Empire≈ 1.12 million km²
13Moghulistan≈ 939 thousand km²
14Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth≈ 763 thousand km²
15Spain≈ 723 thousand km²
16Sweden≈ 678 thousand km²
17Songhai Empire≈ 666 thousand km²
18Funj Sultanate≈ 630 thousand km²
19Denmark–Norway≈ 616 thousand km²
20Ethiopian Empire≈ 524 thousand km²
21Mongol khanate≈ 499 thousand km²
22Khanate of Bukhara≈ 430 thousand km²
23Kingdom of France≈ 393 thousand km²
24Saadi Sultanate≈ 384 thousand km²
25Sur Empire≈ 369 thousand km²
26Portuguese Empire≈ 363 thousand km²
27Lan Xang≈ 357 thousand km²
28Habsburg monarchy≈ 352 thousand km²
29Nogai Horde≈ 347 thousand km²
30Sengoku period≈ 324 thousand km²
31Holy Roman Empire≈ 298 thousand km²
32Khmer Empire≈ 274 thousand km²
33Bijapur Sultanate≈ 247 thousand km²
34Joseon≈ 235 thousand km²
35Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 231 thousand km²
36Kingdom of England≈ 218 thousand km²
37Johor Sultanate≈ 208 thousand km²
38Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 201 thousand km²
39Kingdom of Portugal≈ 171 thousand km²
40Kashmir Sultanate≈ 152 thousand km²
41Moghulistan≈ 140 thousand km²
42Kingdom of Kongo≈ 132 thousand km²
43Mali Empire≈ 127 thousand km²
44Khanate of Khiva≈ 125 thousand km²
45Crimean Khanate≈ 115 thousand km²
46Golconda Sultanate≈ 114 thousand km²
47Sultanate of Maguindanao≈ 106 thousand km²
48Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711)≈ 101 thousand km²
49Kingdom of Scotland≈ 92 thousand km²
50Nguyễn lords≈ 90 thousand km²
51Banten Sultanate≈ 85 thousand km²
52Moldavia≈ 82 thousand km²
53Berar Sultanate≈ 79 thousand km²
54Kingdom of Mrauk U≈ 77 thousand km²
55Adal Sultanate≈ 76 thousand km²
56Palembang Sultanate≈ 75 thousand km²
57Wallachia≈ 74 thousand km²
58House of Bourbon≈ 74 thousand km²
59Ahmadnagar Sultanate≈ 73 thousand km²
60Haudenosaunee≈ 72 thousand km²
61Mạc dynasty≈ 68 thousand km²
62Malacca Sultanate≈ 66 thousand km²
63Don Cossacks≈ 64 thousand km²
64Aceh Sultanate≈ 60 thousand km²
65Republic of Venice≈ 51 thousand km²
66Portuguese Ceylon≈ 50 thousand km²
67Madurai Nayak dynasty≈ 48 thousand km²
68Trịnh lords≈ 46 thousand km²
69Lontara script≈ 46 thousand km²
70Margraviate of Brandenburg≈ 44 thousand km²
71Switzerland≈ 44 thousand km²
72Papal States≈ 41 thousand km²
73Sultanate of Banjar≈ 39 thousand km²
74Duchy of Prussia≈ 39 thousand km²
75Portuguese Empire≈ 38 thousand km²
76House of Savoy≈ 38 thousand km²
77Duchy of Bavaria≈ 35 thousand km²
78Itza people≈ 33 thousand km²
79Bidar Sultanate≈ 32 thousand km²
80Portuguese Africa≈ 31 thousand km²
81Kingdom of Kartli≈ 28 thousand km²
82Blambangan Kingdom≈ 28 thousand km²
83Electorate of Saxony≈ 26 thousand km²
84Sultan of Perak≈ 24 thousand km²
85Kingdom of Kakheti≈ 23 thousand km²
86Sunda Kingdom≈ 22 thousand km²
87Republic of Florence≈ 20 thousand km²
88Kingdom of Mysore≈ 18 thousand km²
89Duchy of Lorraine≈ 17 thousand km²
90Electorate of Trier≈ 17 thousand km²
91Republic of Genoa≈ 16 thousand km²
92Thanjavur Nayak kingdom≈ 15 thousand km²
93Kedah Sultanate≈ 13 thousand km²
94Principality of Mingrelia≈ 13 thousand km²
95Patani Kingdom≈ 12 thousand km²
96Jaffna kingdom≈ 12 thousand km²
97Kingdom of Imereti≈ 11 thousand km²
98Sultanate of Cirebon≈ 7,967 km²
99Champa≈ 7,917 km²
100Bali Kingdom≈ 7,719 km²
101Principality of Abkhazia≈ 5,829 km²
102Maynila (historical polity)≈ 4,392 km²
103Principality of Guria≈ 4,300 km²
104Sultanate of Sulu≈ 3,844 km²
105Sultanate of Gowa≈ 2,613 km²
106Comtat Venaissin≈ 2,319 km²
107Sultan≈ 2,155 km²
108Republic of Ragusa≈ 1,540 km²
109Kathmandu≈ 661 km²
110County of Urgell≈ 309 km²

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

Spanish EmpireOttoman EmpireMing dynastyTsardom of RussiaKhanate of SibirTumedSafavid dynastyKazakh KhanateGolden HordeTibetMughal EmpireFirst Toungoo EmpireMoghulistanPolish–Lithuanian CommonwealthSpainSwedenSonghai EmpireFunj SultanateDenmark–NorwayEthiopian EmpireMongol khanateKhanate of Bukhara

New countries in this frame (7)

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth · Trịnh lords · Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711) · Nguyễn lords · Kingdom of Mysore · Lontara script · Patani Kingdom

Countries that disappeared in this frame (13)

Inca Empire · Jagiellonian dynasty · Vijayanagara Empire · Ayutthaya Kingdom · Ashikaga shogunate · Hafsid dynasty · Lê dynasty · Eastern Hungarian Kingdom · France Antarctique · Cebu (historical polity) · Tondo (historical polity) · Namayan · Principality of Orange

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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