World map in AD 1582 — territory by country

Frame AD 1582 — world borders from AD 1582 to AD 1587. 99 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Spanish Empire (≈ 5.70 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (99, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Spanish Empire	≈ 5.70 million km²
2	Golden Horde	≈ 3.88 million km²
3	Ottoman Empire	≈ 3.87 million km²
4	Ming dynasty	≈ 3.66 million km²
5	Tsardom of Russia	≈ 3.63 million km²
6	Safavid dynasty	≈ 2.58 million km²
7	Kazakh Khanate	≈ 2.56 million km²
8	Khanate of Sibir	≈ 2.41 million km²
9	Mughal Empire	≈ 1.96 million km²
10	Tibet	≈ 1.55 million km²
11	First Toungoo Empire	≈ 1.48 million km²
12	Moghulistan	≈ 938 thousand km²
13	Iberian Union	≈ 801 thousand km²
14	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	≈ 777 thousand km²
15	Sweden	≈ 678 thousand km²
16	Songhai Empire	≈ 666 thousand km²
17	Funj Sultanate	≈ 630 thousand km²
18	Denmark–Norway	≈ 616 thousand km²
19	Saadi Sultanate	≈ 578 thousand km²
20	Ethiopian Empire	≈ 524 thousand km²
21	Mongol khanate	≈ 499 thousand km²
22	Khanate of Bukhara	≈ 430 thousand km²
23	Tumed	≈ 414 thousand km²
24	Kingdom of France	≈ 394 thousand km²
25	Habsburg monarchy	≈ 352 thousand km²
26	Nogai Horde	≈ 347 thousand km²
27	Kanem–Bornu Empire	≈ 339 thousand km²
28	Sengoku period	≈ 325 thousand km²
29	Holy Roman Empire	≈ 297 thousand km²
30	Khoshut Khanate	≈ 291 thousand km²
31	Khmer Empire	≈ 274 thousand km²
32	Bijapur Sultanate	≈ 247 thousand km²
33	Kingdom of England	≈ 240 thousand km²
34	Joseon	≈ 235 thousand km²
35	Johor Sultanate	≈ 208 thousand km²
36	Ahmadnagar Sultanate	≈ 153 thousand km²
37	Kashmir Sultanate	≈ 152 thousand km²
38	Moghulistan	≈ 140 thousand km²
39	Kingdom of Kongo	≈ 132 thousand km²
40	Mali Empire	≈ 127 thousand km²
41	Khanate of Khiva	≈ 125 thousand km²
42	Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)	≈ 117 thousand km²
43	Golconda Sultanate	≈ 114 thousand km²
44	Sultanate of Maguindanao	≈ 106 thousand km²
45	Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711)	≈ 101 thousand km²
46	Kingdom of Scotland	≈ 92 thousand km²
47	Nguyễn lords	≈ 90 thousand km²
48	Crimean Khanate	≈ 86 thousand km²
49	Banten Sultanate	≈ 85 thousand km²
50	Moldavia	≈ 82 thousand km²
51	Kingdom of Mrauk U	≈ 77 thousand km²
52	Palembang Sultanate	≈ 75 thousand km²
53	Wallachia	≈ 74 thousand km²
54	House of Bourbon	≈ 74 thousand km²
55	Haudenosaunee	≈ 72 thousand km²
56	Mạc dynasty	≈ 68 thousand km²
57	Malacca Sultanate	≈ 66 thousand km²
58	Don Cossacks	≈ 64 thousand km²
59	Aceh Sultanate	≈ 60 thousand km²
60	Republic of Venice	≈ 50 thousand km²
61	Portuguese Ceylon	≈ 50 thousand km²
62	Madurai Nayak dynasty	≈ 48 thousand km²
63	Trịnh lords	≈ 46 thousand km²
64	Lontara script	≈ 45 thousand km²
65	Margraviate of Brandenburg	≈ 44 thousand km²
66	Switzerland	≈ 44 thousand km²
67	Papal States	≈ 41 thousand km²
68	Sultanate of Banjar	≈ 39 thousand km²
69	Sur Empire	≈ 39 thousand km²
70	Duchy of Prussia	≈ 39 thousand km²
71	House of Savoy	≈ 38 thousand km²
72	Duchy of Bavaria	≈ 35 thousand km²
73	Itza people	≈ 33 thousand km²
74	Bidar Sultanate	≈ 32 thousand km²
75	Dutch Republic	≈ 32 thousand km²
76	Sultanate of Cirebon	≈ 31 thousand km²
77	Blambangan Kingdom	≈ 28 thousand km²
78	Electorate of Saxony	≈ 26 thousand km²
79	Sultan of Perak	≈ 24 thousand km²
80	Republic of Florence	≈ 20 thousand km²
81	Kingdom of Mysore	≈ 18 thousand km²
82	Duchy of Lorraine	≈ 17 thousand km²
83	Electorate of Trier	≈ 17 thousand km²
84	Republic of Genoa	≈ 16 thousand km²
85	Thanjavur Nayak kingdom	≈ 15 thousand km²
86	Kedah Sultanate	≈ 13 thousand km²
87	Patani Kingdom	≈ 12 thousand km²
88	Jaffna kingdom	≈ 12 thousand km²
89	Champa	≈ 7,917 km²
90	Bali Kingdom	≈ 7,719 km²
91	Maynila (historical polity)	≈ 4,392 km²
92	Sultanate of Sulu	≈ 3,844 km²
93	Sultanate of Gowa	≈ 2,613 km²
94	Comtat Venaissin	≈ 2,319 km²
95	Sultan	≈ 2,155 km²
96	Republic of Ragusa	≈ 1,540 km²
97	Portuguese Empire	≈ 1,217 km²
98	Kathmandu	≈ 661 km²
99	County of Urgell	≈ 309 km²

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

New countries in this frame (3)

Iberian Union · Dutch Republic · Khoshut Khanate

Countries that disappeared in this frame (5)

Portuguese Empire · Kingdom of Portugal · Spain · Union of Utrecht · Portuguese Africa

Directions of expansion (3)

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

Golden Horde → former land of Tumed, ≈ 1.92 million km²
Tsardom of Russia → former land of Khanate of Sibir, ≈ 411 thousand km²
Spanish Empire → former land of Portuguese Empire, ≈ 367 thousand km²

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