World map in AD 1588 — territory by country

Frame AD 1588 — world borders from AD 1588 to AD 1594. 100 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Spanish Empire (≈ 6.08 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (100, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Spanish Empire≈ 6.08 million km²
2Ottoman Empire≈ 4.25 million km²
3Golden Horde≈ 3.88 million km²
4Ming dynasty≈ 3.66 million km²
5Tsardom of Russia≈ 3.59 million km²
6Kazakh Khanate≈ 2.56 million km²
7Mughal Empire≈ 2.36 million km²
8Safavid dynasty≈ 2.20 million km²
9Tibet≈ 1.55 million km²
10Moghulistan≈ 937 thousand km²
11Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth≈ 843 thousand km²
12Iberian Union≈ 814 thousand km²
13Sweden≈ 709 thousand km²
14First Toungoo Empire≈ 704 thousand km²
15Songhai Empire≈ 666 thousand km²
16Funj Sultanate≈ 630 thousand km²
17Denmark–Norway≈ 616 thousand km²
18Saadi Sultanate≈ 578 thousand km²
19Ethiopian Empire≈ 524 thousand km²
20Mongol khanate≈ 499 thousand km²
21Khanate of Bukhara≈ 430 thousand km²
22Tumed≈ 414 thousand km²
23Kingdom of France≈ 387 thousand km²
24Ayutthaya Kingdom≈ 382 thousand km²
25Lan Xang≈ 375 thousand km²
26Habsburg monarchy≈ 353 thousand km²
27Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 339 thousand km²
28Sengoku period≈ 325 thousand km²
29Holy Roman Empire≈ 295 thousand km²
30Khoshut Khanate≈ 291 thousand km²
31Khmer Empire≈ 274 thousand km²
32Kingdom of England≈ 249 thousand km²
33Bijapur Sultanate≈ 247 thousand km²
34Joseon≈ 235 thousand km²
35Johor Sultanate≈ 208 thousand km²
36Ahmadnagar Sultanate≈ 153 thousand km²
37Gorkha kingdom≈ 148 thousand km²
38Moghulistan≈ 140 thousand km²
39Kingdom of Kongo≈ 132 thousand km²
40Mali Empire≈ 127 thousand km²
41Khanate of Khiva≈ 125 thousand km²
42Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 120 thousand km²
43Golconda Sultanate≈ 114 thousand km²
44Nogai Horde≈ 108 thousand km²
45Sultanate of Maguindanao≈ 106 thousand km²
46Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711)≈ 101 thousand km²
47Kingdom of Scotland≈ 92 thousand km²
48Nguyễn lords≈ 90 thousand km²
49Crimean Khanate≈ 86 thousand km²
50Banten Sultanate≈ 85 thousand km²
51Moldavia≈ 82 thousand km²
52Kingdom of Mrauk U≈ 77 thousand km²
53Palembang Sultanate≈ 75 thousand km²
54Wallachia≈ 74 thousand km²
55House of Bourbon≈ 74 thousand km²
56Haudenosaunee≈ 72 thousand km²
57Mạc dynasty≈ 68 thousand km²
58Malacca Sultanate≈ 66 thousand km²
59Don Cossacks≈ 64 thousand km²
60Aceh Sultanate≈ 60 thousand km²
61Republic of Venice≈ 50 thousand km²
62Portuguese Ceylon≈ 50 thousand km²
63Madurai Nayak dynasty≈ 48 thousand km²
64Trịnh lords≈ 46 thousand km²
65Mataram Sultanate≈ 45 thousand km²
66Margraviate of Brandenburg≈ 44 thousand km²
67House of Savoy≈ 44 thousand km²
68Switzerland≈ 44 thousand km²
69Papal States≈ 41 thousand km²
70Sultanate of Banjar≈ 39 thousand km²
71Sur Empire≈ 39 thousand km²
72Duchy of Prussia≈ 39 thousand km²
73Duchy of Bavaria≈ 35 thousand km²
74Itza people≈ 33 thousand km²
75Bidar Sultanate≈ 32 thousand km²
76Sultanate of Cirebon≈ 31 thousand km²
77Blambangan Kingdom≈ 28 thousand km²
78Electorate of Saxony≈ 26 thousand km²
79Sultan of Perak≈ 24 thousand km²
80Republic of Florence≈ 20 thousand km²
81Kingdom of Mysore≈ 18 thousand km²
82Dutch Republic≈ 18 thousand km²
83Duchy of Lorraine≈ 17 thousand km²
84Electorate of Trier≈ 17 thousand km²
85Republic of Genoa≈ 16 thousand km²
86Thanjavur Nayak kingdom≈ 15 thousand km²
87Kedah Sultanate≈ 13 thousand km²
88Jaffna kingdom≈ 12 thousand km²
89Patani Kingdom≈ 11 thousand km²
90Champa≈ 7,917 km²
91Bali Kingdom≈ 7,719 km²
92Maynila (historical polity)≈ 4,392 km²
93Sultanate of Sulu≈ 3,844 km²
94Sultanate of Gowa≈ 2,613 km²
95Comtat Venaissin≈ 2,319 km²
96Sultan≈ 2,155 km²
97Republic of Ragusa≈ 1,540 km²
98Portuguese Empire≈ 1,217 km²
99Kathmandu≈ 661 km²
100County of Urgell≈ 309 km²

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

Spanish EmpireOttoman EmpireGolden HordeMing dynastyTsardom of RussiaKazakh KhanateMughal EmpireSafavid dynastyTibetMoghulistanPolish–Lithuanian CommonwealthIberian UnionSwedenFirst Toungoo EmpireSonghai EmpireFunj SultanateDenmark–NorwaySaadi SultanateEthiopian EmpireMongol khanateKhanate of BukharaTumed

New countries in this frame (4)

Ayutthaya Kingdom · Lan Xang · Gorkha kingdom · Mataram Sultanate

Countries that disappeared in this frame (3)

Khanate of Sibir · Kashmir Sultanate · Lontara script

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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