Territorial change of Grand Principality of Moscow

“Grand Principality of Moscow” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1294 to 1546. Its territory was largest in AD 1521 – 1539, at ≈ 2.43 million km².

Territory by period

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1521 – 1539 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

Its highest rank was in AD 1507: number 125 of 4.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

• Golden Horde — 28 frames
• Vladimir-Suzdal — 27 frames
• Tver — 26 frames
• Novgorod Republic — 25 frames
• Jagiellonian dynasty — 20 frames
• Qasim Khanate — 19 frames
• Khanate of Sibir — 15 frames
• Principality of Smolensk — 14 frames
• Livonian language — 14 frames
• Ryazan — 14 frames
• Khanate of Kazan — 12 frames
• Kalmar Union — 11 frames
• Grand Duchy of Lithuania — 11 frames
• Swedish Empire — 9 frames
• Pskov Republic — 6 frames
• Blue Horde — 5 frames

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 12 by area.

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Duchy of Moscow · Period of Appanages

Succeeded by: Tsardom of Russia

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Grand Principality of Moscow, before 1389 the Principality of Moscow, also known by the exonym Muscovy, was a late medieval Russian monarchy. Its capital was the city of Moscow.

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