Territorial change of Ming dynasty (Ming Dynasty)

“Ming dynasty”(Ming Dynasty) — appears in this map’s data from AD 1375 to 1644. Its territory was largest in AD 1422 – 1428, at ≈ 6.27 million km².

Territory by period

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1422 – 1428 (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 1422: number 132 of 1.

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).

• Tibet — 52 frames
• Lan Xang — 49 frames
• Joseon — 43 frames
• Mongol khanate — 34 frames
• Shan States — 33 frames
• Mạc dynasty — 24 frames
• Tumed — 21 frames
• Lê dynasty — 20 frames
• First Toungoo Empire — 18 frames
• Khoshut Khanate — 15 frames
• Chagatai Khanate — 14 frames
• Golden Horde — 13 frames
• Crown of Castile — 13 frames
• Trịnh lords — 13 frames
• Northern Yuan — 10 frames
• Oirat Confederation — 9 frames
• Later Jin (1616–1636) — 7 frames
• Kingdom of Portugal — 5 frames
• Ngô dynasty — 5 frames
• Li Zicheng — 4 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 13 by area.

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Yuan dynasty · Song · Mongol Empire

Succeeded by: Shun dynasty · Qing dynasty · Southern Ming dynasty

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Han people, the majority ethnic group in China.

Wikipedia (English) “Ming dynasty”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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