Territorial change of Shan States

“Shan States” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1294 to 1563. Its territory was largest in AD 1529 – 1539, at ≈ 388 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1294 – 1325≈ 293 thousand km²
AD 1326 – 1362≈ 293 thousand km²
AD 1363 – 1374≈ 296 thousand km²
AD 1375 – 1384≈ 298 thousand km²
AD 1385 – 1428≈ 274 thousand km²
AD 1429 – 1481≈ 274 thousand km²
AD 1482 – 1501≈ 274 thousand km²
AD 1502 – 1528≈ 274 thousand km²
AD 1529 – 1539≈ 388 thousand km²
AD 1540 – 1546≈ 388 thousand km²
AD 1547 – 1555≈ 357 thousand km²
AD 1556 – 1563≈ 274 thousand km²
AD 1294AD 1563

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1529 – 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.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1294≈ 293 thousand km²21 of 145
AD 1305≈ 293 thousand km²21 of 152
AD 1314≈ 293 thousand km²21 of 151
AD 1326≈ 293 thousand km²20 of 144
AD 1333≈ 293 thousand km²21 of 145
AD 1344≈ 293 thousand km²23 of 148
AD 1352≈ 293 thousand km²26 of 139
AD 1356≈ 293 thousand km²26 of 139
AD 1363≈ 296 thousand km²30 of 147
AD 1375≈ 298 thousand km²31 of 154
AD 1385≈ 274 thousand km²32 of 154
AD 1392≈ 274 thousand km²32 of 154
AD 1395≈ 274 thousand km²29 of 149
AD 1402≈ 274 thousand km²27 of 141
AD 1407≈ 274 thousand km²27 of 141
AD 1415≈ 274 thousand km²28 of 136
AD 1422≈ 274 thousand km²30 of 132
AD 1429≈ 274 thousand km²31 of 130
AD 1431≈ 274 thousand km²32 of 130
AD 1440≈ 274 thousand km²30 of 129
AD 1450≈ 274 thousand km²30 of 127
AD 1453≈ 274 thousand km²31 of 130
AD 1459≈ 274 thousand km²30 of 132
AD 1463≈ 274 thousand km²31 of 132
AD 1468≈ 274 thousand km²32 of 140
AD 1475≈ 274 thousand km²32 of 137
AD 1482≈ 274 thousand km²34 of 131
AD 1487≈ 274 thousand km²34 of 129
AD 1492≈ 274 thousand km²34 of 129
AD 1497≈ 274 thousand km²35 of 130
AD 1502≈ 274 thousand km²35 of 129
AD 1507≈ 274 thousand km²36 of 125
AD 1512≈ 274 thousand km²34 of 124
AD 1516≈ 274 thousand km²33 of 123
AD 1519≈ 274 thousand km²32 of 123
AD 1521≈ 274 thousand km²31 of 119
AD 1526≈ 274 thousand km²33 of 121
AD 1529≈ 388 thousand km²21 of 124
AD 1534≈ 388 thousand km²22 of 125
AD 1540≈ 388 thousand km²23 of 122
AD 1547≈ 357 thousand km²28 of 121
AD 1552≈ 357 thousand km²28 of 119
AD 1556≈ 274 thousand km²34 of 117

Its highest rank was in AD 1326: number 144 of 20.

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).

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 5 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1564lostFirst Toungoo Empire≈ 275 thousand km²
AD 1529gainedKingdom of Ava≈ 115 thousand km²
AD 1556lostFirst Toungoo Empire≈ 84 thousand km²
AD 1547lostFirst Toungoo Empire≈ 31 thousand km²
AD 1385lostMing dynasty≈ 24 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

The Shan States were a collection of Shan (Tai) principalities called möng whose rulers bore the title saopha (sawbwa).

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

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