World map in AD 1402 — territory by country

Frame AD 1402 — world borders from AD 1402 to AD 1406. 141 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Ming dynasty (≈ 5.45 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (141, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Ming dynasty	≈ 5.45 million km²
2	Timurid Empire	≈ 5.14 million km²
3	Northern Yuan	≈ 2.29 million km²
4	Chagatai Khanate	≈ 1.76 million km²
5	Tibet	≈ 1.55 million km²
6	Golden Horde	≈ 1.53 million km²
7	Novgorod Republic	≈ 1.49 million km²
8	Mamluk Sultanate	≈ 1.45 million km²
9	Majapahit	≈ 1.00 million km²
10	Mali Empire	≈ 973 thousand km²
11	Kalmar Union	≈ 951 thousand km²
12	Oirat Confederation	≈ 912 thousand km²
13	Grand Duchy of Lithuania	≈ 687 thousand km²
14	Bahmani Kingdom	≈ 439 thousand km²
15	Holy Roman Empire	≈ 412 thousand km²
16	Vijayanagara Empire	≈ 395 thousand km²
17	Ethiopian Empire	≈ 392 thousand km²
18	Marinid dynasty	≈ 389 thousand km²
19	Ottoman Empire	≈ 387 thousand km²
20	Rasulid dynasty	≈ 378 thousand km²
21	Lan Xang	≈ 376 thousand km²
22	Crown of Castile	≈ 357 thousand km²
23	Kingdom of Hungary	≈ 339 thousand km²
24	Ayutthaya Kingdom	≈ 321 thousand km²
25	Ashikaga shogunate	≈ 321 thousand km²
26	Bengal Sultanate	≈ 306 thousand km²
27	Shan States	≈ 274 thousand km²
28	Grand Principality of Moscow	≈ 265 thousand km²
29	Khmer Empire	≈ 240 thousand km²
30	Kingdom of France	≈ 239 thousand km²
31	Kingdom of Poland	≈ 234 thousand km²
32	Hafsid dynasty	≈ 224 thousand km²
33	Makuria	≈ 213 thousand km²
34	Joseon	≈ 208 thousand km²
35	Kingdom of Ava	≈ 194 thousand km²
36	Teutonic Order	≈ 192 thousand km²
37	Tughlaq dynasty	≈ 190 thousand km²
38	Kingdom of England	≈ 187 thousand km²
39	Jaunpur Sultanate	≈ 159 thousand km²
40	Kashmir Sultanate	≈ 152 thousand km²
41	Maya civilization	≈ 135 thousand km²
42	Ngô dynasty	≈ 133 thousand km²
43	Crown of Aragon	≈ 130 thousand km²
44	Zayyanid dynasty	≈ 126 thousand km²
45	Alodia	≈ 124 thousand km²
46	Samma dynasty	≈ 123 thousand km²
47	Sultanate of Ifat	≈ 121 thousand km²
48	Germiyanids	≈ 120 thousand km²
49	Champa	≈ 111 thousand km²
50	Kingdom of Bohemia	≈ 106 thousand km²
51	House of Habsburg	≈ 101 thousand km²
52	Karamanids	≈ 100 thousand km²
53	Moldavia	≈ 98 thousand km²
54	Chimor	≈ 98 thousand km²
55	Kingdom of Portugal	≈ 92 thousand km²
56	Vladimir-Suzdal	≈ 91 thousand km²
57	Kingdom of Scotland	≈ 86 thousand km²
58	Mahdids	≈ 84 thousand km²
59	Hanthawaddy kingdom	≈ 79 thousand km²
60	Principality of Smolensk	≈ 74 thousand km²
61	Wallachia	≈ 74 thousand km²
62	Al-Ahsa Oasis	≈ 74 thousand km²
63	Duchy of Burgundy	≈ 69 thousand km²
64	Kingdom of Naples	≈ 69 thousand km²
65	Sukhothai Kingdom	≈ 63 thousand km²
66	Sri Lanka	≈ 62 thousand km²
67	Sunda Kingdom	≈ 62 thousand km²
68	Lanna Kingdom	≈ 53 thousand km²
69	Kingdom of Bosnia	≈ 51 thousand km²
70	Candar dynasty	≈ 49 thousand km²
71	Duchy of Bavaria	≈ 48 thousand km²
72	Serbian Empire	≈ 47 thousand km²
73	House of Valois-Anjou	≈ 46 thousand km²
74	Kingdom of Georgia	≈ 44 thousand km²
75	Papal States	≈ 40 thousand km²
76	Duchy of Milan	≈ 37 thousand km²
77	Duchy of Brittany	≈ 37 thousand km²
78	County of Savoy	≈ 36 thousand km²
79	Margraviate of Brandenburg	≈ 36 thousand km²
80	Beylik of Dulkadir	≈ 31 thousand km²
81	Beylik of Teke	≈ 31 thousand km²
82	House of Ascania	≈ 29 thousand km²
83	Emirate of Granada	≈ 28 thousand km²
84	Serbian Despotate	≈ 27 thousand km²
85	Empire of Trebizond	≈ 26 thousand km²
86	Judicate of Arborea	≈ 26 thousand km²
87	Republic of Venice	≈ 26 thousand km²
88	Ramadanid Emirate	≈ 24 thousand km²
89	Margraviate of Moravia	≈ 23 thousand km²
90	Pskov Republic	≈ 23 thousand km²
91	Earl of Desmond	≈ 20 thousand km²
92	Republic of Genoa	≈ 20 thousand km²
93	Auvergne	≈ 19 thousand km²
94	Blue Horde	≈ 19 thousand km²
95	Kedah Sultanate	≈ 18 thousand km²
96	Electorate of Trier	≈ 17 thousand km²
97	County of Armagnac	≈ 16 thousand km²
98	Sarukhanids	≈ 15 thousand km²
99	House of Bourbon	≈ 14 thousand km²
100	Republic of Florence	≈ 14 thousand km²
101	Landgraviate of Brabant	≈ 14 thousand km²
102	Principality of Achaea	≈ 14 thousand km²
103	Kanem–Bornu Empire	≈ 14 thousand km²
104	Kingdom of Cyprus	≈ 13 thousand km²
105	Albanian principalities	≈ 12 thousand km²
106	Despotate of Epirus	≈ 12 thousand km²
107	Switzerland	≈ 12 thousand km²
108	Jaffna kingdom	≈ 12 thousand km²
109	Despotate of Arta	≈ 11 thousand km²
110	Touraine	≈ 10 thousand km²
111	House of Luxembourg	≈ 10 thousand km²
112	Kingdom of Navarre	≈ 9,720 km²
113	Duchy of Aquitaine	≈ 9,651 km²
114	Cusco	≈ 8,783 km²
115	County of Foix	≈ 8,766 km²
116	Samudera Pasai Sultanate	≈ 8,416 km²
117	Patriarchate of Aquileia	≈ 8,171 km²
118	Aydinids	≈ 7,958 km²
119	Tver	≈ 7,122 km²
120	Principality of Valona	≈ 6,060 km²
121	Menteshe	≈ 5,886 km²
122	Michoacán	≈ 5,634 km²
123	Electorate of Saxony	≈ 5,458 km²
124	Tondo (historical polity)	≈ 4,953 km²
125	Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)	≈ 4,799 km²
126	Béarn	≈ 3,806 km²
127	Comtat Venaissin	≈ 2,437 km²
128	Tenochtitlan	≈ 2,381 km²
129	County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos	≈ 2,210 km²
130	Texcoco	≈ 2,132 km²
131	Hokuzan	≈ 1,278 km²
132	Namayan	≈ 1,128 km²
133	Chūzan	≈ 961 km²
134	Republic of Ragusa	≈ 876 km²
135	County of Empúries	≈ 809 km²
136	Kathmandu	≈ 661 km²
137	Principality of Theodoro	≈ 654 km²
138	County of Urgell	≈ 380 km²
139	Duchy of Styria	≈ 277 km²
140	Principality of Orange	≈ 141 km²
141	Danish Realm	≈ 73 km²

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

New countries in this frame (4)

Oirat Confederation · Kalmar Union · Duchy of Milan · County of Empúries

Countries that disappeared in this frame (12)

Byzantine Empire · Sweden · Jalayirid Sultanate · Norway · Qara Qoyunlu · County of Blois · Republic of Pisa · County of Périgord · Tsardom of Vidin · Isle of Man · Kingdom of Singapura · Nanzan

Directions of expansion (4)

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

Timurid Empire → former land of Golden Horde, ≈ 449 thousand km²
Timurid Empire → former land of Tughlaq dynasty, ≈ 242 thousand km²
Timurid Empire → former land of Jalayirid Sultanate, ≈ 238 thousand km²
Timurid Empire → former land of Qara Qoyunlu, ≈ 152 thousand km²

The world in AD 1402

27 events from the sources that fall in this frame, grouped by region.

China (18)

AD 1402 — The Yan army took Dong'e, Dongping, Wenshang, Yanzhou and Jiyang one after another, and destroyed Peixian. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷4 建文四年)
AD 1402 — A major battle at Lingbi: the government forces were defeated, and Chen Hui and Ping An were among those captured. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷4 建文四年)
AD 1402 — The Yan army crossed the Huai River and headed for Yangzhou; Wang Li and others surrendered. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷4 建文四年)
AD 1402 — The Yan army crossed the Yangtze; Sheng Yong was defeated at Gaozigang, and Tong Jun, commander at Zhenjiang, surrendered. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷4 建文四年)
AD 1402 — The Yan army attacked Jinchuan Gate; the Prince of Gu, Zhu Su, and Li Jinglong opened the gate and the capital fell. Fire broke out in the palace and the emperor's whereabouts became unknown. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷4 建文四年)
AD 1402 — The Yan army crossed the river at Guantao and marched south, then made a tour of Xuzhou. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷5 建文四年)
AD 1402 — The Prince of Yan set an ambush at the Fei River and routed Ping An's 40,000 cavalry. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷5 建文四年)
AD 1402 — A great battle was fought at the foot of Qimei Mountain. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷5 建文四年)
AD 1402 — The Yan army took Sizhou and worshipped at the ancestral tombs, then took Xuyi. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷5 建文四年)
AD 1402 — The Yan army crossed the Yangtze at Guazhou, and Sheng Yong's sea-going fleet was defeated. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷5 建文四年)

Southeast Asia (5)

AD 1402 — Hán Thương attacked Champa heavily and made Đỗ Mãn his fortified base. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 本紀卷之八「壬午<sub>漢蒼紹戍二年，明建」)
AD 1406 — The Ming gave Han Guan and Huang Zhong 100,000 Guangxi troops and sent them to invade. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 本紀卷之八「丙戌<sub>漢蒼開大四年，明永」)
AD 1406 — The Ming's Zhang Fu and Chen Xu invaded the Pha Lũy pass and others with 400,000 troops. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 本紀卷之八「丙戌<sub>漢蒼開大四年，明永」)
AD 1406 — Zhu Neng was made Expedition General against Annam, with Mu Sheng and Zhang Fu as deputies; an edict ordered the execution of Lê Quý Ly and his son and the installation of a descendant of the Chen clan. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷6 永樂四年)
AD 1406 — Zhang Fu crushed the Annamese army at the Gialam River and took Đông Đô and Tây Đô one after another. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷6 永樂四年)

Eastern Europe & Russia (4)

AD 1402 — In 1402 the German Order concluded a treaty with Vitovt and Svidrigailo, aiming to annex Pskov. (Karamzin, History of the Russian State 제5권 II장)
AD 1402 — A comet appears; the Lithuanian Simeon Olgerdovich captures Roslav of Ryazan. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1402년)
AD 1403 — A great fire burns fifteen churches, including in the Plotnitsky district. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1403년)
AD 1404 — Vitovt besieges Smolensk for three months and withdraws. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1404년)

Changes of power ◆

◆ AD 1402 — Oirat Confederation appears
◆ AD 1402 — Kalmar Union appears
◆ AD 1402 — Byzantine Empire ends
◆ AD 1402 — Jalayirid Sultanate ends
◆ AD 1402 — Sweden ends
◆ AD 1402 — Norway ends
◆ AD 1402 — Qara Qoyunlu ends
◆ AD 1402 — Timurid Empire takes 449,200 km² of former Golden Horde land