World map in AD 1450 — territory by country

Frame AD 1450 — world borders from AD 1450 to AD 1452. 127 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Ming dynasty (≈ 4.96 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (127, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Ming dynasty≈ 4.96 million km²
2Khanate of Sibir≈ 4.37 million km²
3Oirat Confederation≈ 3.96 million km²
4Timurid Empire≈ 3.71 million km²
5Tibet≈ 1.55 million km²
6Chagatai Khanate≈ 1.55 million km²
7Novgorod Republic≈ 1.49 million km²
8Mamluk Sultanate≈ 1.48 million km²
9House of Oldenburg≈ 1.18 million km²
10Mali Empire≈ 1.11 million km²
11Jagiellonian dynasty≈ 1.03 million km²
12Majapahit≈ 1.00 million km²
13Golden Horde≈ 757 thousand km²
14Nogai Horde≈ 704 thousand km²
15Vijayanagara Empire≈ 568 thousand km²
16Ottoman Empire≈ 567 thousand km²
17Qara Qoyunlu≈ 517 thousand km²
18House of Habsburg≈ 432 thousand km²
19Ethiopian Empire≈ 392 thousand km²
20Marinid dynasty≈ 388 thousand km²
21Ayutthaya Kingdom≈ 384 thousand km²
22Rasulid dynasty≈ 378 thousand km²
23Lan Xang≈ 375 thousand km²
24Bahmani Kingdom≈ 375 thousand km²
25Crown of Castile≈ 361 thousand km²
26Holy Roman Empire≈ 359 thousand km²
27Ashikaga shogunate≈ 321 thousand km²
28Grand Principality of Moscow≈ 318 thousand km²
29Bengal Sultanate≈ 306 thousand km²
30Shan States≈ 274 thousand km²
31Crown of Aragon≈ 244 thousand km²
32Khmer Empire≈ 240 thousand km²
33Aq Qoyunlu≈ 233 thousand km²
34Joseon≈ 232 thousand km²
35Hafsid dynasty≈ 224 thousand km²
36Crimean Khanate≈ 223 thousand km²
37Kingdom of France≈ 219 thousand km²
38Makuria≈ 213 thousand km²
39Kingdom of England≈ 202 thousand km²
40Kingdom of Ava≈ 192 thousand km²
41Maya civilization≈ 188 thousand km²
42Khanate of Kazan≈ 171 thousand km²
43Jaunpur Sultanate≈ 159 thousand km²
44Inca Empire≈ 155 thousand km²
45Kashmir Sultanate≈ 152 thousand km²
46Lê dynasty≈ 152 thousand km²
47Adal Sultanate≈ 149 thousand km²
48Kingdom of Kongo≈ 132 thousand km²
49Kingdom of Bohemia≈ 129 thousand km²
50Kingdom of Georgia≈ 128 thousand km²
51Zayyanid dynasty≈ 126 thousand km²
52Alodia≈ 124 thousand km²
53Samma dynasty≈ 123 thousand km²
54Livonian language≈ 116 thousand km²
55Karamanids≈ 100 thousand km²
56Moldavia≈ 98 thousand km²
57Chimor≈ 98 thousand km²
58Duchy of Burgundy≈ 97 thousand km²
59Kingdom of Portugal≈ 97 thousand km²
60Champa≈ 93 thousand km²
61Kalmar Union≈ 90 thousand km²
62Sayyid dynasty≈ 89 thousand km²
63Kingdom of Scotland≈ 86 thousand km²
64Kingdom of Mrauk U≈ 85 thousand km²
65Mahdids≈ 84 thousand km²
66Hanthawaddy kingdom≈ 78 thousand km²
67Wallachia≈ 74 thousand km²
68Serbian Empire≈ 73 thousand km²
69Haudenosaunee≈ 72 thousand km²
70Al-Ahsa Oasis≈ 71 thousand km²
71Teutonic Order≈ 69 thousand km²
72Sri Lanka≈ 62 thousand km²
73Sunda Kingdom≈ 62 thousand km²
74Aztec Empire≈ 54 thousand km²
75Republic of Venice≈ 53 thousand km²
76Lanna Kingdom≈ 53 thousand km²
77House of Valois-Anjou≈ 50 thousand km²
78Michoacán≈ 50 thousand km²
79Kingdom of Bosnia≈ 49 thousand km²
80Candar dynasty≈ 49 thousand km²
81Shirvan≈ 48 thousand km²
82Margraviate of Brandenburg≈ 41 thousand km²
83Papal States≈ 40 thousand km²
84Vladimir-Suzdal≈ 38 thousand km²
85Duchy of Brittany≈ 37 thousand km²
86Duchy of Bavaria≈ 36 thousand km²
87County of Savoy≈ 36 thousand km²
88House of Ascania≈ 34 thousand km²
89House of Bourbon≈ 33 thousand km²
90Beylik of Dulkadir≈ 30 thousand km²
91Golden Ambrosian Republic≈ 30 thousand km²
92Emirate of Granada≈ 27 thousand km²
93Empire of Trebizond≈ 27 thousand km²
94Republic of Genoa≈ 25 thousand km²
95Ramadanid Emirate≈ 24 thousand km²
96Byzantine Empire≈ 24 thousand km²
97Pskov Republic≈ 22 thousand km²
98Kedah Sultanate≈ 18 thousand km²
99County of Périgord≈ 18 thousand km²
100Electorate of Trier≈ 17 thousand km²
101Republic of Florence≈ 14 thousand km²
102County of Armagnac≈ 14 thousand km²
103Maine (province)≈ 14 thousand km²
104Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 14 thousand km²
105Switzerland≈ 13 thousand km²
106County of Nevers≈ 13 thousand km²
107Kingdom of Cyprus≈ 13 thousand km²
108County of Foix≈ 13 thousand km²
109Jaffna kingdom≈ 12 thousand km²
110Touraine≈ 10 thousand km²
111Despotate of Epirus≈ 8,643 km²
112Samudera Pasai Sultanate≈ 8,416 km²
113Tver≈ 7,122 km²
114Earl of Desmond≈ 6,858 km²
115Tondo (historical polity)≈ 4,953 km²
116Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 4,799 km²
117Béarn≈ 3,759 km²
118Comtat Venaissin≈ 2,437 km²
119Ryukyu Kingdom≈ 2,186 km²
120Duchy of Styria≈ 2,004 km²
121Republic of Ragusa≈ 1,540 km²
122Namayan≈ 1,128 km²
123Auvergne≈ 706 km²
124Kathmandu≈ 661 km²
125Principality of Theodoro≈ 654 km²
126County of Urgell≈ 380 km²
127Principality of Orange≈ 141 km²

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

Ming dynastyKhanate of SibirOirat ConfederationTimurid EmpireTibetChagatai KhanateNovgorod RepublicMamluk SultanateHouse of OldenburgMali EmpireJagiellonian dynastyMajapahitGolden HordeNogai HordeVijayanagara EmpireOttoman EmpireQara QoyunluHouse of Habsburg

New countries in this frame (7)

House of Oldenburg · Jagiellonian dynasty · Nogai Horde · Haudenosaunee · Crimean Khanate · Golden Ambrosian Republic · Maine (province)

Countries that disappeared in this frame (9)

Blue Horde · Grand Duchy of Lithuania · Kingdom of Hungary · Kingdom of Poland · Sukhothai Kingdom · Kingdom of Naples · Duchy of Milan · Duchy of Luxembourg · Patriarchate of Aquileia

Directions of expansion (2)

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

The world in AD 1450

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

China (1)

Changes of power ◆

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