World map in AD 1459 — territory by country

Frame AD 1459 — world borders from AD 1459 to AD 1462. 132 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Ming dynasty (≈ 4.96 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (132, 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
9Kalmar Union≈ 1.28 million km²
10Mali Empire≈ 1.11 million km²
11Jagiellonian dynasty≈ 1.03 million km²
12Majapahit≈ 1.00 million km²
13Golden Horde≈ 716 thousand km²
14Nogai Horde≈ 704 thousand km²
15Ottoman Empire≈ 652 thousand km²
16Vijayanagara Empire≈ 568 thousand km²
17Qara Qoyunlu≈ 517 thousand km²
18Ayutthaya Kingdom≈ 394 thousand km²
19Ethiopian Empire≈ 392 thousand km²
20Marinid dynasty≈ 388 thousand km²
21Tahirid dynasty≈ 378 thousand km²
22Lan Xang≈ 375 thousand km²
23Bahmani Kingdom≈ 375 thousand km²
24Crown of Castile≈ 361 thousand km²
25Holy Roman Empire≈ 350 thousand km²
26Kingdom of Hungary≈ 333 thousand km²
27Ashikaga shogunate≈ 322 thousand km²
28Grand Principality of Moscow≈ 318 thousand km²
29Bengal Sultanate≈ 306 thousand km²
30Shan States≈ 274 thousand km²
31Lodi dynasty≈ 247 thousand km²
32Kingdom of France≈ 244 thousand km²
33Khmer Empire≈ 240 thousand km²
34Aq Qoyunlu≈ 233 thousand km²
35Joseon≈ 232 thousand km²
36Hafsid dynasty≈ 224 thousand km²
37Crimean Khanate≈ 223 thousand km²
38Makuria≈ 213 thousand km²
39Kingdom of Ava≈ 192 thousand km²
40Maya civilization≈ 188 thousand km²
41Khanate of Kazan≈ 171 thousand km²
42Kingdom of England≈ 166 thousand km²
43Crown of Aragon≈ 166 thousand km²
44Jaunpur Sultanate≈ 159 thousand km²
45Inca Empire≈ 155 thousand km²
46Kashmir Sultanate≈ 152 thousand km²
47Lê dynasty≈ 152 thousand km²
48Adal Sultanate≈ 149 thousand km²
49Kingdom of Kongo≈ 132 thousand km²
50Kingdom of Bohemia≈ 129 thousand km²
51Kingdom of Georgia≈ 128 thousand km²
52Zayyanid dynasty≈ 126 thousand km²
53Alodia≈ 124 thousand km²
54Samma dynasty≈ 123 thousand km²
55Livonian language≈ 116 thousand km²
56Aztec Empire≈ 102 thousand km²
57Karamanids≈ 100 thousand km²
58House of Habsburg≈ 100 thousand km²
59Moldavia≈ 98 thousand km²
60Chimor≈ 98 thousand km²
61Duchy of Burgundy≈ 97 thousand km²
62Kingdom of Portugal≈ 97 thousand km²
63Champa≈ 93 thousand km²
64Kingdom of Scotland≈ 86 thousand km²
65Kingdom of Mrauk U≈ 85 thousand km²
66Mahdids≈ 84 thousand km²
67Hanthawaddy kingdom≈ 78 thousand km²
68Palembang Sultanate≈ 77 thousand km²
69Wallachia≈ 74 thousand km²
70Haudenosaunee≈ 72 thousand km²
71Al-Ahsa Oasis≈ 71 thousand km²
72Kingdom of Naples≈ 69 thousand km²
73Teutonic Order≈ 63 thousand km²
74Sri Lanka≈ 62 thousand km²
75Sunda Kingdom≈ 62 thousand km²
76Michoacán≈ 53 thousand km²
77Lanna Kingdom≈ 53 thousand km²
78Republic of Venice≈ 53 thousand km²
79Kingdom of Bosnia≈ 49 thousand km²
80Candar dynasty≈ 49 thousand km²
81Shirvan≈ 48 thousand km²
82Margraviate of Brandenburg≈ 42 thousand km²
83Papal States≈ 40 thousand km²
84House of Valois-Anjou≈ 39 thousand km²
85Vladimir-Suzdal≈ 38 thousand km²
86Duchy of Brittany≈ 37 thousand km²
87Duchy of Bavaria≈ 36 thousand km²
88County of Savoy≈ 36 thousand km²
89House of Ascania≈ 34 thousand km²
90House of Bourbon≈ 33 thousand km²
91Beylik of Dulkadir≈ 30 thousand km²
92Duchy of Milan≈ 30 thousand km²
93Emirate of Granada≈ 27 thousand km²
94Empire of Trebizond≈ 27 thousand km²
95Republic of Genoa≈ 26 thousand km²
96Ramadanid Emirate≈ 24 thousand km²
97Qasim Khanate≈ 24 thousand km²
98Byzantine Empire≈ 24 thousand km²
99Pskov Republic≈ 22 thousand km²
100County of Périgord≈ 18 thousand km²
101Electorate of Trier≈ 17 thousand km²
102Ryazan≈ 17 thousand km²
103County of Foix≈ 16 thousand km²
104Switzerland≈ 16 thousand km²
105Republic of Florence≈ 14 thousand km²
106County of Armagnac≈ 14 thousand km²
107Maine (province)≈ 14 thousand km²
108Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 14 thousand km²
109County of Nevers≈ 13 thousand km²
110Kedah Sultanate≈ 13 thousand km²
111Kingdom of Cyprus≈ 13 thousand km²
112Jaffna kingdom≈ 12 thousand km²
113Duchy of Lorraine≈ 10 thousand km²
114Touraine≈ 10 thousand km²
115Samudera Pasai Sultanate≈ 8,675 km²
116Tver≈ 7,122 km²
117Malacca Sultanate≈ 6,939 km²
118Tondo (historical polity)≈ 4,953 km²
119Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 4,799 km²
120Despotate of Epirus≈ 3,091 km²
121Duchy of Saint Sava≈ 2,778 km²
122Comtat Venaissin≈ 2,437 km²
123Ryukyu Kingdom≈ 2,186 km²
124Duchy of Styria≈ 2,004 km²
125Sultanate of Sulu≈ 1,777 km²
126Republic of Ragusa≈ 1,540 km²
127Namayan≈ 1,128 km²
128Auvergne≈ 706 km²
129Kathmandu≈ 661 km²
130Principality of Theodoro≈ 654 km²
131County of Urgell≈ 380 km²
132Principality of Orange≈ 141 km²

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

Ming dynastyKhanate of SibirOirat ConfederationTimurid EmpireTibetChagatai KhanateNovgorod RepublicMamluk SultanateKalmar UnionMali EmpireJagiellonian dynastyMajapahitGolden HordeNogai HordeOttoman EmpireVijayanagara EmpireQara Qoyunlu

New countries in this frame (7)

Kingdom of Hungary · Tahirid dynasty · Malacca Sultanate · Kingdom of Bohemia · Palembang Sultanate · Kingdom of Naples · Sultanate of Sulu

Countries that disappeared in this frame (5)

House of Oldenburg · Sukhothai Kingdom · Rasulid dynasty · Serbian Empire · Earl of Desmond

Directions of expansion (1)

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

The world in AD 1459

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

China (2)

Southeast Asia (16)

More on the map (+6)

Changes of power ◆

More on the map (+2)

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