World map in AD 1497 — territory by country

Frame AD 1497 — world borders from AD 1497 to AD 1501. 130 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Mongol khanate (≈ 4.55 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (130, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Mongol khanate	≈ 4.55 million km²
2	Ming dynasty	≈ 4.34 million km²
3	Khanate of Sibir	≈ 2.82 million km²
4	Grand Principality of Moscow	≈ 2.14 million km²
5	Inca Empire	≈ 2.10 million km²
6	Timurid Empire	≈ 1.95 million km²
7	Kazakh Khanate	≈ 1.86 million km²
8	Aq Qoyunlu	≈ 1.70 million km²
9	Tibet	≈ 1.55 million km²
10	Mamluk Sultanate	≈ 1.48 million km²
11	Kalmar Union	≈ 1.29 million km²
12	Moghulistan	≈ 1.08 million km²
13	Jagiellonian dynasty	≈ 1.02 million km²
14	Ottoman Empire	≈ 931 thousand km²
15	Nogai Horde	≈ 704 thousand km²
16	Songhai Empire	≈ 629 thousand km²
17	Golden Horde	≈ 551 thousand km²
18	Vijayanagara Empire	≈ 528 thousand km²
19	Lodi dynasty	≈ 442 thousand km²
20	Crown of Castile	≈ 412 thousand km²
21	Shaybanids	≈ 396 thousand km²
22	Ayutthaya Kingdom	≈ 394 thousand km²
23	Ethiopian Empire	≈ 392 thousand km²
24	Wattasid dynasty	≈ 384 thousand km²
25	Tahirid dynasty	≈ 378 thousand km²
26	Lan Xang	≈ 375 thousand km²
27	Kingdom of France	≈ 366 thousand km²
28	Mali Empire	≈ 346 thousand km²
29	Holy Roman Empire	≈ 344 thousand km²
30	Kingdom of Hungary	≈ 338 thousand km²
31	Bengal Sultanate	≈ 332 thousand km²
32	Sengoku period	≈ 321 thousand km²
33	Moghulistan	≈ 303 thousand km²
34	Khmer Empire	≈ 287 thousand km²
35	Shan States	≈ 274 thousand km²
36	Joseon	≈ 232 thousand km²
37	Hafsid dynasty	≈ 224 thousand km²
38	Makuria	≈ 213 thousand km²
39	Kanem–Bornu Empire	≈ 201 thousand km²
40	Lê dynasty	≈ 190 thousand km²
41	Maya civilization	≈ 188 thousand km²
42	Aztec Empire	≈ 177 thousand km²
43	Kingdom of Ava	≈ 174 thousand km²
44	Khanate of Kazan	≈ 170 thousand km²
45	Kingdom of England	≈ 166 thousand km²
46	Astrakhan Khanate	≈ 162 thousand km²
47	Crown of Aragon	≈ 156 thousand km²
48	Kashmir Sultanate	≈ 152 thousand km²
49	Adal Sultanate	≈ 149 thousand km²
50	Crimean Khanate	≈ 137 thousand km²
51	Kingdom of Kongo	≈ 132 thousand km²
52	Kingdom of Bohemia	≈ 129 thousand km²
53	Zayyanid dynasty	≈ 126 thousand km²
54	Alodia	≈ 124 thousand km²
55	Samma dynasty	≈ 123 thousand km²
56	Bijapur Sultanate	≈ 119 thousand km²
57	Kapisa	≈ 117 thousand km²
58	Livonian language	≈ 116 thousand km²
59	Kingdom of Portugal	≈ 113 thousand km²
60	House of Habsburg	≈ 100 thousand km²
61	Kingdom of Scotland	≈ 89 thousand km²
62	Majapahit	≈ 86 thousand km²
63	Kingdom of Mrauk U	≈ 84 thousand km²
64	Moldavia	≈ 82 thousand km²
65	Berar Sultanate	≈ 80 thousand km²
66	Hanthawaddy kingdom	≈ 78 thousand km²
67	Palembang Sultanate	≈ 77 thousand km²
68	Wallachia	≈ 74 thousand km²
69	Ahmadnagar Sultanate	≈ 74 thousand km²
70	Michoacán	≈ 74 thousand km²
71	Haudenosaunee	≈ 72 thousand km²
72	Habsburg monarchy	≈ 71 thousand km²
73	Al-Ahsa Oasis	≈ 70 thousand km²
74	Kingdom of Naples	≈ 69 thousand km²
75	Republic of Venice	≈ 64 thousand km²
76	Bidar Sultanate	≈ 64 thousand km²
77	Sri Lanka	≈ 62 thousand km²
78	Sunda Kingdom	≈ 54 thousand km²
79	Lanna Kingdom	≈ 53 thousand km²
80	Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)	≈ 50 thousand km²
81	Shirvan	≈ 48 thousand km²
82	County of Foix	≈ 45 thousand km²
83	House of Bourbon	≈ 43 thousand km²
84	Samtskhe-Saatabago	≈ 43 thousand km²
85	Margraviate of Brandenburg	≈ 42 thousand km²
86	Papal States	≈ 40 thousand km²
87	Teutonic Order	≈ 39 thousand km²
88	Duchy of Bavaria	≈ 36 thousand km²
89	County of Savoy	≈ 36 thousand km²
90	Electorate of Saxony	≈ 34 thousand km²
91	Duchy of Milan	≈ 34 thousand km²
92	Beylik of Dulkadir	≈ 30 thousand km²
93	Kingdom of Kartli	≈ 28 thousand km²
94	Republic of Genoa	≈ 26 thousand km²
95	Ramadanid Emirate	≈ 24 thousand km²
96	Qasim Khanate	≈ 24 thousand km²
97	Kingdom of Kakheti	≈ 23 thousand km²
98	Switzerland	≈ 23 thousand km²
99	Pskov Republic	≈ 22 thousand km²
100	Prome kingdom	≈ 19 thousand km²
101	Duchy of Lorraine	≈ 18 thousand km²
102	Electorate of Trier	≈ 17 thousand km²
103	Ryazan	≈ 17 thousand km²
104	County of Nevers	≈ 14 thousand km²
105	Kedah Sultanate	≈ 13 thousand km²
106	Principality of Mingrelia	≈ 13 thousand km²
107	Republic of Florence	≈ 12 thousand km²
108	Jaffna kingdom	≈ 12 thousand km²
109	Kingdom of Imereti	≈ 11 thousand km²
110	Samudera Pasai Sultanate	≈ 8,675 km²
111	Champa	≈ 8,027 km²
112	Sultanate of Cirebon	≈ 7,967 km²
113	Demak Sultanate	≈ 7,452 km²
114	Malacca Sultanate	≈ 6,939 km²
115	Cebu (historical polity)	≈ 6,669 km²
116	Principality of Abkhazia	≈ 6,066 km²
117	Tondo (historical polity)	≈ 4,840 km²
118	Mahdids	≈ 4,396 km²
119	Principality of Guria	≈ 4,180 km²
120	Ryukyu Kingdom	≈ 2,617 km²
121	Comtat Venaissin	≈ 2,319 km²
122	Duchy of Styria	≈ 2,004 km²
123	Sultanate of Sulu	≈ 1,777 km²
124	Republic of Ragusa	≈ 1,540 km²
125	Namayan	≈ 1,043 km²
126	Ashikaga shogunate	≈ 979 km²
127	Auvergne	≈ 706 km²
128	Kathmandu	≈ 661 km²
129	County of Urgell	≈ 380 km²
130	Principality of Orange	≈ 141 km²

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

New countries in this frame (2)

Shaybanids · Cebu (historical polity)

Countries that disappeared in this frame (1)

County of Armagnac

The world in AD 1497

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

China (3)

AD 1498 — Wang Yue, Commander of the Three Borders, raided the Little Prince from behind the Helan Mountains and defeated him. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷15 弘治十一年)
AD 1500 — Huoshai invaded Datong Left Garrison in force, and Youji General Zhang Jun held them off. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷15 弘治十三年)
AD 1501 — Zhu Hui and Shi Lin raided the Little Prince at Hetao. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷15 弘治十四年)

Central Asia (22)

AD 1497 — Babur camped on the Kulba (ploughshare) meadow before Samarkand, his second attack. (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 903 AH 부분, 원문 파일 8085행 부근)
AD 1497 — At the end of Rabi (late November 1497), Babur entered the Samarkand citadel and camped at Bustan-Sarai: capture of Samarkand. (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 903 AH 부분, 원문 파일 8236행 부근)
AD 1497 — Babur sat on the throne and began to rule Samarkand (start of the narrative of his reign). (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 903 AH 부분, 원문 파일 9108행 부근)
AD 1498 — His uncle (the Khan) and his half-brother Jahangir's side demanded Andijan from Babur, and Mughal forces besieged Andijan. (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 903 AH 부분, 원문 파일 445행 부근)
AD 1498 — While Babur sent his army to Samarkand, he lost Andijan. (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 903 AH 부분, 원문 파일 9222행 부근)
AD 1498 — Babur reached Khujand and moved from it as his base. (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 903 AH 부분, 원문 파일 9374행 부근)
AD 1498 — Babur spent Ramadan (April–May) at Khujand. (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 903 AH 부분, 원문 파일 9466행 부근)
AD 1498 — Borrowing Pasha-Ghar, he left Khujand (winter). (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 904 AH 부분, 원문 파일 9718행 부근)
AD 1499 — Babur recovered Marghilan. (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 904 AH 부분, 원문 파일 9867행 부근)
AD 1499 — Babur recovered Andijan. (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 904 AH 부분, 원문 파일 10116행 부근)

South Asia (6)

AD 1499 — Babur's expedition against Ahmad Tambal Mughal (urgent dispatch of requisition officers). (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 905 AH 부분, 원문 파일 10380행 부근)
AD 1499 — Babur took Marghinan while on the expedition against Ahmad Tambal and Mughal Par. (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 905 AH 부분, 원문 파일 500행 부근)
AD 1499 — When Tambal retreated to the village of Kiban, Babur went out to meet him the next day: the first formal battle. (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 905 AH 부분, 원문 파일 10713행 부근)
AD 1500 — Khusrau Shah murdered Bai-sunghar Mirza. (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 905 AH 부분, 원문 파일 500행 부근)
AD 1501 — Leaving Samarkand, Babur fought Shaibani at Sar-i-pul and was defeated. (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 906 AH 부분, 원문 파일 12240행 부근)
AD 1501 — That winter Shaibani Khan crossed the Khujand river and raided the khan's territory. (Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) Beveridge 영역 1권, 907 AH 부분, 원문 파일 13100행 부근)

Sub-Saharan Africa (5)

AD 1497 — Askia Muhammad returns from the pilgrimage and enters Gao (Kagho) (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XIII (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 5945))
AD 1497 — Askia wages a holy war against Mossi sultan Naasira; talks break down when the demand for conversion to Islam is refused (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XIII (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 5963))
AD 1498 — Returning from the Mossi campaign, in the month of Ramadan he camps at Tuya (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XIII (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 6085))
AD 1498 — Askia goes to Tendirma, captures Bagena Pari Osman and kills the Fulani Dinbadonbi (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XIII (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 6089))
AD 1499 — Askia campaigns against Ayar and subjugates Tilza (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XIII (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 6092))

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