World map in AD 1502 — territory by country

Frame AD 1502 — world borders from AD 1502 to AD 1506. 129 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Mongol khanate (≈ 4.55 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (129, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Mongol khanate≈ 4.55 million km²
2Ming dynasty≈ 4.34 million km²
3Khanate of Sibir≈ 2.82 million km²
4Grand Principality of Moscow≈ 2.15 million km²
5Inca Empire≈ 2.10 million km²
6Timurid Empire≈ 1.80 million km²
7Kazakh Khanate≈ 1.74 million km²
8Tibet≈ 1.55 million km²
9Aq Qoyunlu≈ 1.54 million km²
10Mamluk Sultanate≈ 1.48 million km²
11Moghulistan≈ 1.08 million km²
12Jagiellonian dynasty≈ 1.02 million km²
13Ottoman Empire≈ 932 thousand km²
14Kalmar Union≈ 830 thousand km²
15Nogai Horde≈ 704 thousand km²
16Shaybanids≈ 687 thousand km²
17Songhai Empire≈ 629 thousand km²
18Vijayanagara Empire≈ 539 thousand km²
19Kingdom of France≈ 472 thousand km²
20Sweden≈ 456 thousand km²
21Lodi dynasty≈ 442 thousand km²
22Crown of Castile≈ 417 thousand km²
23Ayutthaya Kingdom≈ 394 thousand km²
24Ethiopian Empire≈ 392 thousand km²
25Wattasid dynasty≈ 380 thousand km²
26Tahirid dynasty≈ 378 thousand km²
27Lan Xang≈ 375 thousand km²
28Bengal Sultanate≈ 361 thousand km²
29Mali Empire≈ 346 thousand km²
30Kingdom of Hungary≈ 338 thousand km²
31Holy Roman Empire≈ 336 thousand km²
32Sengoku period≈ 321 thousand km²
33Khmer Empire≈ 287 thousand km²
34Moghulistan≈ 285 thousand km²
35Shan States≈ 274 thousand km²
36Joseon≈ 232 thousand km²
37Hafsid dynasty≈ 224 thousand km²
38Makuria≈ 213 thousand km²
39Aztec Empire≈ 212 thousand km²
40Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 201 thousand km²
41Lê dynasty≈ 190 thousand km²
42Maya civilization≈ 188 thousand km²
43Khanate of Kazan≈ 173 thousand km²
44Kingdom of England≈ 166 thousand km²
45Astrakhan Khanate≈ 163 thousand km²
46Safavid dynasty≈ 159 thousand km²
47Crown of Aragon≈ 157 thousand km²
48Kashmir Sultanate≈ 152 thousand km²
49Adal Sultanate≈ 149 thousand km²
50Crimean Khanate≈ 137 thousand km²
51Kingdom of Kongo≈ 132 thousand km²
52Kingdom of Bohemia≈ 129 thousand km²
53Zayyanid dynasty≈ 126 thousand km²
54Alodia≈ 124 thousand km²
55Samma dynasty≈ 123 thousand km²
56Bijapur Sultanate≈ 119 thousand km²
57Kapisa≈ 117 thousand km²
58Livonian language≈ 116 thousand km²
59Kingdom of Ava≈ 114 thousand km²
60Kingdom of Portugal≈ 113 thousand km²
61Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 104 thousand km²
62Portuguese Empire≈ 103 thousand km²
63House of Habsburg≈ 102 thousand km²
64Kingdom of Scotland≈ 89 thousand km²
65Majapahit≈ 86 thousand km²
66Kingdom of Mrauk U≈ 84 thousand km²
67Moldavia≈ 82 thousand km²
68Berar Sultanate≈ 80 thousand km²
69Hanthawaddy kingdom≈ 78 thousand km²
70Palembang Sultanate≈ 77 thousand km²
71Wallachia≈ 74 thousand km²
72Ahmadnagar Sultanate≈ 74 thousand km²
73Michoacán≈ 74 thousand km²
74Haudenosaunee≈ 72 thousand km²
75Habsburg monarchy≈ 71 thousand km²
76Al-Ahsa Oasis≈ 70 thousand km²
77Bidar Sultanate≈ 64 thousand km²
78Republic of Venice≈ 63 thousand km²
79Sri Lanka≈ 62 thousand km²
80First Toungoo Empire≈ 59 thousand km²
81Sunda Kingdom≈ 54 thousand km²
82Lanna Kingdom≈ 53 thousand km²
83Shirvan≈ 48 thousand km²
84House of Bourbon≈ 43 thousand km²
85Samtskhe-Saatabago≈ 43 thousand km²
86Margraviate of Brandenburg≈ 42 thousand km²
87County of Foix≈ 41 thousand km²
88Papal States≈ 40 thousand km²
89Teutonic Order≈ 39 thousand km²
90Duchy of Bavaria≈ 36 thousand km²
91County of Savoy≈ 36 thousand km²
92Electorate of Saxony≈ 34 thousand km²
93Switzerland≈ 31 thousand km²
94Beylik of Dulkadir≈ 30 thousand km²
95Kingdom of Kartli≈ 28 thousand km²
96Republic of Genoa≈ 26 thousand km²
97Qasim Khanate≈ 25 thousand km²
98Ramadanid Emirate≈ 24 thousand km²
99Kingdom of Kakheti≈ 23 thousand km²
100Pskov Republic≈ 22 thousand km²
101Prome kingdom≈ 19 thousand km²
102Ryazan≈ 17 thousand km²
103Duchy of Lorraine≈ 17 thousand km²
104Electorate of Trier≈ 17 thousand km²
105County of Nevers≈ 14 thousand km²
106Kedah Sultanate≈ 13 thousand km²
107Principality of Mingrelia≈ 13 thousand km²
108Republic of Florence≈ 12 thousand km²
109Jaffna kingdom≈ 12 thousand km²
110Kingdom of Imereti≈ 11 thousand km²
111Samudera Pasai Sultanate≈ 8,675 km²
112Champa≈ 8,027 km²
113Sultanate of Cirebon≈ 7,967 km²
114Demak Sultanate≈ 7,452 km²
115Malacca Sultanate≈ 6,939 km²
116Cebu (historical polity)≈ 6,669 km²
117Principality of Abkhazia≈ 6,066 km²
118Tondo (historical polity)≈ 4,840 km²
119Mahdids≈ 4,396 km²
120Principality of Guria≈ 4,180 km²
121Ryukyu Kingdom≈ 2,617 km²
122Comtat Venaissin≈ 2,319 km²
123Sultanate of Sulu≈ 1,777 km²
124Republic of Ragusa≈ 1,540 km²
125Namayan≈ 1,043 km²
126Ashikaga shogunate≈ 979 km²
127Kathmandu≈ 661 km²
128County of Urgell≈ 380 km²
129Principality of Orange≈ 141 km²

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

Mongol khanateMing dynastyKhanate of SibirGrand Principality of MoscowInca EmpireTimurid EmpireKazakh KhanateTibetAq QoyunluMamluk SultanateMoghulistanJagiellonian dynastyOttoman EmpireKalmar UnionNogai HordeShaybanidsSonghai EmpireVijayanagara EmpireKingdom of FranceSwedenLodi dynastyCrown of Castile

New countries in this frame (4)

Portuguese Empire · Safavid dynasty · First Toungoo Empire · Sweden

Countries that disappeared in this frame (5)

Golden Horde · Kingdom of Naples · Duchy of Milan · Auvergne · Duchy of Styria

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 1502

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

China (4)

Central Asia (27)

More on the map (+17)

South Asia (22)

More on the map (+12)

Sub-Saharan Africa (1)

Eastern Europe & Russia (1)

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