World map in AD 1622 — territory by country

Frame AD 1622 — world borders from AD 1622 to AD 1625. 107 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Spanish Empire (≈ 6.91 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (107, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Spanish Empire	≈ 6.91 million km²
2	Tsardom of Russia	≈ 5.51 million km²
3	Ming dynasty	≈ 3.81 million km²
4	Ottoman Empire	≈ 3.78 million km²
5	Golden Horde	≈ 3.51 million km²
6	Mughal Empire	≈ 2.84 million km²
7	Safavid dynasty	≈ 2.60 million km²
8	Kazakh Khanate	≈ 2.56 million km²
9	Tibet	≈ 1.55 million km²
10	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	≈ 940 thousand km²
11	Moghulistan	≈ 936 thousand km²
12	Iberian Union	≈ 803 thousand km²
13	Swedish Empire	≈ 761 thousand km²
14	Funj Sultanate	≈ 627 thousand km²
15	Denmark–Norway	≈ 622 thousand km²
16	Ethiopian Empire	≈ 524 thousand km²
17	First Toungoo Empire	≈ 521 thousand km²
18	Mongol khanate	≈ 499 thousand km²
19	Kingdom of France	≈ 464 thousand km²
20	Khanate of Bukhara	≈ 430 thousand km²
21	Tumed	≈ 414 thousand km²
22	Saadi Sultanate	≈ 384 thousand km²
23	Ayutthaya Kingdom	≈ 382 thousand km²
24	Lan Xang	≈ 375 thousand km²
25	Oirat Confederation	≈ 366 thousand km²
26	Kingdom of England	≈ 342 thousand km²
27	Habsburg monarchy	≈ 341 thousand km²
28	Kanem–Bornu Empire	≈ 339 thousand km²
29	Tokugawa shogunate	≈ 329 thousand km²
30	Sultanate of Darfur	≈ 297 thousand km²
31	Khoshut Khanate	≈ 291 thousand km²
32	Holy Roman Empire	≈ 289 thousand km²
33	Bijapur Sultanate	≈ 279 thousand km²
34	Khmer Empire	≈ 274 thousand km²
35	Joseon	≈ 232 thousand km²
36	Jesuit missions among the Guaraní	≈ 216 thousand km²
37	Johor Sultanate	≈ 208 thousand km²
38	Golconda Sultanate	≈ 169 thousand km²
39	Gorkha kingdom	≈ 148 thousand km²
40	Moghulistan	≈ 140 thousand km²
41	Later Jin (1616–1636)	≈ 138 thousand km²
42	Kingdom of Kongo	≈ 132 thousand km²
43	Khanate of Khiva	≈ 125 thousand km²
44	Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)	≈ 119 thousand km²
45	Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711)	≈ 112 thousand km²
46	Aceh Sultanate	≈ 109 thousand km²
47	Nogai Horde	≈ 108 thousand km²
48	Trịnh lords	≈ 103 thousand km²
49	Nguyễn lords	≈ 90 thousand km²
50	Brandenburg–Prussia	≈ 88 thousand km²
51	Banten Sultanate	≈ 83 thousand km²
52	Moldavia	≈ 82 thousand km²
53	Kingdom of Mrauk U	≈ 77 thousand km²
54	Palembang Sultanate	≈ 75 thousand km²
55	Wallachia	≈ 74 thousand km²
56	Haudenosaunee	≈ 72 thousand km²
57	Malacca Sultanate	≈ 66 thousand km²
58	Don Cossacks	≈ 64 thousand km²
59	Mataram Sultanate	≈ 63 thousand km²
60	Crimean Khanate	≈ 59 thousand km²
61	Ahmadnagar Sultanate	≈ 57 thousand km²
62	Republic of Venice	≈ 50 thousand km²
63	Madurai Nayak dynasty	≈ 48 thousand km²
64	Duchy of Bavaria	≈ 46 thousand km²
65	Switzerland	≈ 44 thousand km²
66	Portuguese Ceylon	≈ 42 thousand km²
67	Papal States	≈ 42 thousand km²
68	House of Savoy	≈ 40 thousand km²
69	Dutch Republic	≈ 40 thousand km²
70	Sultanate of Banjar	≈ 39 thousand km²
71	Itza people	≈ 33 thousand km²
72	Sultanate of Cirebon	≈ 30 thousand km²
73	Electorate of Saxony	≈ 26 thousand km²
74	Sultan of Perak	≈ 24 thousand km²
75	Bali Kingdom	≈ 22 thousand km²
76	Patani Kingdom	≈ 20 thousand km²
77	Republic of Florence	≈ 20 thousand km²
78	Kingdom of Mysore	≈ 18 thousand km²
79	New France	≈ 18 thousand km²
80	Duchy of Lorraine	≈ 17 thousand km²
81	Republic of Genoa	≈ 16 thousand km²
82	Blambangan Kingdom	≈ 16 thousand km²
83	Kingdom of Kartli	≈ 15 thousand km²
84	Thanjavur Nayak kingdom	≈ 15 thousand km²
85	Principality of Mingrelia	≈ 13 thousand km²
86	Kedah Sultanate	≈ 13 thousand km²
87	Kingdom of Imereti	≈ 11 thousand km²
88	Tanjungpura Kingdom	≈ 11 thousand km²
89	English overseas possessions	≈ 11 thousand km²
90	Mạc dynasty	≈ 10 thousand km²
91	New Netherland	≈ 9,924 km²
92	Champa	≈ 7,917 km²
93	Oyo Empire	≈ 6,032 km²
94	Sultanate of Sambas	≈ 5,844 km²
95	Principality of Abkhazia	≈ 5,829 km²
96	Principality of Guria	≈ 4,659 km²
97	Sultanate of Sulu	≈ 3,844 km²
98	Mempawah Kingdom	≈ 2,937 km²
99	Sultanate of Gowa	≈ 2,613 km²
100	Comtat Venaissin	≈ 2,319 km²
101	Sultan	≈ 2,155 km²
102	Huguenots	≈ 1,916 km²
103	Republic of Ragusa	≈ 1,540 km²
104	Portuguese Empire	≈ 1,134 km²
105	Kathmandu	≈ 661 km²
106	Sultanate of Maguindanao	≈ 373 km²
107	County of Urgell	≈ 309 km²

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

New countries in this frame (2)

New Netherland · Huguenots

Countries that disappeared in this frame (2)

Portuguese Empire · Holy Roman Empire

Directions of expansion (1)

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

Habsburg monarchy → former land of Holy Roman Empire, ≈ 128 thousand km²

The world in AD 1622

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

China (3)

AD 1622 — On a geng-shen day they entered Guangning and subdued forty strongholds, then marched on Shanhai Pass; Xiong Tingbi burned the villages along the road and fled. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷1 天命7年正月)
AD 1624 — Left Vice Censor-in-Chief Yang Lian impeached Wei Zhongxian's twenty-four crimes, but the charges were not accepted. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷22 天啟四年)
AD 1625 — In the third month the capital was moved to Shenyang; after five relocations, the capital settled on was named Shengjing. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷1 天命10年三月)

Sub-Saharan Africa (4)

AD 1622 — Caid Yusuf, summoned, leaves Jenne (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XXXI (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 15277))
AD 1622 — Yusuf arrives at Timbuktu (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XXXI (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 15279))
AD 1622 — The whole army proclaims Caid Yusuf ben Omar the supreme ruler (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XXXI (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 15326))
AD 1623 — Caid Yusuf and Amin Muhammad send all their forces into battle (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XXXI (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 15378))

Western Europe (1)

AD 1625 — Pastor Robinson died at Leiden. The news came through Standish together with the death of Cushman, and Plymouth was deeply discouraged. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.10151)

The Americas (18)

AD 1622 — At the end of March they prepared to trade in Massachusetts. Hobomok voiced suspicion, but they went, traded well, and returned safely. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.6531)
AD 1622 — At the end of May, when food was nearly gone, a small boat appeared from the sea and was found to come from a nearby fishing ship. Letters from English investors arrived with weak support. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.6553)
AD 1622 — Seeing the men Weston sent come ashore, Plymouth decided to welcome them kindly (out of loyalty to Weston personally and pity for the people). (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.6950)
AD 1622 — That summer they built a sturdy fort of timber (flat roof, loopholes, cannon mounted, constant watch). (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.7038)
AD 1622 — Right after the harvest, Weston's party, settled in Massachusetts, wasted food through intemperance and soon realized hunger was coming; they tried to buy trade goods in Plymouth. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.7120)
AD 1623 — Hearing that their friend Massasoit was gravely ill, they sent men and comfort goods to visit him. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.7233)
AD 1623 — Based on news brought by one man from Massachusetts and other evidence, Plymouth weighed the plot seriously and responded; it is recorded that several leaders were removed. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.7249)
AD 1623 — With the food gone, everyone began to plant more grain and to think about how to get a better harvest (the occasion for dividing land by family). (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.7360)
AD 1623 — A long drought withered the crops, so they kept a day of fasting and prayer; toward evening clouds gathered and soft rain fell. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.7656)
AD 1623 — The Anne arrived, and about ten days later the new small vessel Little James, which had been lost from it in a storm, came in. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.7672)

Changes of power ◆

◆ AD 1622 — Holy Roman Empire ends
◆ AD 1622 — Habsburg monarchy takes 127,600 km² of former Holy Roman Empire land
◆ AD 1622 — Holy Roman Empire loses 127,600 km² to Habsburg monarchy

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