World map in AD 1626 — territory by country

Frame AD 1626 — world borders from AD 1626 to AD 1628. 109 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Spanish Empire (≈ 7.07 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (109, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Spanish Empire	≈ 7.07 million km²
2	Tsardom of Russia	≈ 5.51 million km²
3	Ming dynasty	≈ 3.77 million km²
4	Ottoman Empire	≈ 3.59 million km²
5	Golden Horde	≈ 3.51 million km²
6	Mughal Empire	≈ 2.81 million km²
7	Safavid dynasty	≈ 2.81 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	≈ 804 thousand km²
13	Swedish Empire	≈ 761 thousand km²
14	Denmark–Norway	≈ 634 thousand km²
15	Funj Sultanate	≈ 627 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	Bijapur Sultanate	≈ 279 thousand km²
33	Holy Roman Empire	≈ 277 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	≈ 207 thousand km²
38	Golconda Sultanate	≈ 169 thousand km²
39	Later Jin (1616–1636)	≈ 169 thousand km²
40	Gorkha kingdom	≈ 148 thousand km²
41	Moghulistan	≈ 140 thousand km²
42	Kingdom of Kongo	≈ 132 thousand km²
43	Aceh Sultanate	≈ 127 thousand km²
44	Khanate of Khiva	≈ 125 thousand km²
45	Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)	≈ 119 thousand km²
46	Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711)	≈ 112 thousand km²
47	Nogai Horde	≈ 108 thousand km²
48	Trịnh lords	≈ 103 thousand km²
49	Nguyễn lords	≈ 90 thousand km²
50	Ya'rubids	≈ 88 thousand km²
51	Brandenburg–Prussia	≈ 87 thousand km²
52	Banten Sultanate	≈ 83 thousand km²
53	Moldavia	≈ 82 thousand km²
54	Kingdom of Mrauk U	≈ 77 thousand km²
55	Palembang Sultanate	≈ 75 thousand km²
56	Wallachia	≈ 74 thousand km²
57	Haudenosaunee	≈ 72 thousand km²
58	Malacca Sultanate	≈ 66 thousand km²
59	Mataram Sultanate	≈ 66 thousand km²
60	Don Cossacks	≈ 64 thousand km²
61	Crimean Khanate	≈ 59 thousand km²
62	Ahmadnagar Sultanate	≈ 57 thousand km²
63	Republic of Venice	≈ 50 thousand km²
64	Madurai Nayak dynasty	≈ 48 thousand km²
65	Duchy of Bavaria	≈ 46 thousand km²
66	Switzerland	≈ 44 thousand km²
67	Portuguese Ceylon	≈ 42 thousand km²
68	Papal States	≈ 42 thousand km²
69	Dutch Republic	≈ 41 thousand km²
70	House of Savoy	≈ 40 thousand km²
71	Sultanate of Banjar	≈ 39 thousand km²
72	Itza people	≈ 33 thousand km²
73	Sultanate of Cirebon	≈ 30 thousand km²
74	Electorate of Saxony	≈ 26 thousand km²
75	Sultan of Perak	≈ 24 thousand km²
76	New Netherland	≈ 24 thousand km²
77	Bali Kingdom	≈ 22 thousand km²
78	Patani Kingdom	≈ 20 thousand km²
79	Republic of Florence	≈ 20 thousand km²
80	Kingdom of Mysore	≈ 18 thousand km²
81	Duchy of Lorraine	≈ 17 thousand km²
82	Republic of Genoa	≈ 16 thousand km²
83	Blambangan Kingdom	≈ 16 thousand km²
84	Kingdom of Kartli	≈ 15 thousand km²
85	Thanjavur Nayak kingdom	≈ 15 thousand km²
86	English overseas possessions	≈ 13 thousand km²
87	Principality of Mingrelia	≈ 13 thousand km²
88	Kedah Sultanate	≈ 13 thousand km²
89	Kingdom of Imereti	≈ 11 thousand km²
90	Tanjungpura Kingdom	≈ 11 thousand km²
91	Bima Sultanate	≈ 10 thousand km²
92	Mạc dynasty	≈ 10 thousand km²
93	Champa	≈ 7,917 km²
94	Oyo Empire	≈ 6,032 km²
95	Sultanate of Sambas	≈ 5,844 km²
96	Principality of Abkhazia	≈ 5,829 km²
97	Principality of Guria	≈ 4,659 km²
98	New France	≈ 3,997 km²
99	Sultanate of Sulu	≈ 3,844 km²
100	Mempawah Kingdom	≈ 2,937 km²
101	Sultanate of Gowa	≈ 2,613 km²
102	Comtat Venaissin	≈ 2,319 km²
103	Sultan	≈ 2,155 km²
104	Huguenots	≈ 1,916 km²
105	Republic of Ragusa	≈ 1,540 km²
106	Portuguese Empire	≈ 1,134 km²
107	Kathmandu	≈ 661 km²
108	Sultanate of Maguindanao	≈ 373 km²
109	County of Urgell	≈ 309 km²

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

New countries in this frame (2)

Ya'rubids · Bima Sultanate

Directions of expansion (1)

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

Safavid dynasty → former land of Ottoman Empire, ≈ 192 thousand km²

The world in AD 1626

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

China (8)

AD 1626 — The Qing army besieged Ningyuan, but Man Gui and Yuan Chonghuan held firmly and the siege was lifted (Victory at Ningyuan). (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷22 天啟六年)
AD 1626 — Mao Wenlong's forces raided Anshan station and Sarhu; their chief Pabutai and others defeated them and captured the officer Li Liangmei. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷1 天命11年五月)
AD 1626 — In the ninth month of the eleventh year of Tianming, Hong Taiji ascended the throne at Shenyang. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷2 天命1年九月)
AD 1627 — Xizong died at the Qianqing Palace at age 23. Prince Xin Zhu Youjian succeeded. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷22 天啟七年)
AD 1627 — Yizong (Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian) ascended the throne; the following year was named the first year of Chongzhen. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷23 天啟七年)
AD 1627 — Hearing that Ming had built walls at Jinzhou, Daliaohe, and Xiaoliaohe and set up military farms, Hong Taiji personally led the attack. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷2 天聰1年五月)
AD 1628 — Famished people of Shaanxi, suffering from the surtax, rose as bandits in great numbers and plundered Fuzhou and Yan'an (the beginning of the late-Ming popular uprisings). (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史卷23 崇禎元年)
AD 1628 — After envoys from the Karachin were repeatedly killed by the Chahar, Hong Taiji took the field in person. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷2 天聰2年二月)

Southeast Asia (1)

AD 1627 — Prince Thanh Đô faced the enemy at Hải Môn in Nhật Lệ; the great army was repeatedly disadvantaged and turned back. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 本紀卷之十八「'''丁卯，九年（明天啟七年）[」)

Egypt & North Africa (1)

AD 1627 — The sultan, staying in the capital, dies in 1037 AH (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XXVII-XXIX (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 14287))

Sub-Saharan Africa (3)

AD 1627 — Caid Yusuf is deposed from the pasha's post (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XXXI (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 15417))
AD 1628 — Ali ben Abdelkader returns to Timbuktu, and the residents set him up as pasha (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XXXI (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 15488))
AD 1628 — The pasha appoints Ali ben Obeid as hakim of Jenne, but dismisses him after seven months (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 XXXI (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 15503))

Western Europe (2)

AD 1626 — They sent Allerton to England to negotiate the terms with the investors, with instructions not to finalize anything. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.10321)
AD 1626 — At the investors' meeting on October 26, the agreed contract for buying Plymouth (payment of £1,800, etc.) was put in writing and fixed. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.10380)

The Americas (9)

AD 1626 — In early April a shallop was sent to meet Standish on his return; sad news, such as the death of Robinson, arrived with him. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.10134)
AD 1627 — Calling everyone together, they concluded that trade should go on as before to repay debts, and that those on the list be registered as 'purchasers'. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.10565)
AD 1627 — A ship bound for Virginia lost its way and ran aground at Cape Cod. The governor helped, repaired it again and again, and looked after the passengers. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.10632)
AD 1627 — To make trade easier on the waterways, they built a small bark at Manomet, built a house, and placed men there to raise grain and pigs. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.10797)
AD 1627 — Isaac de Rasiere of New Netherland sent the governor of Plymouth a letter asking for friendship and trade. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.10864)
AD 1627 — A set of articles with the 'undertakers' (Bradford, Standish, Allerton and others): the colony took on the debts, and they had trade rights for six years (articles 1–6). (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.11043)
AD 1628 — After obtaining the Kennebec patent, they built a trading post at the most suitable spot up the river and stocked it with winter and summer goods. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.11343)
AD 1628 — The Dutch came up again to the Manomet trading post with sugar, cloth and other goods, and the trade in wampum shells was opened. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.11354)
AD 1628 — Morton sold guns to the natives and became a threat, so the nearby settlements asked Plymouth for an alliance and seized him by force. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.11652)

Changes of power ◆

◆ AD 1626 — Ya'rubids appears
◆ AD 1626 — Safavid dynasty takes 192,300 km² of former Ottoman Empire land
◆ AD 1626 — Ottoman Empire loses 192,300 km² to Safavid dynasty

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