World map in AD 1642 — territory by country

Frame AD 1642 — world borders from AD 1642 to AD 1644. 115 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Tsardom of Russia (≈ 9.58 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (115, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Tsardom of Russia≈ 9.58 million km²
2Spanish Empire≈ 6.15 million km²
3Ottoman Empire≈ 3.52 million km²
4Ming dynasty≈ 3.36 million km²
5Mughal Empire≈ 2.87 million km²
6Golden Horde≈ 2.74 million km²
7Safavid dynasty≈ 2.59 million km²
8Later Jin (1616–1636)≈ 2.52 million km²
9Kazakh Khanate≈ 2.21 million km²
10Tibet≈ 1.55 million km²
11Moghulistan≈ 937 thousand km²
12Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth≈ 894 thousand km²
13Swedish Empire≈ 879 thousand km²
14Oirat Confederation≈ 839 thousand km²
15Spain≈ 679 thousand km²
16Funj Sultanate≈ 626 thousand km²
17Denmark–Norway≈ 621 thousand km²
18Portuguese Empire≈ 599 thousand km²
19Ethiopian Empire≈ 587 thousand km²
20First Toungoo Empire≈ 521 thousand km²
21Kingdom of France≈ 515 thousand km²
22Khanate of Bukhara≈ 428 thousand km²
23Tumed≈ 414 thousand km²
24Li Zicheng≈ 407 thousand km²
25Saadi Sultanate≈ 385 thousand km²
26Ayutthaya Kingdom≈ 382 thousand km²
27Lan Xang≈ 375 thousand km²
28New Netherland≈ 344 thousand km²
29Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 339 thousand km²
30Habsburg monarchy≈ 329 thousand km²
31Tokugawa shogunate≈ 329 thousand km²
32Bijapur Sultanate≈ 326 thousand km²
33Sultanate of Darfur≈ 294 thousand km²
34Khoshut Khanate≈ 291 thousand km²
35Wadai Sultanate≈ 280 thousand km²
36Khmer Empire≈ 274 thousand km²
37Holy Roman Empire≈ 253 thousand km²
38Jesuit missions among the Guaraní≈ 242 thousand km²
39Joseon≈ 232 thousand km²
40Rassid dynasty≈ 208 thousand km²
41Johor Sultanate≈ 207 thousand km²
42Golconda Sultanate≈ 204 thousand km²
43Kingdom of England≈ 183 thousand km²
44Kalmyk Khanate≈ 163 thousand km²
45Gorkha kingdom≈ 148 thousand km²
46Kingdom of Kongo≈ 132 thousand km²
47Astrakhan Khanate≈ 126 thousand km²
48Khanate of Khiva≈ 125 thousand km²
49Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 112 thousand km²
50Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711)≈ 112 thousand km²
51Trịnh lords≈ 103 thousand km²
52Portuguese Empire≈ 102 thousand km²
53Dutch Republic≈ 101 thousand km²
54Kingdom of Portugal≈ 101 thousand km²
55Nguyễn lords≈ 90 thousand km²
56Ya'rubids≈ 88 thousand km²
57Nogai Horde≈ 83 thousand km²
58Banten Sultanate≈ 83 thousand km²
59Moldavia≈ 82 thousand km²
60Haudenosaunee≈ 78 thousand km²
61Kingdom of Mrauk U≈ 77 thousand km²
62Palembang Sultanate≈ 75 thousand km²
63Wallachia≈ 74 thousand km²
64Mataram Sultanate≈ 66 thousand km²
65Confederate Ireland≈ 61 thousand km²
66Crimean Khanate≈ 59 thousand km²
67Brandenburg–Prussia≈ 59 thousand km²
68Ahmadnagar Sultanate≈ 57 thousand km²
69Republic of Venice≈ 50 thousand km²
70Madurai Nayak dynasty≈ 48 thousand km²
71Duchy of Bavaria≈ 46 thousand km²
72Switzerland≈ 44 thousand km²
73Aceh Sultanate≈ 42 thousand km²
74Papal States≈ 42 thousand km²
75Bhutan≈ 42 thousand km²
76House of Savoy≈ 41 thousand km²
77English overseas possessions≈ 40 thousand km²
78Sultanate of Banjar≈ 39 thousand km²
79Malacca Sultanate≈ 37 thousand km²
80Portuguese Ceylon≈ 33 thousand km²
81Itza people≈ 33 thousand km²
82Sultanate of Cirebon≈ 30 thousand km²
83New France≈ 29 thousand km²
84Sultan of Perak≈ 24 thousand km²
85Bali Kingdom≈ 22 thousand km²
86Patani Kingdom≈ 20 thousand km²
87Republic of Florence≈ 20 thousand km²
88Kingdom of Mysore≈ 18 thousand km²
89Electorate of Saxony≈ 18 thousand km²
90Blambangan Kingdom≈ 16 thousand km²
91Kingdom of Kartli≈ 15 thousand km²
92Thanjavur Nayak kingdom≈ 15 thousand km²
93Republic of Genoa≈ 15 thousand km²
94Principality of Mingrelia≈ 13 thousand km²
95Kedah Sultanate≈ 13 thousand km²
96Kingdom of Imereti≈ 11 thousand km²
97Tanjungpura Kingdom≈ 11 thousand km²
98Bima Sultanate≈ 10 thousand km²
99Mạc dynasty≈ 10 thousand km²
100Champa≈ 7,917 km²
101Oyo Empire≈ 6,032 km²
102Sultanate of Sambas≈ 5,844 km²
103Principality of Abkhazia≈ 5,829 km²
104Principality of Guria≈ 4,659 km²
105Sultanate of Sulu≈ 3,844 km²
106Mempawah Kingdom≈ 2,937 km²
107New Sweden≈ 2,841 km²
108Sultanate of Gowa≈ 2,613 km²
109Comtat Venaissin≈ 2,319 km²
110Sultan≈ 2,155 km²
111Republic of Ragusa≈ 1,540 km²
112Kathmandu≈ 661 km²
113Sultanate of Maguindanao≈ 373 km²
114County of Urgell≈ 309 km²
115Monaco≈ 141 km²

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

Tsardom of RussiaSpanish EmpireOttoman EmpireMing dynastyMughal EmpireGolden HordeSafavid dynastyLater Jin (1616–1636)Kazakh KhanateTibetMoghulistanPolish–Lithuanian CommonwealthSwedish EmpireOirat ConfederationSpainFunj SultanateDenmark–NorwayPortuguese EmpireEthiopian EmpireFirst Toungoo EmpireKingdom of FranceKhanate of BukharaTumedLi Zicheng

New countries in this frame (3)

Astrakhan Khanate · Confederate Ireland · Monaco

Countries that disappeared in this frame (2)

Don Cossacks · Catalonia

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 1642

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

China (11)

More on the map (+1)

Southeast Asia (5)

Sub-Saharan Africa (16)

More on the map (+6)

The Americas (8)

Oceania (51)

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