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World Map in 1492 CE: Empires & Borders

1307 states, empires and peoples are on the world map in 1492 CE. Drag the timeline to watch their borders change, or click a region for its history.

Empires and kingdoms in 1492 CE

  1. Chagatai Khanate — 8,387,949 km²
  2. Ming Empire — 4,203,485 km²
  3. Mamluke Sultanate — 1,462,131 km²
  4. Ottoman Empire — 1,087,527 km²
  5. Holy Roman Empire — 854,083 km²
  6. Oirat Confederation — 810,735 km²
  7. Burmese kingdoms — 703,987 km²
  8. Sultanate of Delhi — 683,936 km²
  9. Khanate of Sibir — 681,032 km²
  10. Wabanaki (Dawnland Confederacy) — 340,715 km²
  11. Crimean Khanate — 328,772 km²
  12. Zayyanid Caliphate — 324,252 km²
  13. Hafsid Caliphate — 225,964 km²
  14. Wattasid Caliphate — 149,414 km²
  15. Merina Kingdom — 148,545 km²
  16. Sinhalese kingdoms — 61,697 km²
  17. Swiss Confederation — 26,314 km²
  18. Tuʻi Tonga Empire — 23,630 km²
  19. Kō Hawaiʻi Paeʻāina (Hawaiian Kingdom) — 14,157 km²

Other states and peoples in 1492 CE

  1. Siberians — 8,446,846 km²
  2. Bantu peoples — 8,208,571 km²
  3. Australian aboriginal hunter-gatherers — 7,587,782 km²
  4. West African cereal farmers — 3,952,331 km²
  5. Dënéndeh — 3,424,864 km²
  6. Očhéthi Šakówiŋ — 2,798,728 km²
  7. White Horde — 2,709,870 km²
  8. Michif Piyii (Métis) — 2,670,526 km²
  9. Inuit — 2,581,930 km²
  10. Khoisan — 2,327,580 km²
  11. Timurid Emirates — 2,158,690 km²
  12. Arabs — 2,062,554 km²
  13. Tekohá (Guarani) — 2,034,014 km²
  14. Grand Duchy of Moscow — 1,983,276 km²
  15. Tibet — 1,933,442 km²
  16. Emirate of the White Sheep Turks — 1,818,513 km²
  17. Malaysian Islamic states — 1,739,604 km²
  18. Cree — 1,668,261 km²
  19. Anishinabewaki ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ — 1,345,749 km²
  20. Golden Horde — 1,190,115 km²

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