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The world in 1400
116 states, peoples and territories are mapped in 1400. The largest are Siberians, Bantu peoples, Australian aboriginal hunter-gatherers.
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Areas calculated from the map outlines (≈). Share of Earth's land area including Antarctica.
| # | State or people | Area | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siberians | 9,032,068 km² (3,487,301 sq mi) | 6.1% |
| 2 | Bantu peoples | 8,475,455 km² (3,272,392 sq mi) | 5.7% |
| 3 | Australian aboriginal hunter-gatherers | 7,602,370 km² (2,935,292 sq mi) | 5.1% |
| 4 | Northern Yuan | 6,399,997 km² (2,471,053 sq mi) | 4.3% |
| 5 | Timurid Empire | 5,096,044 km² (1,967,594 sq mi) | 3.4% |
| 6 | West African cereal farmers | 4,395,429 km² (1,697,085 sq mi) | 3.0% |
| 7 | Ming Empire | 4,150,041 km² (1,602,340 sq mi) | 2.8% |
| 8 | White Horde | 3,717,748 km² (1,435,431 sq mi) | 2.5% |
| 9 | Eastern North American hunter-gatherers | 3,542,665 km² (1,367,831 sq mi) | 2.4% |
| 10 | Amazon hunter-gatherers | 3,215,447 km² (1,241,491 sq mi) | 2.2% |
| 11 | Savanna hunter-gatherers | 3,035,072 km² (1,171,848 sq mi) | 2.0% |
| 12 | Sultanate of Delhi | 2,932,766 km² (1,132,347 sq mi) | 2.0% |
What changed since 1300
Comparing the two snapshots. Some differences reflect improved mapping rather than real events, especially before 1500.
Grew the most
- Sultanate of Delhi1,952k km² → 2,933k km²
Shrank the most
- Chagatai Khanate3,309k km² → 2,172k km²
- Byzantine Empire429k km² → 128k km²
- Sukhothai484k km² → 268k km²
- Mali1,750k km² → 1,570k km²
- Seljuk Caliphate339k km² → 238k km²
- Bulgar Khanate117k km² → 59k km²
- Khmer Empire291k km² → 262k km²
Appeared
- Northern Yuan6,400k km²
- Timurid Empire5,096k km²
- Ming Empire4,150k km²
- White Horde3,718k km²
- Kalmar Union2,821k km²
- Blue Horde1,835k km²
- Poland-Lithuania906k km²
- Sámi487k km²
Disappeared
- Great Khanate10,553k km²
- Khanate of the Golden Horde5,247k km²
- Ilkhanate3,781k km²
- Ryazan1,306k km²
- minor Hindu kingdoms980k km²
- Samis487k km²
- Norway443k km²
- Hungary399k km²
Land that changed hands, 1300 – 1400
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