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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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Largest in 1400

Areas calculated from the map outlines (≈). Share of Earth's land area including Antarctica.

#State or peopleAreaShare of land
1Siberians9,032,068 km² (3,487,301 sq mi)6.1%
2Bantu peoples8,475,455 km² (3,272,392 sq mi)5.7%
3Australian aboriginal hunter-gatherers7,602,370 km² (2,935,292 sq mi)5.1%
4Northern Yuan6,399,997 km² (2,471,053 sq mi)4.3%
5Timurid Empire5,096,044 km² (1,967,594 sq mi)3.4%
6West African cereal farmers4,395,429 km² (1,697,085 sq mi)3.0%
7Ming Empire4,150,041 km² (1,602,340 sq mi)2.8%
8White Horde3,717,748 km² (1,435,431 sq mi)2.5%
9Eastern North American hunter-gatherers3,542,665 km² (1,367,831 sq mi)2.4%
10Amazon hunter-gatherers3,215,447 km² (1,241,491 sq mi)2.2%
11Savanna hunter-gatherers3,035,072 km² (1,171,848 sq mi)2.0%
12Sultanate of Delhi2,932,766 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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