World map in 1453

411 states share the map in 1453. The largest by mapped area are Ming, Shaybanid and Oirat Horde.

Ming is the largest state on the map in 1453, a position it has held since 1395 (before that: Golden Horde). It stays in first place until 1534, when Spanish Empire takes over. The five largest states hold 17% of all land with a recorded ruler. 55% of the land on the map has no recorded state. The number of states is about the same as in 1405: 411 against 418.

Historical map of the world in 1453 showing the borders of states and empires — The world in 1453, colored by ruling state. Grey land has no state recorded in the dataset.

Largest states in 1453

State	Mapped area	Provinces
Ming	3.9 million km²	104
Shaybanid	2.2 million km²	23
Oirat Horde	1.8 million km²	13
Khorasan	1.3 million km²	25
Nogay Horde	1.2 million km²	19
Mamluk Sultanate	1.1 million km²	37
Kingdom of Kongo	1 million km²	9
Mongolia	980 thousand km²	7
Yeren	960 thousand km²	10
Chagatai Khanate	910 thousand km²	12

What changed since 1405

On the map, Mutapa takes the place of Zimbabwe (about 390 thousand km²).
On the map, Adal takes the place of Ifat (about 260 thousand km²).
On the map, Mushashaiyyah takes the place of Idaj (about 37 thousand km²).
Apart from that, 232 provinces changed hands between 1405 and 1453.
Shaybanid gained about 2.2 million km², mostly from Kazakh Khanate and Golden Horde.
Khorasan gained about 1.3 million km², mostly from Timurid Empire.
Nogay Horde gained about 750 thousand km², mostly from Kazakh Khanate and Golden Horde.
Qara Koyunlu gained about 750 thousand km², mostly from Timurid Empire and Jalayirid.
New on the map: Shaybanid, Khorasan, Great Horde, Khanate of Kazan and Medina.
No longer on the map: Golden Horde, Kazakh Khanate, Jalayirid, Plaquemine and Ladakh.

Battles, 1453 - 1491

1453Constantinople
Byzantine-Ottoman Wars - won by Ottoman Empire
1456Belgrade
Turkish-Hungarian Wars - won by Hungary
1457Albulen
Albanian-Turkish Wars - won by Albania
1461Towton
Wars of the Roses - won by Yorkists
1464Jajce
Turkish-Hungarian Wars - won by Hungary
1471Vijaya
Vietnam-Cham War - won by Vietnam
1474Neuss
Franco-Burgundian Wars
1474Scutari
Venetian-Turkish Wars - won by Venice
1475Rakhova
Moldavian-Turkish War - won by Moldavia, Hungary, Poland
1476Morat
Burgundian Swiss War - won by Switzerland
1478Tarascan Frontier
Aztec Wars of Conquest - won by Tarasca
1482Alhama
Final Christian Reconquest of Spain - won by Cadiz

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