# World map in 1500

Source page: https://geographichistory.app/map/1500/

378 states share the map in 1500. The largest by mapped area are Ming, Muscovy and Kazakh Khanate.

Ming is the largest state on the map in 1500, 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 18% 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 1492: 378 against 380.

## Largest states in 1500

| State | Mapped area (km²) | Provinces |
|---|---|---|
| Ming | 4,060,000 | 105 |
| Muscovy | 1,731,000 | 32 |
| Kazakh Khanate | 1,704,000 | 20 |
| Aq Qoyunlu | 1,591,000 | 41 |
| Sibir | 1,587,000 | 14 |
| Oirat Horde | 1,412,000 | 9 |
| Mongolia | 1,385,000 | 11 |
| Mamluk Sultanate | 1,106,000 | 37 |
| Timurid Empire | 1,043,000 | 23 |
| Kingdom of Kongo | 1,010,000 | 9 |

## Changes since 1492

21 provinces changed hands.
- Muscovy gained about 230 thousand km², mostly from Samoyed.
- Ming gained about 150 thousand km², mostly from Chagatai Khanate.
- Castile gained about 70 thousand km², mostly from unclaimed land and Emirate of Granada.
- Austria gained about 24 thousand km², mostly from Kingdom of France.

## Battles 1500 - 1509

- 1500: Hemmingstedt (Wars of the Kalmar Union), won by Holstein farmers
- 1501: Taranto (Italian War of Louis XII), won by Spain
- 1503: Cerignola (Italian War of Louis XII), won by Spain
- 1503: Garigliano (Italian War of Louis XII), won by Spain
- 1505: Mombasa (Portuguese Colonial Wars in East Africa), won by Portugal
- 1506: Kleck (Polish Crimean Tatar Wars), won by Poland
- 1507: Hormuz (Portuguese Colonial Wars in Arabia), won by Portugal
- 1507: Muscat (Portuguese Colonial Wars in Arabia), won by Portugal
- 1508: Chaul (Early Portuguese Colonial Wars in Asia), won by Egypt, Gujarat
- 1509: Agnadello (War of the League of Cambrai), won by France
- 1509: Padua (War of the League of Cambrai), won by Venice
- 1509: Diu (Early Portuguese Colonial Wars in Asia), won by Portugal