# World map in 1520

Source page: https://geographichistory.app/map/1520/

362 states share the map in 1520. The largest by mapped area are Ming, Ottoman Empire and Safavid Persia.

Ming is the largest state on the map in 1520, 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 20% 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 1517: 362 against 363.

## Largest states in 1520

| State | Mapped area (km²) | Provinces |
|---|---|---|
| Ming | 3,805,000 | 103 |
| Ottoman Empire | 2,269,000 | 95 |
| Safavid Persia | 2,191,000 | 56 |
| Russia | 2,127,000 | 41 |
| Songhai | 1,847,000 | 26 |
| Kazakh Khanate | 1,704,000 | 20 |
| Sibir | 1,587,000 | 14 |
| Mongolia | 1,565,000 | 12 |
| Oirat Horde | 1,423,000 | 10 |
| Spanish Empire | 1,068,000 | 73 |

## Changes since 1517

52 provinces changed hands.
- Ottoman Empire gained about 690 thousand km², mostly from Mamluk Sultanate and The Hedjaz.
- Songhai gained about 500 thousand km², mostly from Timbuktu.
- Oirat Horde gained about 190 thousand km², mostly from Chagatai Khanate.
- Algiers gained about 89 thousand km², mostly from Kingdom of Tlemcen.

## Battles 1520 - 1525

- 1520: Otumba (Spanish Conquest of Mexico), won by Spain
- 1520: Raichur (War of the Deccan Sultanates), won by Vijayanagar
- 1520: Tenochtitlan (Spanish Conquest of Mexico), won by Aztec Empire
- 1521: Tenochtitlan (Spanish Conquest of Mexico), won by Spain
- 1522: Rhodes (Turkish Imperial Wars), won by Ottoman Empire
- 1522: Bicocca (Habsburg-Valois War), won by Spain
- 1524: Pavia (1st Habsburg Valois War), won by Habsburg Empire
- 1524: Ututlan (Spanish Conquest of Guatemala), won by Spain, Cakchiquel Indians
- 1525: Kempten (German Peasants War), won by German aristocrats
- 1525: Zabern (German Peasants' War), won by Duke Antoine of Lorraine
- 1525: Frankenhausen (German Peasants War), won by Saxony, Hesse
- 1525: Konigshofen (German Peasants' War), won by Georg Truchsess von Waldburg