World map in 1618

292 states share the map in 1618. The largest by mapped area are Spanish Empire, Russia and Ottoman Empire.

Spanish Empire is the largest state on the map in 1618, a position it has held since 1534 (before that: Ming). It stays in first place until 1633, when Russia takes over. The five largest states hold 36% of all land with a recorded ruler. 48% of the land on the map has no recorded state. The number of states is about the same as in 1610: 292 against 293.

Historical map of the world in 1618 showing the borders of states and empires — The world in 1618, colored by ruling state. Grey land has no state recorded in the dataset.

Largest states in 1618

State	Mapped area	Provinces
Spanish Empire	8.5 million km²	246
Russia	5.6 million km²	87
Ottoman Empire	3.9 million km²	147
Ming	3.8 million km²	103
Mongolia	3 million km²	22
Kazakh Khanate	2.8 million km²	35
Kingdom of Portugal	2.1 million km²	54
Mughal	2 million km²	69
Safavid Persia	1.8 million km²	46
Saadi Sultanate	1.5 million km²	26

What changed since 1610

On the map, Later Jin takes the place of Jianzhou (about 370 thousand km²).
On the map, Mali takes the place of Mali Empire (about 69 thousand km²).
Apart from that, 49 provinces changed hands between 1610 and 1618.
Kingdom of Portugal gained about 400 thousand km², mostly from land with no recorded state and Tupinamba.
Safavid Persia gained about 260 thousand km², mostly from Ottoman Empire.
Later Jin gained about 230 thousand km², mostly from Haixi.
Netherlands gained about 220 thousand km², mostly from land with no recorded state and Arawak.
New on the map: Kingdom of Sus, Rassids and Bhutan.
No longer on the map: Tupinamba, Arawak, Kleves and Oda.

Battles, 1618 - 1619

1618Ardabil
Turko-Persian Wars - won by Persia
1618Pilsen
Thirty Years War - won by Savoy, Palatinate Electorate, Mercenaries
1618Bantam
Early Dutch Wars in the East Indies - won by United Kingdom
1618Moscow
Russian Time of Troubles - won by Russia
1619Sarhu
Manchu Conquest of China - won by Manchu
1619Humenne
Thirty Years' War - won by Poland
1619Niumaozhai
Manchu Conquest of China - won by Manchus
1619Jakarta
Early Dutch Wars in the East Indies - won by Netherlands
1619Sablat
Thirty Years War - won by Habsburg Empire
1619Jaffna
Later Portuguese Colonial Wars - won by Portugal
1619Siyanggiayan
Manchu Conquest of China - won by Manchu

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