World map in 300 BC

167 states share the map in 300 BC. The largest by mapped area are Seleucid Empire, Maurya Empire and Ptolemaic Kingdom.

Seleucid Empire is the largest state on the map in 300 BC, a position it has held since 311 BC (before that: Maurya Empire). It stays in first place until 254 BC, when Maurya Empire takes over. The five largest states hold 48% of all land with a recorded ruler. 84% of the land on the map has no recorded state. The number of states is about the same as in 323 BC: 167 against 174.

Historical map of the world in 300 BC showing the borders of states and empires — The world in 300 BC, colored by ruling state. Grey land has no state recorded in the dataset.

Largest states in 300 BC

State	Mapped area	Provinces
Seleucid Empire	3.9 million km²	96
Maurya Empire	3.3 million km²	121
Ptolemaic Kingdom	1.2 million km²	30
Chu State	790 thousand km²	25
Qin	770 thousand km²	15
Yuezhi	620 thousand km²	5
Chin	550 thousand km²	35
Babyllinioi	500 thousand km²	11
Carthage	490 thousand km²	21
Avalites	460 thousand km²	11

What changed since 323 BC

On the map, Zhao takes the place of Qiulin (about 74 thousand km²).
On the map, Ptolemaic Kingdom takes the place of Cyrene (about 57 thousand km²).
On the map, Ptolemaic Kingdom takes the place of Kyrene (about 41 thousand km²).
Apart from that, 284 provinces changed hands between 323 BC and 300 BC.
Seleucid Empire gained about 3.9 million km², mostly from Macedonia and land with no recorded state.
Maurya Empire gained about 2.5 million km², mostly from land with no recorded state and Kingdom of Assaka.
Ptolemaic Kingdom gained about 1.1 million km², mostly from Macedonia and land with no recorded state.
Qin gained about 460 thousand km², mostly from Shu Han and Ba.
New on the map: Seleucid Empire, Dahae, Kingdom of Armenia, Fergana and Atropatene.
No longer on the map: Kingdom of Assaka, Shu Han, Ba, Kalinga and Saurashtra.

Battles, 300 BC - 265 BC

295 BCSentinum
3rd Samnite War - won by Rome
295 BCCamerinum
3rd Samnite War - won by Samnites, Gauls
293 BCAquilonia
Samnite War - won by Rome
283 BCArretium
Etruscan War - won by Senonian Gauls
283 BCLake Vadimo
Later Roman Etruscan War - won by Rome
281 BCCorupedion
Wars of the Diadochi - won by Seleucus
280 BCHeraclea, Lucania
Pyrrhic War - won by Epirus
279 BCAsculum, Apulia
Pyrrhic War - won by Epirus
279 BCJimo
China's Era of the Warring States - won by Qi
277 BCLilybaeum
Pyrrhic War - won by Carthage
275 BCBeneventum
Pyrrhic War - won by Rome
272 BCArgos
Pyrrhic War - won by Macedonia

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