The world in 1450
This map shows the 127 states and peoples the data has for the world in that year.
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States and peoples in the world in 1450
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Khanate of Sibir
- Ming Dynasty
- Four Oirats
- Timurid Empire
- Novgorod Republic
- House of Oldenburg
- Chagatai Khanate
- Tibet
- Mamluk Sultanate
- House of Jagiellon
- Golden Horde
- Mali Empire
- Nogai Horde
- Majapahit
- Ottoman Empire
- Qara Qoyunlu
- House of Habsburg
- Grand Principality of Moscow
- Vijayanagara Empire
- Holy Roman Empire Minor States
- Crown of Castile
- Marinid Sultanate
- Ethiopian Empire
- Bahmani Sultanate
- Lan Xang
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Rasulid Dynasty
- Ashikaga Shogunate
- Crimean Khanate
- Sultanate of Bengal
- Crown of Aragon
- Kingdom of France
- Kingdom of England
- Shan States
- Khanate of Kazan
- Aq Qoyunlu
- Joseon
- Hafsid Dynasty
- Khmer Empire
- Makuria Kingdom
- Ava Kingdom
- Livonian Conference
- Kingdom of Bohemia
- Later Mayan City-States
- Kashmiri Sultanate
- Jaunpur Sultanate
- Kingdom of Georgia
- Inca Empire
- Zayyanid dynasty
- Lê Dynasty
- Adal Sultanate
- Principality of Moldavia
- Duchy of Burgundy
- Sind-Samma Dynasty
- Kingdom of Scotland
- Kalmar Union
- Alodia
- Beylik of Karaman
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Teutonic Order
- Principality of Wallachia
- Sayyid Dynasty
- Serbian Empire
- Haudenosaunee
- Chámpa
- Kingdom of Mrauk U
- Mahdids
- Chimu Empire
- Hanthawaddy Kingdom
- Republic of Venice
- House of Valois-Anjou
- Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal
- Kingdom of Bosnia
- Beylik of Isfendiyar
- Bahrani Dynasty
- Electorate of Brandenburg
- Shirvan
- Aztec Triple Alliance
- Ceylon
- Sunda Kingdom
- House of Ascania
- Papal States
- Lan Na Kingdom
- Duchy of Bavaria
- Michoacán
- County of Savoy
- Duchy of Brittany
- House of Bourbon
- Ambrosian Republic
- Pskov Republic
- Beylik of Dulkadir
- Empire of Trebizond
- Emirate of Granada
- Republic of Genoa
- Ramadanid Emirate
- Byzantine Empire
- Electorate of Trier
- County of Périgord
- County of Maine
- County of Nevers
- Republic of Florence
- Swiss Confederation
- County of Armagnac
- County of Foix
- Sultanate of Kedah
- County of Touraine
- Bornu Empire
- Tver
- Kingdom of Cyprus
- Earldom of Desmond
- Despotate of Epirus
- Jaffna kingdom
- Samudera Pasai Sultanate
- County of Béarn
- Tondo
- Sultanate of Brunei
- Comtat Venaissin
- Duchy of Styria
- Republic of Ragusa
- Ryukyu Kingdom
- Namayan
- Principality of Theodoro
- Kathmandu
- County of Auvergne
- County of Urgell
- Principality of Orange
New on the map since 1400
Khanate of Sibir · Four Oirats · House of Oldenburg · House of Jagiellon · Nogai Horde · Crimean Khanate · Khanate of Kazan · Aq Qoyunlu · Makuria Kingdom · Livonian Conference · Inca Empire · Lê Dynasty · Adal Sultanate · Kalmar Union · Kingdom of Kongo · Sayyid Dynasty · Haudenosaunee · Kingdom of Mrauk U · Electorate of Brandenburg · Shirvan · Aztec Triple Alliance · Ambrosian Republic · County of Maine · County of Nevers · Ryukyu Kingdom
Gone from the map by 1500
Four Oirats · Novgorod Republic · House of Oldenburg · Chagatai Khanate · Qara Qoyunlu · Marinid Sultanate · Bahmani Sultanate · Rasulid Dynasty · Jaunpur Sultanate · Duchy of Burgundy · Beylik of Karaman · Sayyid Dynasty · Serbian Empire · Chimu Empire · House of Valois-Anjou · Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal · Kingdom of Bosnia · Beylik of Isfendiyar · House of Ascania · Duchy of Brittany · Ambrosian Republic · Empire of Trebizond · Emirate of Granada · Byzantine Empire · County of Périgord · County of Maine · County of Armagnac · County of Touraine · Tver · Kingdom of Cyprus · Earldom of Desmond · Despotate of Epirus · County of Béarn · Principality of Theodoro
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