CChronica Maps

World Map in 1400

This world map shows state borders in 1400. The largest states and empires were Great Khanate, Timurid Empire, White Horde, Sultanate of Delhi and Kalmar Union. The map stays in use until the next recorded border change in 1492.

World map in 1400 showing state borders
Border map for 1400. See the world in 1400.

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Largest states and empires in 1400

Areas are approximate, from the historical border data.

StateApprox. areaRegion
Great Khanate10.55 million km²Asia
Timurid Empire5.09 million km²Asia
White Horde3.72 million km²Asia
Sultanate of Delhi2.94 million km²Asia
Kalmar Union2.82 million km²Europe
Chagatai Khanate2.17 million km²Asia
Blue Horde1.83 million km²Europe
Tibet1.79 million km²Asia
Mali1.57 million km²Africa
Mamluk Sultanate1.24 million km²Africa
Holy Roman Empire920,000 km²Europe
Poland-Lithuania910,000 km²Europe
Novgorod880,000 km²Europe
Pagan730,000 km²Asia
Hafsid Caliphate680,000 km²Europe
Srivijaya Empire640,000 km²Asia
Madagascar430,000 km²Africa
Andean states and chiefdoms430,000 km²–
Makkura400,000 km²Africa
Kingdom of Hungary400,000 km²Europe
France390,000 km²Europe
Ottoman Empire390,000 km²Europe
Aymara kingdoms390,000 km²–
Kanem-Bornu370,000 km²Africa
minor Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms350,000 km²Asia
Ethiopia350,000 km²Africa
Islamic city-states340,000 km²Africa
Castile320,000 km²Europe
Hadramaut310,000 km²Africa
English territory290,000 km²Europe

Regional maps

Key events, 1400 to 1491

YearEventWhere
1402Battle of AnkaraBattle of Ankara
1405Zheng He's first voyageNanjing
1410Battle of GrunwaldBattle of Grunwald
1415Battle of AgincourtBattle of Agincourt
1429Joan of Arc relieves OrléansBattle of Orléans
1444Battle of VarnaBattle of Varna
1449The Tumu CrisisBattle of Tumu Fortress
1453Fall of ConstantinopleIstanbul
1455Gutenberg prints the Bible
1480Moscow throws off the Golden HordeMoscow

Battles and sites in this period

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