World map in 1530

For 1530, IntMap draws the Cliopatria, Seshat Global History Databank (by year), then historical-basemaps — each drawn only where the records before it are silent map of that year: 372 names within the world. The map also draws 219 outlines here that the source gives no name.

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Names on the map

As the map labels them, largest first by the area of the outline drawn inside this view. Areas are of the drawn outline, rounded, and approximate.

NameDrawn area in view (km²)
Australian aboriginal hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name)7,600,000
Mongol Khanate5,070,000
Ottoman Empire3,840,000
Ming Dynasty3,740,000
Amazon hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name)3,200,000
Spanish Empire2,850,000
Khanate of Sibir2,810,000
Safavid Dynasty2,770,000
Savanna hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name)2,620,000
Grand Principality of Moscow2,420,000
Kazakh Khanate2,390,000
Inca Empire2,130,000
Greenland2,100,000
Pampas cultures (a description by the source, not a name)1,830,000
T'atsaot'ine1,770,000
Athabaskan1,720,000
Tibet1,670,000
Mughal Empire1,560,000
Ming Chinese Empire1,350,000
Islamic and Hindu states (a description by the source, not a name)1,250,000
Malaysian Islamic states (a description by the source, not a name)1,040,000
Nogai Horde1,030,000
Eastern Moghulistan938,000
Cree924,000
Kingdom of Spain872,000
Kingdom of France840,000
Chukchi822,000
Papous801,000
House of Jagiellon748,000
Kingdom of Sweden670,000
Funj Sultanate632,000
Songhai Empire631,000
Denmark-Norway614,000
Obiwa574,000
Vice Royalty of New Spain565,000
Inupiaq561,000
Subarctic forest hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name)527,000
Shoshoni517,000
Portuguese Empire489,000
Madagascar431,000
Ayutthaya Kingdom407,000
Songhai405,000
Shan States389,000
Khanate of Bukhara384,000
Ethiopian Empire383,000
Wattasid dynasty381,000
Lan Xang377,000
Naskapi Innu359,000
Vijayanagara Empire358,000
Mali Empire348,000
Sultanate of Bengal347,000
Apache343,000
Astrakhan Khanate340,000
Assiniboin339,000
Luba339,000
Kingdom of England332,000
Bornu-Kanem328,000
Oromo328,000
Warring States Japan323,000
Holy Roman Empire317,000
Holy Roman Empire Minor States315,000
Ute287,000
Eyaq277,000
Lunda276,000
Plateau fichers and hunter gatherers (a description by the source, not a name)270,000
Darfur266,000
Patagonian shellfish and marine mammal hunters (a description by the source, not a name)259,000
Hausa States258,000
Maoris250,000
Islamic city-states (a description by the source, not a name)241,000
Joseon235,000
Sultanate of Brunei233,000
Montagnais Innu232,000
Northern Paiute231,000
Adal230,000
Hafsid Dynasty224,000
Illinnois221,000
Kingdom of Hungary218,000
Comanche216,000
Yup'ik & Cup'ik214,000
Osage212,000
Sultanate of Johor212,000
Mescalero207,000
Rajputana203,000
Bornu Empire202,000
Mwenemutapa201,000
Khiva Khanate200,000
Crimean Khanate194,000
Kazan Khanate193,000
Koryaks193,000
Đại Việt191,000
Arapaho191,000
Habsburg Monarchy185,000
Kingdom of Portugal174,000
Shawnee173,000
Crow172,000
Khanate of Kazan172,000
Later Mayan City-States171,000
Nganasan170,000
Itelmen162,000
Adal Sultanate161,000
Kiowa159,000
Ainu157,000
Kashmiri Sultanate152,000
Bijapur Sultanate152,000
Andean hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name)151,000
Caribbean hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name)149,000
Expansionist Kingdom of Merina149,000
Ethiopia142,000
Santee142,000
Western Moghulistan140,000
Teton133,000
Caohuiltecs133,000
Kingdom of Kongo132,000
Catawba127,000
Caddo127,000
Zayyanid dynasty125,000
Khanate of Khiva125,000
Mi'kma'ki123,000
Wichita121,000
Southern Paiute118,000
Erie118,000
Blackfoot117,000
Livonian Conference116,000
Hadramaut115,000
Mahra114,000
Pawnee112,000
Mossi States110,000
Muskogee108,000
Sultanate of Maguindanao107,000
Golconda Sultanate104,000
Beothuk102,000
Chicaksaw99,100
Senegal98,800
Guachichiles98,300
Yankontai94,700
Gharra93,700
Chiricahua91,900
Benin90,100
Zacatecs89,400
Kingdom of Scotland89,300
Potawatomi89,300
Enets88,800
Navaho86,600
Ahmadnagar85,800
Kingdom of Mrauk U85,100
Shan states (a description by the source, not a name)85,100
Choctaw84,500
Yankton84,000
Tonkawa82,700
Quapaw82,300
Principality of Moldavia81,900
Abnaki80,500
England and Ireland80,200
Berar Sultanate79,700
Iowa79,600
Hanthawaddy Kingdom78,600
Suspiaq78,000
Sultanate of Palembang77,100
Bagirmi76,500
Michoacán74,100
Principality of Wallachia74,100
Ahmadnagar Sultanate74,100
Haudenosaunee72,100
Aaniiih70,800
Cochimà70,800
Yukagir69,400
Caloosahatchee culture69,000
Cherokee65,800
Cheyenne65,500
Republic of Venice64,400
Susquehanna63,100
Tepehuane60,700
Hitchiti59,900
Flathead59,600
First Toungoo Empire59,500
Tasmanian hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name)59,400
Lipan58,900
Oyo58,400
Cahitas57,700
Guachimis57,600
Eastern Hungarian Kingdom57,000
Malacca56,900
Tamalipueca56,100
Timucua55,500
Akan54,500
Delaware52,700
Lan Na Kingdom52,700
Nayarit50,800
Portuguese Ceylon50,200
Tutelo50,000
Orissa49,700
Missouri49,200
Papago48,600
Nayaks of Madurai48,200
Nez Perce47,800
Atakapa47,500
Shirvan47,500
Poland-Llituania47,000
Miami46,800
Yokuts46,100
Demak Sultanate45,800
Papal States45,100
Yavapai44,800
Sunda Kingdom44,600
Swiss Confederation43,700
House of Bourbon43,500
Bukara Khanate43,400
Electorate of Brandenburg42,100
central Asian khanates41,100
Pima40,400
Jicarilla40,000
Sultanate of Banjar39,500
Sámi38,800
Duchy of Prussia38,400
Kansa38,100
Oman36,000
Portuguese Africa35,600
County of Savoy35,500
Quazaq Khanate35,000
Duchy of Bavaria34,700
Electorate of Saxony33,900
Pennacook33,400
Bidar Sultanate32,300
Menomini31,900
Serano31,400
Knucati31,400
County of Foix30,400
Ponca30,300
Guamar / Pecchichitane29,700
Kwakwaka'wakw29,300
Sultanate of Aceh29,200
Chisos28,100
Blambangan Kingdom28,000
Mahicacn25,700
Acaxea25,300
Natchez25,100
Naniaho24,600
Qasim Khanate24,500
Tuʻi Tonga Empire24,200
Sultanate of Perak23,900
Yuchi23,700
Kingdom of Kakheti23,400
Chatot23,100
Karankawa22,000
Chumash21,300
Xecora19,600
Prome Kingdom19,400
Miwok19,100
Yakima19,100
Walapai19,000
Omaha18,800
Conoy18,500
Kalapuya17,800
Toboso17,800
Watassid Morocco17,600
Duchy of Milan17,500
Duchy of Lorraine17,100
Tenimo17,100
Havasupai17,100
Electorate of Trier17,000
Fox17,000
Maiou16,900
Republic of Genoa16,900
Yuma16,800
Alabama16,800
Chtimacha16,400
Iroquois15,800
Cayuse15,800
Tecuexe15,500
Spokane15,200
Kamia15,100
Costanoan14,500
Polynesians14,500
Tunica14,400
Kawahsu14,400
Kalispel14,200
Patwin14,100
Arikara14,000
Oto13,900
Congo13,900
Sultanate of Kedah13,300
Cusabo13,300
Principality of Mingrelia13,200
Irritilas12,700
Bengal12,300
Winebago12,200
Lagunero12,000
Republic of Florence12,000
Cahulia12,000
Jaffna kingdom11,900
Kingdom of Imereti11,400
Caxcane11,200
Ninticoy10,900
Saunan10,700
Janabres10,600
Luiseno10,500
Pomo10,200
Sultanate of Banten9,980
Kijkitat9,950
Pocumtuk9,710
Riro9,310
Modoc9,270
Spain8,650
Hopie8,320
Chámpa8,200
Sultanate of Cirebon8,100
Balinese Kingdom7,890
Wappynger7,780
Zuni7,580
Umatilla7,240
Naples6,840
Pewa6,830
Rajahnate of Cebu6,810
Otomies6,750
Milan6,670
France6,570
Apalachee6,200
Principality of Abkhazia6,060
Pisones5,820
Houma5,720
Mandan5,060
Tondo4,870
Principality of Guria4,660
Safavid Empire4,460
Shuar4,380
Tano4,200
Montana3,940
Sultanate of Sulu3,860
Masachuset3,750
Tancalba3,750
Korea3,500
Maynila3,380
Sicily2,730
Sultanate of Gowa2,630
Biloxi2,570
Genoa2,370
Comtat Venaissin2,310
Sweden2,270
Maratines2,250
Sultanate of Bone2,170
Florence2,070
Venice1,950
Japan (Warring States)1,880
Thompson1,710
Republic of Ragusa1,540
Savoy1,470
Golkonda1,090
Namayan1,050
Pegu1,020
Ashikaga Shogunate980
Cuba (Spain)886
Habsburg Netherlands816
Kathmandu664
Burmese kingdoms514
Republic of the Seven Zenden461
Vijayanagara444
Laos379
Scotland363
Hispaniola (Spain)339
Bijapur317
Nenets314
Cambodia286
Guanches268
Portugal184
Principality of Orange140
Mayas103
Prussia71.8
Ayutthaya68.1
Saylan49.8
Britany31.4
Sardinia1.44

What changed since 1500

Now drawn

Spanish Empire, Safavid Dynasty, Greenland, T'atsaot'ine, Mughal Empire, Islamic and Hindu states, Eastern Moghulistan, Cree, Kingdom of Spain, Chukchi, Papous, Kingdom of Sweden, Funj Sultanate, Denmark-Norway, Obiwa, Vice Royalty of New Spain, Inupiaq, Shoshoni, Portuguese Empire, Khanate of Bukhara, Naskapi Innu, Assiniboin, Luba, Oromo, Ute, Eyaq, Lunda, Darfur, Maoris, Montagnais Innu, Northern Paiute, Illinnois, Yup'ik & Cup'ik, Osage, Sultanate of Johor, Mescalero, Rajputana, Khiva Khanate, Kazan Khanate, Koryaks, Arapaho, Shawnee, Nganasan, Itelmen, Kiowa, Ainu, Santee, Western Moghulistan, Teton, Caohuiltecs, Catawba, Caddo, Khanate of Khiva, Wichita, Southern Paiute, Erie, Blackfoot, Mahra, Pawnee, Muskogee, Sultanate of Maguindanao, Golconda Sultanate, Chicaksaw, Senegal, Guachichiles, Yankontai, Gharra, Chiricahua, Zacatecs, Potawatomi, Enets, Navaho, Shan states, Choctaw, Yankton, Tonkawa, Quapaw, Abnaki, England and Ireland, Iowa, Suspiaq, Bagirmi, Aaniiih, Cochimà, Yukagir, Caloosahatchee culture, Cherokee, Susquehanna, Tepehuane, Hitchiti, Flathead, First Toungoo Empire, Lipan, Cahitas, Guachimis, Eastern Hungarian Kingdom, Tamalipueca, Timucua, Nayarit, Portuguese Ceylon, Tutelo, Missouri, Papago, Nayaks of Madurai, Atakapa, Poland-Llituania, Miami, Yokuts, Yavapai, Bukara Khanate, central Asian khanates, Pima, Jicarilla, Sultanate of Banjar, Duchy of Prussia, Kansa, Oman, Portuguese Africa, Quazaq Khanate, Pennacook, Menomini, Serano, Knucati, Ponca, Guamar / Pecchichitane, Kwakwaka'wakw, Sultanate of Aceh, Chisos, Blambangan Kingdom, Mahicacn, Acaxea, Naniaho, Sultanate of Perak, Yuchi, Chatot, Karankawa, Chumash, Xecora, Miwok, Yakima, Walapai, Omaha, Conoy, Kalapuya, Toboso, Watassid Morocco, Tenimo, Havasupai, Fox, Maiou, Yuma, Alabama, Chtimacha, Cayuse, Tecuexe, Spokane, Kamia, Costanoan, Tunica, Kawahsu, Kalispel, Patwin, Arikara, Oto, Cusabo, Irritilas, Winebago, Lagunero, Cahulia, Caxcane, Ninticoy, Saunan, Janabres, Luiseno, Sultanate of Banten, Kijkitat, Pocumtuk, Riro, Modoc, Spain, Hopie, Balinese Kingdom, Wappynger, Zuni, Umatilla, Naples, Pewa, Otomies, Milan, Apalachee, Pisones, Houma, Mandan, Safavid Empire, Tano, Montana, Masachuset, Tancalba, Maynila, Sicily, Sultanate of Gowa, Biloxi, Genoa, Sweden, Maratines, Sultanate of Bone, Florence, Japan (Warring States), Thompson, Savoy, Golkonda, Cuba (Spain), Habsburg Netherlands, Republic of the Seven Zenden, Laos, Hispaniola (Spain), Bijapur, Nenets, Mayas, Prussia, Saylan, Sardinia

No longer drawn

Bantou, Siberians, Kalmar Union, West African cereal farmers, Khoiasan, Thule, Plain bison hunters, Timurid Empire, Chagatai Khanate, Aq Qoyunlu, Arabs, Mamluk Sultanate, Moghulistan, Golden Horde, Islamic states, Delhi Sultanate, Lodi Dynasty, Rajastan, Cherookee, Crown of Castile, Tlinoit, Shaybanids, Tahirid Sultanate, Sultanate of Delhi, Huron, Mamluke Sultanate, Hopi, Oirat Confederation, Desert hunter-gatherers, Algonquin, Eastern Chagatai Khanate, Mali, Navajo, Kingdom of Bohemia, Maori, Coqs, Innu, Philippines, Makuria Kingdom, White Horde, Lê Dynasty, Aztec Triple Alliance, Ava Kingdom, Crown of Aragon, Zayyanid Caliphate, North American Pacifi foraging, hunting and fishing peoples, Aztec Empire, Grand Duchy of Moscow, Funj, Alodia, Sind-Samma Dynasty, Kapisa, Calusa, House of Habsburg, Hafsid Caliphate, Majapahit, Muscat, Emirate of the White Sheep Turks, England, Ainus, Japan, Bahrani Dynasty, Kingdom of Naples, Poland-Lithuania, Ceylon, Samtskhe-Saatabago, Mixtec Empire, Timurid Emirates, Teutonic Order, Taiwan, Beylik of Dulkadir, Ramadanid Emirate, Arakan, Pskov Republic, Georgia, Ryazan, Ndongo, County of Nevers, Aragón, Aceh, Wattasid Caliphate, Maya city-states, Samudera Pasai Sultanate, Sultanate of Malacca, Castille, Bella, Mahdids, Ryukyu Kingdom, Imperial Hungary, Duchy of Styria, Teutonic Knights, Pskov, County of Auvergne, Navarre, Yemen, Champa, Bidar, Sinhalese kingdoms, Cyprus

The world in 1530: states, borders and changes

The same date elsewhere

Map of Europe · 1530 Map of the Middle East · 1530 Map of Africa · 1530 Map of South Asia · 1530 Map of East Asia · 1530 Map of Southeast Asia · 1530 Map of Central Asia · 1530 Map of North America · 1530 Map of Central America and the Caribbean · 1530 Map of South America · 1530 Map of Oceania · 1530

Source and method

Borders and names: Cliopatria v0.2.1 (Seshat Global History Databank, github.com/Seshat-Global-History-Databank/cliopatria) · CC BY 4.0 · adapted by IntMap: simplified, BC years made astronomical, and the ground OpenHistoricalMap (1689–1885, and from 1886 where CShapes is silent) and CShapes (1886–2019) state removed on their own dates + aourednik/historical-basemaps (github.com/aourednik/historical-basemaps) · GPL-3.0 · adapted by IntMap: each sheet before 1886 less the ground OpenHistoricalMap and Cliopatria state at that sheet's year.

Listed: every name whose outline IntMap draws inside 180°W–180°E, 90°S–90°N on this date, with the name the map writes on it. The list is worked out when the site is built, from the same records and the same code the map uses, so it says what the map shows — not more. Names are the source’s own, translated where the source or IntMap’s name table has a translation.

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