The world in 1530

On 1 July 1530, IntMap’s historical map draws 372 names across the world. The borders for this date come from Cliopatria, Seshat Global History Databank (by year), then historical-basemaps — each drawn only where the records before it are silent. It also draws 219 outlines whose name the record does not give for this date.

World map on 1 July 1530: the borders IntMap’s historical map draws on that date, from Cliopatria, Seshat Global History Databank (by year), then historical-basemaps — each drawn only where the records before it are silent.
Drawn when the site is built from the same records and the same code the map uses, on 1 July 1530, in the Equal Earth projection. The picture is simplified for display only: each outline is reduced to about one pixel at this size, and outlines smaller than a pixel are left out of the picture — the map itself draws every one of them in full. Grey is land on which no record states a polity on this date (today’s coastline, Natural Earth 1:110m).

Why this year has a page

The historical-basemaps atlas drew a world sheet for this year.

Names on the map

As the map labels them, largest first by the area of the outline drawn. Areas are of the drawn outline, rounded, and approximate. The record column says which record draws the outline; a Wikidata item is given where the record links one.

NameRecordDrawn area (km²)
Australian aboriginal hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name)historical-basemaps7,600,000
Mongol KhanateCliopatria5,070,000
Ottoman EmpireCliopatria · historical-basemaps Q125603,840,000
Ming DynastyCliopatria Q99033,740,000
Amazon hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name)historical-basemaps3,200,000
Spanish EmpireCliopatria Q807022,850,000
Khanate of SibirCliopatria Q1905132,810,000
Safavid DynastyCliopatria Q1612052,770,000
Savanna hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name)historical-basemaps2,620,000
Grand Principality of MoscowCliopatria Q1707702,420,000
Kazakh KhanateCliopatria Q14338672,390,000
Inca EmpireCliopatria · historical-basemaps Q285732,130,000
Greenlandhistorical-basemaps2,100,000
Pampas cultures (a description by the source, not a name)historical-basemaps1,830,000
T'atsaot'inehistorical-basemaps1,770,000
Athabaskanhistorical-basemaps1,720,000
TibetCliopatria · historical-basemaps1,670,000
Mughal EmpireCliopatria · historical-basemaps Q332961,560,000
Ming Chinese Empirehistorical-basemaps1,350,000
Islamic and Hindu states (a description by the source, not a name)historical-basemaps1,250,000
Malaysian Islamic states (a description by the source, not a name)historical-basemaps1,040,000
Nogai HordeCliopatria · historical-basemaps Q6312101,030,000
Eastern MoghulistanCliopatria Q1191125938,000
Creehistorical-basemaps924,000
Kingdom of SpainCliopatria Q29872,000
Kingdom of FranceCliopatria Q70972840,000
Chukchihistorical-basemaps822,000
Papoushistorical-basemaps801,000
House of JagiellonCliopatria Q194355748,000
Kingdom of SwedenCliopatria Q34670,000
Funj SultanateCliopatria Q1475713632,000
Songhai EmpireCliopatria Q202687631,000
Denmark-NorwayCliopatria Q62651614,000
Obiwahistorical-basemaps574,000
Vice Royalty of New Spainhistorical-basemaps565,000
Inupiaqhistorical-basemaps561,000
Subarctic forest hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name)historical-basemaps527,000
Shoshonihistorical-basemaps517,000
Portuguese EmpireCliopatria Q200464489,000
Madagascarhistorical-basemaps431,000
Ayutthaya KingdomCliopatria Q841364407,000
Songhaihistorical-basemaps405,000
Shan StatesCliopatria Q4765854389,000
Khanate of BukharaCliopatria Q577668384,000
Ethiopian EmpireCliopatria Q207521383,000
Wattasid dynastyCliopatria Q970799381,000
Lan XangCliopatria Q853477377,000
Naskapi Innuhistorical-basemaps359,000
Vijayanagara EmpireCliopatria Q167639358,000
Mali EmpireCliopatria Q184536348,000
All 372 names
NameRecordDrawn area (km²)
Sultanate of BengalCliopatria Q4083686347,000
Apachehistorical-basemaps343,000
Astrakhan KhanateCliopatria · historical-basemaps Q210163340,000
Assiniboinhistorical-basemaps339,000
Lubahistorical-basemaps339,000
Kingdom of EnglandCliopatria Q179876332,000
Bornu-Kanemhistorical-basemaps328,000
Oromohistorical-basemaps328,000
Warring States JapanCliopatria323,000
Holy Roman EmpireCliopatria · historical-basemaps Q12548317,000
Holy Roman Empire Minor StatesCliopatria Q12548315,000
Utehistorical-basemaps287,000
Eyaqhistorical-basemaps277,000
Lundahistorical-basemaps276,000
Plateau fichers and hunter gatherers (a description by the source, not a name)historical-basemaps270,000
Darfurhistorical-basemaps266,000
Patagonian shellfish and marine mammal hunters (a description by the source, not a name)historical-basemaps259,000
Hausa Stateshistorical-basemaps258,000
Maorishistorical-basemaps250,000
Islamic city-states (a description by the source, not a name)historical-basemaps241,000
JoseonCliopatria Q28179235,000
Sultanate of BruneiCliopatria Q887803233,000
Montagnais Innuhistorical-basemaps232,000
Northern Paiutehistorical-basemaps231,000
Adalhistorical-basemaps230,000
Hafsid DynastyCliopatria Q752662224,000
Illinnoishistorical-basemaps221,000
Kingdom of HungaryCliopatria Q171150218,000
Comanchehistorical-basemaps216,000
Yup'ik & Cup'ikhistorical-basemaps214,000
Osagehistorical-basemaps212,000
Sultanate of JohorCliopatria Q1150344212,000
Mescalerohistorical-basemaps207,000
Rajputanahistorical-basemaps203,000
Bornu EmpireCliopatria Q1139762202,000
Mwenemutapahistorical-basemaps201,000
Khiva Khanatehistorical-basemaps200,000
Crimean KhanateCliopatria · historical-basemaps Q160440194,000
Kazan Khanatehistorical-basemaps193,000
Koryakshistorical-basemaps193,000
Đại ViệtCliopatria · historical-basemaps Q1317991191,000
Arapahohistorical-basemaps191,000
Habsburg MonarchyCliopatria185,000
Kingdom of PortugalCliopatria Q45670174,000
Shawneehistorical-basemaps173,000
Crowhistorical-basemaps172,000
Khanate of KazanCliopatria Q186537172,000
Later Mayan City-StatesCliopatria Q28567171,000
Nganasanhistorical-basemaps170,000
Itelmenhistorical-basemaps162,000
Adal SultanateCliopatria Q2365048161,000
Kiowahistorical-basemaps159,000
Ainuhistorical-basemaps157,000
Kashmiri SultanateCliopatria Q123027565152,000
Bijapur SultanateCliopatria Q83821152,000
Andean hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name)historical-basemaps151,000
Caribbean hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name)historical-basemaps149,000
Expansionist Kingdom of Merinahistorical-basemaps149,000
Ethiopiahistorical-basemaps142,000
Santeehistorical-basemaps142,000
Western MoghulistanCliopatria Q1191125140,000
Tetonhistorical-basemaps133,000
Caohuiltecshistorical-basemaps133,000
Kingdom of KongoCliopatria Q796583132,000
Catawbahistorical-basemaps127,000
Caddohistorical-basemaps127,000
Zayyanid dynastyCliopatria Q307697125,000
Khanate of KhivaCliopatria Q491106125,000
Mi'kma'kihistorical-basemaps123,000
Wichitahistorical-basemaps121,000
Southern Paiutehistorical-basemaps118,000
Eriehistorical-basemaps118,000
Blackfoothistorical-basemaps117,000
Livonian ConferenceCliopatria116,000
Hadramauthistorical-basemaps115,000
Mahrahistorical-basemaps114,000
Pawneehistorical-basemaps112,000
Mossi Stateshistorical-basemaps110,000
Muskogeehistorical-basemaps108,000
Sultanate of MaguindanaoCliopatria Q248572107,000
Golconda SultanateCliopatria Q1148042104,000
Beothukhistorical-basemaps102,000
Chicaksawhistorical-basemaps99,100
Senegalhistorical-basemaps98,800
Guachichileshistorical-basemaps98,300
Yankontaihistorical-basemaps94,700
Gharrahistorical-basemaps93,700
Chiricahuahistorical-basemaps91,900
Beninhistorical-basemaps90,100
Zacatecshistorical-basemaps89,400
Kingdom of ScotlandCliopatria Q23079189,300
Potawatomihistorical-basemaps89,300
Enetshistorical-basemaps88,800
Navahohistorical-basemaps86,600
Ahmadnagarhistorical-basemaps85,800
Kingdom of Mrauk UCliopatria Q1079121185,100
Shan states (a description by the source, not a name)historical-basemaps85,100
Choctawhistorical-basemaps84,500
Yanktonhistorical-basemaps84,000
Tonkawahistorical-basemaps82,700
Quapawhistorical-basemaps82,300
Principality of MoldaviaCliopatria Q1095755981,900
Abnakihistorical-basemaps80,500
England and Irelandhistorical-basemaps80,200
Berar SultanateCliopatria Q81866679,700
Iowahistorical-basemaps79,600
Hanthawaddy KingdomCliopatria Q157252978,600
Suspiaqhistorical-basemaps78,000
Sultanate of PalembangCliopatria77,100
Bagirmihistorical-basemaps76,500
MichoacánCliopatria74,100
Principality of WallachiaCliopatria74,100
Ahmadnagar SultanateCliopatria Q40099874,100
HaudenosauneeCliopatria72,100
Aaniiihhistorical-basemaps70,800
Cochimàhistorical-basemaps70,800
Yukagirhistorical-basemaps69,400
Caloosahatchee culturehistorical-basemaps69,000
Cherokeehistorical-basemaps65,800
Cheyennehistorical-basemaps65,500
Republic of VeniceCliopatria Q494864,400
Susquehannahistorical-basemaps63,100
Tepehuanehistorical-basemaps60,700
Hitchitihistorical-basemaps59,900
Flatheadhistorical-basemaps59,600
First Toungoo EmpireCliopatria Q2303910259,500
Tasmanian hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name)historical-basemaps59,400
Lipanhistorical-basemaps58,900
Oyohistorical-basemaps58,400
Cahitashistorical-basemaps57,700
Guachimishistorical-basemaps57,600
Eastern Hungarian KingdomCliopatria Q62538057,000
Malaccahistorical-basemaps56,900
Tamalipuecahistorical-basemaps56,100
Timucuahistorical-basemaps55,500
Akanhistorical-basemaps54,500
Delawarehistorical-basemaps52,700
Lan Na KingdomCliopatria Q105970752,700
Nayarithistorical-basemaps50,800
Portuguese CeylonCliopatria Q170900750,200
Tutelohistorical-basemaps50,000
Orissahistorical-basemaps49,700
Missourihistorical-basemaps49,200
Papagohistorical-basemaps48,600
Nayaks of MaduraiCliopatria48,200
Nez Percehistorical-basemaps47,800
Atakapahistorical-basemaps47,500
ShirvanCliopatria Q63806447,500
Poland-Llituaniahistorical-basemaps47,000
Miamihistorical-basemaps46,800
Yokutshistorical-basemaps46,100
Demak SultanateCliopatria Q4932245,800
Papal StatesCliopatria · historical-basemaps Q17017445,100
Yavapaihistorical-basemaps44,800
Sunda KingdomCliopatria Q146974244,600
Swiss ConfederationCliopatria · historical-basemaps Q3943,700
House of BourbonCliopatria Q5838943,500
Bukara Khanatehistorical-basemaps43,400
Electorate of BrandenburgCliopatria Q14849942,100
central Asian khanateshistorical-basemaps41,100
Pimahistorical-basemaps40,400
Jicarillahistorical-basemaps40,000
Sultanate of BanjarCliopatria Q166056639,500
Sámihistorical-basemaps38,800
Duchy of PrussiaCliopatria Q15309138,400
Kansahistorical-basemaps38,100
Omanhistorical-basemaps36,000
Portuguese AfricaCliopatria35,600
County of SavoyCliopatria Q123288735,500
Quazaq Khanatehistorical-basemaps35,000
Duchy of BavariaCliopatria Q4726134,700
Electorate of SaxonyCliopatria Q15619933,900
Pennacookhistorical-basemaps33,400
Bidar SultanateCliopatria Q66931732,300
Menominihistorical-basemaps31,900
Seranohistorical-basemaps31,400
Knucatihistorical-basemaps31,400
County of FoixCliopatria Q148143630,400
Poncahistorical-basemaps30,300
Guamar / Pecchichitanehistorical-basemaps29,700
Kwakwaka'wakwhistorical-basemaps29,300
Sultanate of AcehCliopatria Q106105729,200
Chisoshistorical-basemaps28,100
Blambangan KingdomCliopatria Q28799628,000
Mahicacnhistorical-basemaps25,700
Acaxeahistorical-basemaps25,300
Natchezhistorical-basemaps25,100
Naniahohistorical-basemaps24,600
Qasim KhanateCliopatria Q83616924,500
Tuʻi Tonga Empirehistorical-basemaps24,200
Sultanate of PerakCliopatria23,900
Yuchihistorical-basemaps23,700
Kingdom of KakhetiCliopatria Q120982223,400
Chatothistorical-basemaps23,100
Karankawahistorical-basemaps22,000
Chumashhistorical-basemaps21,300
Xecorahistorical-basemaps19,600
Prome KingdomCliopatria Q1357602719,400
Miwokhistorical-basemaps19,100
Yakimahistorical-basemaps19,100
Walapaihistorical-basemaps19,000
Omahahistorical-basemaps18,800
Conoyhistorical-basemaps18,500
Kalapuyahistorical-basemaps17,800
Tobosohistorical-basemaps17,800
Watassid Moroccohistorical-basemaps17,600
Duchy of MilanCliopatria Q15352917,500
Duchy of LorraineCliopatria Q15501917,100
Tenimohistorical-basemaps17,100
Havasupaihistorical-basemaps17,100
Electorate of TrierCliopatria Q179435217,000
Foxhistorical-basemaps17,000
Maiouhistorical-basemaps16,900
Republic of GenoaCliopatria Q17430616,900
Yumahistorical-basemaps16,800
Alabamahistorical-basemaps16,800
Chtimachahistorical-basemaps16,400
Iroquoishistorical-basemaps15,800
Cayusehistorical-basemaps15,800
Tecuexehistorical-basemaps15,500
Spokanehistorical-basemaps15,200
Kamiahistorical-basemaps15,100
Costanoanhistorical-basemaps14,500
Polynesianshistorical-basemaps14,500
Tunicahistorical-basemaps14,400
Kawahsuhistorical-basemaps14,400
Kalispelhistorical-basemaps14,200
Patwinhistorical-basemaps14,100
Arikarahistorical-basemaps14,000
Otohistorical-basemaps13,900
Congohistorical-basemaps13,900
Sultanate of KedahCliopatria Q131757913,300
Cusabohistorical-basemaps13,300
Principality of MingreliaCliopatria Q290786013,200
Irritilashistorical-basemaps12,700
Bengalhistorical-basemaps12,300
Winebagohistorical-basemaps12,200
Lagunerohistorical-basemaps12,000
Republic of FlorenceCliopatria Q14854012,000
Cahuliahistorical-basemaps12,000
Jaffna kingdomCliopatria Q131121911,900
Kingdom of ImeretiCliopatria Q106995911,400
Caxcanehistorical-basemaps11,200
Ninticoyhistorical-basemaps10,900
Saunanhistorical-basemaps10,700
Janabreshistorical-basemaps10,600
Luisenohistorical-basemaps10,500
Pomohistorical-basemaps10,200
Sultanate of BantenCliopatria Q7348679,980
Kijkitathistorical-basemaps9,950
Pocumtukhistorical-basemaps9,710
Rirohistorical-basemaps9,310
Modochistorical-basemaps9,270
Spainhistorical-basemaps8,650
Hopiehistorical-basemaps8,320
ChámpaCliopatria Q2167868,200
Sultanate of CirebonCliopatria Q20776488,100
Balinese KingdomCliopatria Q124910277,890
Wappyngerhistorical-basemaps7,780
Zunihistorical-basemaps7,580
Umatillahistorical-basemaps7,240
Napleshistorical-basemaps6,840
Pewahistorical-basemaps6,830
Rajahnate of CebuCliopatria Q44010716,810
Otomieshistorical-basemaps6,750
Milanhistorical-basemaps6,670
Francehistorical-basemaps6,570
Apalacheehistorical-basemaps6,200
Principality of AbkhaziaCliopatria Q17604736,060
Pisoneshistorical-basemaps5,820
Houmahistorical-basemaps5,720
Mandanhistorical-basemaps5,060
TondoCliopatria Q16424724,870
Principality of GuriaCliopatria Q21951014,660
Safavid Empirehistorical-basemaps4,460
Shuarhistorical-basemaps4,380
Tanohistorical-basemaps4,200
Montanahistorical-basemaps3,940
Sultanate of SuluCliopatria Q4220653,860
Masachusethistorical-basemaps3,750
Tancalbahistorical-basemaps3,750
Koreahistorical-basemaps3,500
MaynilaCliopatria Q44012473,380
Sicilyhistorical-basemaps2,730
Sultanate of GowaCliopatria Q14086412,630
Biloxihistorical-basemaps2,570
Genoahistorical-basemaps2,370
Comtat VenaissinCliopatria Q11229802,310
Swedenhistorical-basemaps2,270
Maratineshistorical-basemaps2,250
Sultanate of BoneCliopatria2,170
Florencehistorical-basemaps2,070
Venicehistorical-basemaps1,950
Japan (Warring States)historical-basemaps1,880
Thompsonhistorical-basemaps1,710
Republic of RagusaCliopatria Q2081691,540
Savoyhistorical-basemaps1,470
Golkondahistorical-basemaps1,090
NamayanCliopatria Q44010261,050
Peguhistorical-basemaps1,020
Ashikaga ShogunateCliopatria Q1154406980
Cuba (Spain)historical-basemaps886
Habsburg Netherlandshistorical-basemaps816
KathmanduCliopatria Q3037664
Burmese kingdomshistorical-basemaps514
Republic of the Seven Zendenhistorical-basemaps461
Vijayanagarahistorical-basemaps444
Laoshistorical-basemaps379
Scotlandhistorical-basemaps363
Hispaniola (Spain)historical-basemaps339
Bijapurhistorical-basemaps317
Nenetshistorical-basemaps314
Cambodiahistorical-basemaps286
Guancheshistorical-basemaps268
Portugalhistorical-basemaps184
Principality of OrangeCliopatria Q2281221140
Mayashistorical-basemaps103
Prussiahistorical-basemaps71.8
Ayutthayahistorical-basemaps68.1
Saylanhistorical-basemaps49.8
Britanyhistorical-basemaps31.4
Sardiniahistorical-basemaps1.44

What changed since 1517

Names counted are those the records date to the year or the day (CShapes, OpenHistoricalMap, Cliopatria). Outlines filled from the nearest historical-basemaps sheet are counted only when both years are years that sheet was drawn for — otherwise the change would be the switch between two sheets, not a change in the world. Names are compared as written, so a polity a record names differently in the two years (Carthaginian Empire, then Carthage) is in both lists.

Now drawn (19)

Mughal Empire, Eastern Moghulistan, Denmark-Norway, Sultanate of Johor, Đại Việt, Western Moghulistan, Sultanate of Maguindanao, Golconda Sultanate, Eastern Hungarian Kingdom, Nayaks of Madurai, Sultanate of Banjar, Duchy of Prussia, Blambangan Kingdom, Sultanate of Perak, Duchy of Milan, Sultanate of Banten, Balinese Kingdom, Sultanate of Sulu, Maynila

No longer drawn (19)

Kalmar Union, Moghulistan, Delhi Sultanate, Lodi Dynasty, Kingdom of Bohemia, Makuria Kingdom, Mamluk Sultanate, Aztec Triple Alliance, Lê Dynasty, Timurid Empire, Sind-Samma Dynasty, Ava Kingdom, Majapahit, Bahrani Dynasty, Teutonic Order, Ryazan, County of Nevers, Samudera Pasai Sultanate, Ryukyu Kingdom

Events dated to 1530

The index of dated events holds no event for 1530.

Sources 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.

Which years have a page is worked out when the site is built, from three rules applied to the records themselves: every year the historical-basemaps atlas drew a world sheet for; every year whose change from the year before (names the dated records begin or stop drawing) is in the top 5% of all such year-to-year changes since the dated records begin, leaving out the years where one record hands over to another; and every year of a geopolitical, war or revolution event in the dated events index, up to the last year the border records cover (2019).

On each year the map is read on 1 July, the instant the app’s own year links open on. Names are the source’s own, translated where the source or IntMap’s name table has a translation. A name is what a record draws there, not a verdict of history.

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