4 states
The World in 3000 BCE
- Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
- 93,286 km²
- Sumerian City-States
- 45,290 km²
- Indus Valley Civilization
- 4,998 km²
History by Date
Historical Maps of the World by Year
Pick a date to see the world as it was politically organised in that year: which empires and states existed, how far their borders reached, and which present-day countries lay inside them. Each date also has a view for every continent.
- Dates Mapped
- 33
- States Shown
- 1,004
- Most Crowded Map
- 1400 CE
- Regional Views
- 6
3000 BCE to 1945 CE
Across all dates
155 states
Per date, by continent
3 states
The World in 2500 BCE
- Sumerian City-States
- 106,576 km²
- Old Kingdom of Egypt
- 93,286 km²
- Indus Valley Civilization
- 40,149 km²
4 states
The World in 2000 BCE
- Indus Valley Civilization
- 755,121 km²
- Elam
- 111,342 km²
- Middle Kingdom of Egypt
- 93,286 km²
11 states
The World in 1500 BCE
- New Kingdom of Egypt
- 635,790 km²
- Mitanni
- 189,149 km²
- Shang Dynasty
- 154,175 km²
12 states
The World in 1000 BCE
- Zhou Dynasty
- 699,623 km²
- New Kingdom of Egypt
- 340,593 km²
- The Kingdom of Kush
- 336,379 km²
35 states
The World in 750 BCE
- Spring and Autumn States
- 1.01M km²
- Neo-Assyrian Empire
- 479,764 km²
- Chu
- 353,244 km²
47 states
The World in 500 BCE
- Achaemenid Empire
- 5.55M km²
- Spring and Autumn States
- 898,103 km²
- Scythia
- 644,921 km²
37 states
The World in 323 BCE
- The Macedonian Empire of Alexander
- 4.94M km²
- Nanda Empire
- 1.41M km²
- Warring States China
- 1.03M km²
43 states
The World in 300 CE
- Western Jin
- 4.37M km²
- The Roman Empire
- 4.18M km²
- The Sasanian Empire
- 2.94M km²
53 states
The World in 400 CE
- The Sasanian Empire
- 2.99M km²
- Western Jin
- 2.44M km²
- Western Roman Empire
- 2.13M km²
73 states
The World in 600 CE
- Sui Dynasty
- 3.32M km²
- Western Göktürks
- 3.12M km²
- The Sasanian Empire
- 3.05M km²
79 states
The World in 750 CE
- The Umayyad Caliphate
- 5.21M km²
- The Tang Dynasty
- 4.59M km²
- Uyghur Khaganate
- 2.94M km²
117 states
The World in 900 CE
- The Tang Dynasty
- 3.12M km²
- Samanid Empire
- 2.46M km²
- The Abbasid Caliphate
- 2.45M km²
127 states
The World in 1000 CE
- Northern Song
- 2.76M km²
- Ghaznavid Empire
- 2.13M km²
- Fatimid Caliphate
- 1.95M km²
142 states
The World in 1100 CE
- Great Seljuk Empire
- 3.04M km²
- Kimek-Kipchak confederation
- 3.02M km²
- Northern Song
- 2.80M km²
136 states
The World in 1200 CE
- Kimek-Kipchak confederation
- 2.92M km²
- Vassalage of Western Xia to Great Jin
- 2.59M km²
- Kara-Khitans
- 2.51M km²
155 states
The World in 1400 CE
- The Ming Dynasty
- 4.94M km²
- Golden Horde
- 4.29M km²
- Vassalage of Kingdom of Georgia to Timurid Empire
- 4.01M km²
133 states
The World in 1500 CE
- Mongol Khanate
- 4.55M km²
- The Ming Dynasty
- 4.34M km²
- Khanate of Sibir
- 2.82M km²
99 states
The World in 1600 CE
- The Spanish Empire
- 7.18M km²
- Tsardom of Russia
- 4.83M km²
- The Ottoman Empire
- 4.26M km²
108 states
The World in 1700 CE
- Tsardom of Russia
- 13.70M km²
- The Qing Dynasty
- 8.89M km²
- The Spanish Empire
- 7.56M km²
124 states
The World in 1800 CE
- The Russian Empire
- 16.72M km²
- The Qing Dynasty
- 12.51M km²
- The Spanish Empire
- 11.74M km²
145 states
The World in 1850 CE
- The Russian Empire
- 21.04M km²
- The Qing Dynasty
- 12.10M km²
- Empire of Brazil
- 7.82M km²
86 states
The World in 1900 CE
- The British Empire
- 27.34M km²
- The Russian Empire
- 23.08M km²
- British Colonial Empire
- 13.69M km²
77 states
The World in 1914 CE
- The British Empire
- 26.43M km²
- The Russian Empire
- 22.49M km²
- French Third Republic
- 11.81M km²
76 states
The World in 1945 CE
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- 23.12M km²
- The British Empire
- 16.71M km²
- French Fourth Republic
- 12.42M km²
Maps show the states recorded in the atlas's dated border dataset. Early dates have few entries because few states are documented with borders, not because the world was empty.