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Map of Europe in 1400 AD (1400 CE)

In 1400 CE the atlas maps 55 states and empires with territory in Europe. The largest by mapped territory was Golden Horde, at about 4.29M km², followed by Vassalage of Kingdom of Georgia to Timurid Empire. The map below is set to 1400 CE; the table lists every state shown, with the modern countries its borders covered.

States Mapped
55
Largest
4.29M km²
Golden Horde
Modern Countries Covered
57
At least partly
Longest Established
395–1400 CE
The Byzantine Empire

Map of Europe in 1400 CE

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The Major Powers of 1400 CE

Golden Horde

1294–1695 CE

The Golden Horde, or Ulus of Jochi, self-designated as Ulug Ulus, was originally a Mongol and later Turkicized khanate established in the 13th century, originating from the northwestern part of the Mongol Empire. After the division of the empire in 1259, it became a functionally independent khanate.

Mapped extent in 1400 CE: 4.29M km²

Timurid Empire

1375–1528 CE

The Timurid Empire was a late medieval Turco-Mongol, culturally Persianate, Muslim empire that dominated Greater Iran in the early 15th century, comprising modern-day Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, much of Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and parts of contemporary Pakistan, North India, and Turkey. The empire had a syncretic culture and combined Turkic, Mongolic, and Persian influences, with the last members of the dynasty being regarded as "ideal Perso-Islamic rulers".

Mapped extent in 1400 CE: 3.96M km²

Blue Horde

1363–1449 CE

The Blue Horde was a crucial component of the Mongol Empire established after Genghis Khan's demise in 1227. Functioning as the eastern part of the split Golden Horde, it contrasted with the White Horde's western segment, adhering to the Mongolian and Turkic tradition of cardinal direction colors.

Mapped extent in 1400 CE: 1.83M km²

The Jagiellonian dynasty, also known as the House of Jagiellon or simply the Jagiellons, was a Polish cadet branch of the Lithuanian ducal dynasty of Gediminids. The Jagiellons reigned in several European countries between the 14th and 16th centuries.

Mapped extent in 1400 CE: 1.04M km²

The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity comprising and controlling much of Central Europe and Western Europe, headed by the Holy Roman Emperor and characterized by a decentralized political structure. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.

Mapped extent in 1400 CE: 1.04M km²

Descriptions are the opening of each state's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).

States and Empires in 1400 CE

55 mapped, largest territory first. Dates are the span of each state's mapped borders.

States and empires in Europe in 1400 CE
#StateMapped area
1Golden Horde4.29M km²
2Vassalage of Kingdom of Georgia to Timurid Empire4.01M km²
3Timurid Empire3.96M km²
4Blue Horde1.83M km²
5Polish-Lithuania Kingdom1.04M km²
6The Holy Roman Empire1.04M km²
7Vassalage of Kingdom of Bohemia to Holy Roman Empire1.04M km²
8Grand Duchy of Lithuania806,616 km²
9Old Kingdom of Norway519,922 km²
10Kingdom of France462,293 km²
11Holy Roman Empire Minor States458,909 km²
12The Ottoman Empire403,189 km²
13Crown of Castile356,056 km²
14Kingdom of Sweden349,561 km²
15Kingdom of Hungary338,793 km²
16Kingdom of Poland233,778 km²
17Kingdom of England213,806 km²
18Teutonic Order144,577 km²
19Crown of Aragon130,786 km²
20Kingdom of Bohemia129,117 km²
21Principality of Moldavia101,940 km²
22House of Habsburg99,607 km²
23Kingdom of Denmark95,830 km²
24Kingdom of Portugal91,911 km²
25Kingdom of Scotland86,071 km²
26Principality of Wallachia74,680 km²
27Duchy of Burgundy69,786 km²
28Kingdom of Naples68,689 km²
29Kingdom of Bosnia51,896 km²
30Serbian Empire50,813 km²
31Duchy of Bavaria47,685 km²
32House of Valois-Anjou45,999 km²
33Kingdom of Georgia42,040 km²
34Margraviate of Brandenburg41,922 km²
35Papal States39,501 km²
36Duchy of Brittany30,246 km²
37House of Ascania28,547 km²
38Serbian Despots27,364 km²
39Giudicato of Arborea26,138 km²
40Republic of Genoa25,318 km²
41Republic of Venice24,265 km²
42Margraviate of Moravia22,847 km²
43Earldom of Desmond20,188 km²
44Electorate of Trier16,954 km²
45Despotate of Vidin16,384 km²
46House of Bourbon14,496 km²
47Albanian Principalities13,518 km²
48County of Brabant13,119 km²
49Kingdom of Cyprus12,653 km²
50Swiss Confederation11,858 km²
51The Byzantine Empire11,485 km²
52House of Luxembourg10,211 km²
53Republic of Florence10,107 km²
54Principality of Valona and Kanina6,060 km²
55County of Urgell380 km²

1400 CE by Region

1400 CE: Quick Answers

What empires and states existed in Europe in 1400 CE?
The atlas maps 55 states in Europe in 1400 CE. The largest by mapped territory were Golden Horde, Vassalage of Kingdom of Georgia to Timurid Empire, Timurid Empire, Blue Horde, Polish-Lithuania Kingdom, The Holy Roman Empire.
What was the largest empire in Europe in 1400 CE?
Golden Horde had the largest mapped territory among states present in Europe in 1400 CE, about 4.29M km², followed by Vassalage of Kingdom of Georgia to Timurid Empire (4.01M km²). Areas are measured from the mapped borders and are approximate.
What did the map of Europe look like in 1400 AD?
In 1400 CE the map of Europe was divided between 55 mapped states and empires. Golden Horde held the largest territory, followed by Vassalage of Kingdom of Georgia to Timurid Empire. Their borders covered parts of 57 present-day countries.
How many states are shown on the map for 1400 CE?
55. The map shows the states recorded in the atlas's dated border dataset for that year; states and peoples absent from that dataset are not shown.