Map of Asia in 1300 AD (1300 CE)
In 1300 CE the atlas maps 43 states and empires with territory in Asia. The largest by mapped territory was Yuan Dynasty, at about 14.25M km², followed by Golden Horde. The map below is set to 1300 CE; the table lists every state shown, with the modern countries its borders covered.
- States Mapped
- 43
- Largest
- 14.25M km²
- Modern Countries Covered
- 70
- Longest Established
- 207–1300 CE
Map of Asia in 1300 CE
Borders are drawn for 1300 CE. Drag the timeline to move to another year.
The Major Powers of 1300 CE
Yuan Dynasty
1294–1374 CEThe Yuan dynasty, officially the Great Yuan, was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fifth khagan-emperor of the Mongol Empire from the Borjigin clan, and lasted from 1271 to 1368 CE.
Mapped extent in 1300 CE: 14.25M km²
Golden Horde
1294–1695 CEThe 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 1300 CE: 4.93M km²
Ilkhanate
1294–1343 CEThe Ilkhanate or Il-khanate was a Mongol khanate founded in the southwestern territories of the Mongol Empire. It was ruled by the Il-Khans or Ilkhanids, and was known to the Mongols as Hülegü Ulus.
Mapped extent in 1300 CE: 3.94M km²
Chagatai Khanate
1294–1462 CEThe Chagatai Khanate, also known as the Chagatai Ulus, was a Mongol khanate that comprised the lands ruled by Chagatai Khan, second son of Genghis Khan, and his descendants and successors. Over time, its Mongol ruling groups underwent a gradual and uneven process of linguistic and cultural Turkification and Islamization, though Mongolian political and administrative traditions remained important.
Mapped extent in 1300 CE: 2.46M km²
Mamluk Sultanate
1241–1518 CEThe Mamluk Sultanate, also known as Mamluk Egypt or the Mamluk Empire, was a state that ruled Egypt, the Levant and the Hejaz from the mid-13th to early 16th centuries, with Cairo as its capital. It was ruled by a military caste of mamluks headed by a sultan.
Mapped extent in 1300 CE: 1.47M km²
The Holy Roman Empire
922–1806 CEThe 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 1300 CE: 1.00M km²
Descriptions are the opening of each state's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
States and Empires in 1300 CE
43 mapped, largest territory first. Dates are the span of each state's mapped borders.
1300 CE by Region
1300 CE: Quick Answers
- What empires and states existed in Asia in 1300 CE?
- The atlas maps 43 states in Asia in 1300 CE. The largest by mapped territory were Yuan Dynasty, Golden Horde, Ilkhanate, Chagatai Khanate, Mamluk Sultanate, The Holy Roman Empire.
- What was the largest empire in Asia in 1300 CE?
- Yuan Dynasty had the largest mapped territory among states present in Asia in 1300 CE, about 14.25M km², followed by Golden Horde (4.93M km²). Areas are measured from the mapped borders and are approximate.
- What did the map of Asia look like in 1300 AD?
- In 1300 CE the map of Asia was divided between 43 mapped states and empires. Yuan Dynasty held the largest territory, followed by Golden Horde. Their borders covered parts of 70 present-day countries.
- How many states are shown on the map for 1300 CE?
- 43. 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.