MEIDEVAL WORLD OF EMPIRES, KiNGDOMS OF 13th and 15th century

Every thing MEIDEVAL WORLD oOf 13th to 15th century EUROPE (15th Century: 1401–1500) — Full Expanded Political List IMPERIAL SYSTEM Holy Roman Empire (Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Italy north, Low Countries fragments) MAJOR KINGDOMS Kingdom of France Kingdom of England Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Navarre Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Bohemia Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Sweden Kingdom of Norway EMPIRES / TRANSREGIONAL POWERS Ottoman Empire Byzantine Empire (until 1453) Grand Duchy of Moscow Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kalmar Union MAJOR DUCHIES & PRINCIPALITIES Duchy of Burgundy Duchy of Brittany Duchy of Savoy Duchy of Milan Duchy of Ferrara Duchy of Florence Duchy of Modena Principality of Wallachia Principality of Moldavia Principality of Transylvania ITALIAN CITY-STATES / REPUBLICS Republic of Venice Republic of Genoa Republic of Florence Papal States Republic of Siena Republic of Lucca Republic of Ragusa LOW COUNTRIES (MODERN BENELUX AREA) County of Flanders Duchy of Brabant County of Holland County of Zeeland County of Hainaut Bishopric of Liège Duchy of Luxembourg (All under influence of Burgundy / HRE) GERMAN STATES (INSIDE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE — MAJOR ONES) Electorate of Saxony Electorate of Brandenburg Electorate of Palatinate Electorate of Mainz Electorate of Trier Electorate of Cologne Duchy of Bavaria Duchy of Austria Duchy of Württemberg Duchy of Lorraine Duchy of Mecklenburg Duchy of Pomerania Landgraviate of Hesse County of Tyrol Free Imperial Cities (very important): Nuremberg Frankfurt Lübeck Hamburg Cologne IBERIAN MINOR STATES (FRONTIER / TRANSITION PERIOD) Kingdom of Granada (until 1492) Lordship of Biscay County of Urgell County of Barcelona (merged into Aragon influence) BALKANS (FRAGMENTED STATES) Despotate of Serbia (until 1459) Kingdom of Bosnia Kingdom of Croatia (union with Hungary) Albanian principalities (League of Lezhë under Skanderbeg) Principality of Zeta (Montenegro region) EASTERN EUROPE / RUSSIA ZONE Grand Duchy of Moscow Novgorod Republic (until 1478) Pskov Republic (until 1510) Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Livonian Order (military state) Teutonic Order State (Prussia region) SCANDINAVIA Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Sweden Kingdom of Norway Kalmar Union (when unified under one crown) Iceland (under Norwegian/Danish control) IMPORTANT NOTE (WHY EUROPE LOOKS SO “FULL”) In the 15th century: Europe had no single map like modern countries The Holy Roman Empire alone contained hundreds of semi-independent states Italy was split into city-states and duchies Germany was a patchwork of princes, bishops, and free cities Balkans were breaking apart due to Ottoman expansion If you want next step, I can expand evASIA (15th Century: 1401–1500) — Full Expanded Political List EAST ASIA Imperial China Ming dynasty Regions: China proper, Mongolia border influence, tributary states across Asia Capital: Beijing (later Ming capital) Korea Joseon Strong Confucian monarchy system Fully centralized kingdom Japan Ashikaga shogunate Structure: Emperor (symbolic) Shogun (military ruler) Daimyo (regional warlords) → Japan was divided into semi-independent feudal domains (very fragmented) Mongolia / Steppe Zones Remnants of Mongol successor states: Northern Yuan (Mongol steppe rule after Yuan collapse) Various Mongol khanates and tribal confederations SOUTHEAST ASIA Mainland Kingdoms Ayutthaya Kingdom → Thailand Kingdom of Ava → Myanmar Lan Na Kingdom Khmer Empire (declining but still present) Maritime & Island Empires Majapahit → Indonesia (Java-centered empire) Malacca Sultanate → Malaysia trade empire Sultanate of Brunei Sultanate of Sulu Various smaller island chiefdoms (Philippines, Indonesia) SOUTH ASIA (INDIA & SURROUNDING REGION) Major Empires & Sultanates Delhi Sultanate → North India Vijayanagara Empire → South India Bahmani Sultanate → Central Deccan Malwa Sultanate Gujarat Sultanate Bengal Sultanate Himalayan / Frontier States Kingdom of Nepal (Malla kingdoms split) Kingdom of Kashmir (various dynasties) Bhutan (early regional chieftains / emerging state formation) CENTRAL ASIA Major Empires Timurid Empire Regions: Persia, Afghanistan, Central Asia Capital cities included Samarkand and Herat Fragmented Turkic States Aq Qoyunlu → Western Persia / Iraq Kara Koyunlu → Iran / Azerbaijan region Various Uzbek, Chagatai successor khanates in Central Asia Kazakh steppe tribal confederations emerging WEST ASIA (MIDDLE EAST) Major Islamic Empires Mamluk Sultanate Regions: Egypt, Syria, Hejaz (Mecca/Medina control influence) Ottoman Empire Expanding into Balkans and Anatolia Iran / Mesopotamia Fragmentation Timurid western territories (until collapse) Aq Qoyunlu / Kara Koyunlu control zones Local dynasties and emirates in Iraq and Persia Arabian Peninsula Various tribal emirates and sheikhdoms: Hejaz (local Sharif rule under Mamluk influence) Yemen (Rasulid dynasty → later divisions) Oman (early maritime sultanate formation) NORTH ASIA (SIBERIA / STEPPE EDGE) Siberian tribal confederations (Siberian Khanate emerging late 15th century) Samoyed, Turkic, and Mongolic tribes across vast regions No centralized empire yet (mostly tribal systems) KEY “GLOBAL POWER CENTERS” OF ASIA (15th CENTURY) Ming dynasty — richest and most stable economy Timurid Empire — cultural/scientific center Ottoman Empire — rising military superpower Vijayanagara Empire — powerful Hindu empire Ming dynasty + tributary system dominance Majapahit — maritime trade dominance in Southeast Asia If you want next step, I can go even deeper into: every single Indian Sultanate province system all Ming dynasty provinces and commanderies or a full “Asia political map breakdown year by year (1400–1500)”, every WORLD (15th Century: 1401–1500) — FULL GLOBAL POLITICAL SYSTEM (EMPIRES, KINGDOMS, SULTANATES, DUCHIES, CITY-STATES) EUROPE Empires / Unions Holy Roman Empire Byzantine Empire (until 1453) Ottoman Empire Grand Duchy of Moscow Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kalmar Union Kingdoms Kingdom of France Kingdom of England Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Navarre Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Sweden Kingdom of Norway Duchies / Principalities / Republics Duchy of Burgundy Duchy of Milan Duchy of Savoy Duchy of Brittany Republic of Venice Republic of Genoa Republic of Florence Papal States Free Imperial Cities (Nuremberg, Hamburg, Frankfurt, etc.) MIDDLE EAST Empires / Sultanates Ottoman Empire Mamluk Sultanate Timurid Empire Aq Qoyunlu Kara Koyunlu Arabian / Persian Fragmented States Hejaz (Sharif rule) Yemen Sultanates (Rasulid decline) Oman tribal maritime states Local emirates in Iraq, Persia, Anatolia CENTRAL ASIA Timurid Empire Chagatai successor khanates Uzbek tribal confederations (early formation) Kazakh steppe clans Siberian tribal khanates (late 15th century emergence) SOUTH ASIA (INDIA) Delhi Sultanate Vijayanagara Empire Bahmani Sultanate Gujarat Sultanate Bengal Sultanate Malwa Sultanate EAST ASIA Ming dynasty Joseon Ashikaga shogunate Northern Yuan (Mongol steppe remnants) SOUTHEAST ASIA Ayutthaya Kingdom Kingdom of Ava Lan Na Kingdom Majapahit Malacca Sultanate Brunei Sultanate Sultanate of Sulu AFRICA Mamluk Sultanate Hafsid Sultanate Zayyanid Sultanate Marinid Sultanate Wattasid Sultanate West Africa Mali Empire Songhai Empire Kingdom of Benin Hausa city-states (Kano, Katsina, Zaria, Gobir) Oyo / Ife / Yoruba kingdoms Wolof Empire Mossi Kingdoms Central / East / South Africa Kingdom of Kongo Ethiopian Empire Swahili city-states (Kilwa, Mombasa, Malindi) Kingdom of Mutapa Ajuran Sultanate (Horn of Africa) AMERICAS Mesoamerica Aztec Empire Tarascan State Maya city-states (fragmented kingdoms) Mixtec / Zapotec kingdoms South America Inca Empire Chimú remnants Aymara kingdoms North America Mississippian chiefdoms Pueblo communities Tribal confederations (various regions) Caribbean Taíno chiefdoms Carib groups (smaller island polities) GLOBAL TOP POWERS (15th CENTURY WORLD SYSTEM) Ming dynasty Ottoman Empire Timurid Empire Holy Roman Empire Vijayanagara Empire Mali Empire Songhai Empire Inca Empire Aztec Empire If you want next expansion, I can turn this into a full strategy game world map system with: provinces manpower economy (gold, trade routes) armies vassal system borders changing year by year (1400 → 1500)WORLD (15th Century: 1401–1500) — FULL GLOBAL POLITICAL SYSTEM (EMPIRES, KINGDOMS, SULTANATES, DUCHIES, CITY-STATES) EUROPE Empires / Unions Holy Roman Empire Byzantine Empire (until 1453) Ottoman Empire Grand Duchy of Moscow Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kalmar Union Kingdoms Kingdom of France Kingdom of England Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Navarre Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Sweden Kingdom of Norway Duchies / Principalities / Republics Duchy of Burgundy Duchy of Milan Duchy of Savoy Duchy of Brittany Republic of Venice Republic of Genoa Republic of Florence Papal States Free Imperial Cities (Nuremberg, Hamburg, Frankfurt, etc.) MIDDLE EAST Empires / Sultanates Ottoman Empire Mamluk Sultanate Timurid Empire Aq Qoyunlu Kara Koyunlu Arabian / Persian Fragmented States Hejaz (Sharif rule) Yemen Sultanates (Rasulid decline) Oman tribal maritime states Local emirates in Iraq, Persia, Anatolia CENTRAL ASIA Timurid Empire Chagatai successor khanates Uzbek tribal confederations (early formation) Kazakh steppe clans Siberian tribal khanates (late 15th century emergence) SOUTH ASIA (INDIA) Delhi Sultanate Vijayanagara Empire Bahmani Sultanate Gujarat Sultanate Bengal Sultanate Malwa Sultanate EAST ASIA Ming dynasty Joseon Ashikaga shogunate Northern Yuan (Mongol steppe remnants) SOUTHEAST ASIA Ayutthaya Kingdom Kingdom of Ava Lan Na Kingdom Majapahit Malacca Sultanate Brunei Sultanate Sultanate of Sulu AFRICA Mamluk Sultanate Hafsid Sultanate Zayyanid Sultanate Marinid Sultanate Wattasid Sultanate West Africa Mali Empire Songhai Empire Kingdom of Benin Hausa city-states (Kano, Katsina, Zaria, Gobir) Oyo / Ife / Yoruba kingdoms Wolof Empire Mossi Kingdoms Central / East / South Africa Kingdom of Kongo Ethiopian Empire Swahili city-states (Kilwa, Mombasa, Malindi) Kingdom of Mutapa Ajuran Sultanate (Horn of Africa) AMERICAS Mesoamerica Aztec Empire Tarascan State Maya city-states (fragmented kingdoms) Mixtec / Zapotec kingdoms South America Inca Empire Chimú remnants Aymara kingdoms North America Mississippian chiefdoms Pueblo communities Tribal confederations (various regions) Caribbean Taíno chiefdoms Carib groups (smaller island polities) GLOBAL TOP POWERS (15th CENTURY WORLD SYSTEM) Ming dynasty Ottoman Empire Timurid Empire Holy Roman Empire Vijayanagara Empire Mali Empire Songhai Empire Inca Empire Aztec Empire If you want next expansion, I can turn this into a full strategy game world map AMERICAS (15th Century: 1401–1500) — Full Expanded Political List MESOAMERICA (Central America + Mexico) Major Empires Aztec Empire Region: Central Mexico (Valley of Mexico) Capital: Tenochtitlan Structure: Emperor + tribute city-states (altepetl system) Control: military tribute network, not fully centralized Tarascan State (Purépecha Empire) Region: Western Mexico Strong rival of the Aztecs, advanced metalworking Maya Region (not one empire, many kingdoms) Post-classic Maya city-states (Yucatán, Guatemala, Belize) Mayapán League (declining in early 15th century) Cocom, Tutul-Xiu and other rival Maya ruling families Region was fragmented city-kingdoms, not unified empire Central America (smaller states) Mixtec kingdoms (Oaxaca region) Zapotec kingdoms (Monte Albán successor states) Various smaller city-states in Guatemala highlands SOUTH AMERICA (ANDES REGION) Major Empire Inca Empire Region: Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile (north), Argentina (northwest) Capital: Cusco Structure: centralized imperial system with provinces (Tawantinsuyu) Pre-Inca / Independent States (15th century remnants) Chimú Kingdom (coastal Peru — conquered by Inca mid–15th century) Aymara kingdoms (Lake Titicaca region) Various Andean tribal polities absorbed into Inca expansion NORTH AMERICA Eastern Woodlands & Mississippian Culture Mississippian chiefdoms (Cahokia decline, but cultural successors exist) Powhatan-type early tribal chiefdom systems (later fully formed in 16th–17th century) Southwest North America Ancestral Pueblo communities (Hopi, Zuni ancestors) Navajo early migration period (late formation stage) Great Plains & Arctic Nomadic hunter-gatherer societies (various tribes, no empires) Inuit and Arctic coastal communities CARIBBEAN Taíno chiefdoms (Greater Antilles) Carib groups (Lesser Antilles) Organized into caciquedoms (small tribal kingdoms under chiefs called caciques) KEY POWER CENTERS (AMERICAS, 15th CENTURY) Inca Empire — largest empire in the Americas Aztec Empire — strongest military-tribute empire in Mesoamerica Tarascan State — technologically advanced rival to Aztecs Maya city-states — cultural and religious fragmented network Andean regional kingdoms (absorbed into Inca expansion) IMPORTANT STRUCTURE NOTE Unlike Europe or Asia: Americas had fewer large centralized empires Most regions were: city-states (Maya, Mixtec) tribal chiefdoms (North America, Caribbean) expanding empires (Aztec, Inca) If you want next step, I can combine ALL continents into one master global 15th-century empire map list, or break it into a strategy-game style world system with provinces, vassals, and borders. with: provinces manpower economy (gold, trade routes) armies vassal system borders changing year by year (1400 → 1500)Every thing MEIDEVAL WORLD oOf 13th to 15th century EUROPE (15th Century: 1401–1500) — Full Expanded Political List IMPERIAL SYSTEM Holy Roman Empire (Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Italy north, Low Countries fragments) MAJOR KINGDOMS Kingdom of France Kingdom of England Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Navarre Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Bohemia Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Sweden Kingdom of Norway EMPIRES / TRANSREGIONAL POWERS Ottoman Empire Byzantine Empire (until 1453) Grand Duchy of Moscow Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kalmar Union MAJOR DUCHIES & PRINCIPALITIES Duchy of Burgundy Duchy of Brittany Duchy of Savoy Duchy of Milan Duchy of Ferrara Duchy of Florence Duchy of Modena Principality of Wallachia Principality of Moldavia Principality of Transylvania ITALIAN CITY-STATES / REPUBLICS Republic of Venice Republic of Genoa Republic of Florence Papal States Republic of Siena Republic of Lucca Republic of Ragusa LOW COUNTRIES (MODERN BENELUX AREA) County of Flanders Duchy of Brabant County of Holland County of Zeeland County of Hainaut Bishopric of Liège Duchy of Luxembourg (All under influence of Burgundy / HRE) GERMAN STATES (INSIDE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE — MAJOR ONES) Electorate of Saxony Electorate of Brandenburg Electorate of Palatinate Electorate of Mainz Electorate of Trier Electorate of Cologne Duchy of Bavaria Duchy of Austria Duchy of Württemberg Duchy of Lorraine Duchy of Mecklenburg Duchy of Pomerania Landgraviate of Hesse County of Tyrol Free Imperial Cities (very important): Nuremberg Frankfurt Lübeck Hamburg Cologne IBERIAN MINOR STATES (FRONTIER / TRANSITION PERIOD) Kingdom of Granada (until 1492) Lordship of Biscay County of Urgell County of Barcelona (merged into Aragon influence) BALKANS (FRAGMENTED STATES) Despotate of Serbia (until 1459) Kingdom of Bosnia Kingdom of Croatia (union with Hungary) Albanian principalities (League of Lezhë under Skanderbeg) Principality of Zeta (Montenegro region) EASTERN EUROPE / RUSSIA ZONE Grand Duchy of Moscow Novgorod Republic (until 1478) Pskov Republic (until 1510) Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Livonian Order (military state) Teutonic Order State (Prussia region) SCANDINAVIA Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Sweden Kingdom of Norway Kalmar Union (when unified under one crown) Iceland (under Norwegian/Danish control) IMPORTANT NOTE (WHY EUROPE LOOKS SO “FULL”) In the 15th century: Europe had no single map like modern countries The Holy Roman Empire alone contained hundreds of semi-independent states Italy was split into city-states and duchies Germany was a patchwork of princes, bishops, and free cities Balkans were breaking apart due to Ottoman expansion If you want next step, I can expand evASIA (15th Century: 1401–1500) — Full Expanded Political List EAST ASIA Imperial China Ming dynasty Regions: China proper, Mongolia border influence, tributary states across Asia Capital: Beijing (later Ming capital) Korea Joseon Strong Confucian monarchy system Fully centralized kingdom Japan Ashikaga shogunate Structure: Emperor (symbolic) Shogun (military ruler) Daimyo (regional warlords) → Japan was divided into semi-independent feudal domains (very fragmented) Mongolia / Steppe Zones Remnants of Mongol successor states: Northern Yuan (Mongol steppe rule after Yuan collapse) Various Mongol khanates and tribal confederations SOUTHEAST ASIA Mainland Kingdoms Ayutthaya Kingdom → Thailand Kingdom of Ava → Myanmar Lan Na Kingdom Khmer Empire (declining but still present) Maritime & Island Empires Majapahit → Indonesia (Java-centered empire) Malacca Sultanate → Malaysia trade empire Sultanate of Brunei Sultanate of Sulu Various smaller island chiefdoms (Philippines, Indonesia) SOUTH ASIA (INDIA & SURROUNDING REGION) Major Empires & Sultanates Delhi Sultanate → North India Vijayanagara Empire → South India Bahmani Sultanate → Central Deccan Malwa Sultanate Gujarat Sultanate Bengal Sultanate Himalayan / Frontier States Kingdom of Nepal (Malla kingdoms split) Kingdom of Kashmir (various dynasties) Bhutan (early regional chieftains / emerging state formation) CENTRAL ASIA Major Empires Timurid Empire Regions: Persia, Afghanistan, Central Asia Capital cities included Samarkand and Herat Fragmented Turkic States Aq Qoyunlu → Western Persia / Iraq Kara Koyunlu → Iran / Azerbaijan region Various Uzbek, Chagatai successor khanates in Central Asia Kazakh steppe tribal confederations emerging WEST ASIA (MIDDLE EAST) Major Islamic Empires Mamluk Sultanate Regions: Egypt, Syria, Hejaz (Mecca/Medina control influence) Ottoman Empire Expanding into Balkans and Anatolia Iran / Mesopotamia Fragmentation Timurid western territories (until collapse) Aq Qoyunlu / Kara Koyunlu control zones Local dynasties and emirates in Iraq and Persia Arabian Peninsula Various tribal emirates and sheikhdoms: Hejaz (local Sharif rule under Mamluk influence) Yemen (Rasulid dynasty → later divisions) Oman (early maritime sultanate formation) NORTH ASIA (SIBERIA / STEPPE EDGE) Siberian tribal confederations (Siberian Khanate emerging late 15th century) Samoyed, Turkic, and Mongolic tribes across vast regions No centralized empire yet (mostly tribal systems) KEY “GLOBAL POWER CENTERS” OF ASIA (15th CENTURY) Ming dynasty — richest and most stable economy Timurid Empire — cultural/scientific center Ottoman Empire — rising military superpower Vijayanagara Empire — powerful Hindu empire Ming dynasty + tributary system dominance Majapahit — maritime trade dominance in Southeast Asia If you want next step, I can go even deeper into: every single Indian Sultanate province system all Ming dynasty provinces and commanderies or a full “Asia political map breakdown year by year (1400–1500)”, every