List of sovereign states in 1500

Sovereign states edit

A edit

Abazinia – Abazinia
Aceh – Aceh Sultanate
Capital: Kutaraja
Adal – Adal Sultanate
Capital: Dakkar
Ahmadnagar – Ahmadnagar Sultanate
Capital: Ahmadnagar
Ahom – Ahom Kingdom
Airgíalla
Ailech
Aïr – Terene Sultanate of Aïr (to 1500)
Capital: Agadez
Ajuran – Ajuran Sultanate
Capital: Mareeg
Ağ Qoyunlu – Ağ Qoyunlu Confederation
Capital: Tabriz
Alodia – Alodia
Capital: Soba
Andorra – Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la Vella
Aragon – Kingdom of Aragon
Capital: Zaragoza
Astrakhan – Khanate of Astrakhan
Capital: Xacitarxan
Ava – Kingdom of Ava
Capital: Ava
Avar – Avar Khanate
Capital: Khunzah
Ayutthaya – Ayutthaya Kingdom
Capital: Ayutthaya (city)
Aztec – Aztec Empire
Capital: Tenochtitlan
- Tenochtitlan
- Texcoco
- Tlacopan

B edit

Bamum – Kingdom of Bamum
Capital: Fumban
Banu Sulaym
Bahmani – Bahmani Sultanate (undergoing breakup)
Capital: Bidar
Bastar – Bastar State
Capital: Jagdalpur
Benin – Benin Empire
Capital: Edo
Bengal – Sultanate of Bengal
Capital: Gaur
Berar – Berar Sultanate
Capital: Ellichpur
Bidar – Bidar Sultanate
Capital: Bidar
Bijapur – Adil Shahi dynasty of the Bijapur Sultanate
Capital: Bijapur
Bikaner
Capital: Bikaner
Bonoman
Capital: Begho
Borgu – Kingdom of Borgu
Capital: New Bussa
Bornu – Bornu Empire
Capital: Ngazargamu
Brunei – Bruneian Sultanate
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Buganda – Kingdom of Buganda
Capital: Mengo
Bundi – Bundi State
Butua – Kingdom of Butua
Capital: Khami
Butuan – Rajahnate of Butuan
Capital: Butuan
Bunyoro – Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara

C edit

Caboloan
Capital: Binalatongan
Cambodia
Capital: Chaktomuk
Chamba – Chamba State
Capital: Chamba
Champa – Chăm Pa
Capital: Panduranga
China – Empire of the Great Ming
Capital: Nanjing
Capital: Jingshi
Chutiya – Chutiya Kingdom
Capital: Sadiya
Circassia
Capital: Sochi
Clandeboye
Cospaia - Republic of Cospaia
Capital: Cospaia
Cutch – Cutch State
Capital: Lakhiarviro

D edit

Damot – Kingdom of Damot
Đại Việt
Capital: Dong Kinh
Dawro – Kingdom of Dawro
Delhi – Delhi Sultanate
Capital: Delhi
Demak – Sultanate of Demak
Capital: Bintara
Denkyira
Capital: Dunkwa-on-Offin
Desmond – Kingdom of Desmond
Capital: Cahersiveen
Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
Capital: Copenhagen
Dizak – Principality of Dizak
Dulkadirids – Beylik of Dulkadir
Capital: Maraş

E edit

England – Kingdom of England
Capital: London
Ethiopia – Ethiopian Empire

F edit

Fermanagh
Capital: Lisnaskea
France – Kingdom of France
Capital: Paris

G edit

Gajapati – Gajapati dynasty, Odisha
Capital: Cuttack
Garhwal – Kingdom of Garhwal
Capital: Devalgarh
Genoa – Republic of Genoa
Capital: Genoa
Gowa – Sultanate of Gowa
Capital: Sungguminasa
Great Fulo – Empire of Great Fulo
Capital: Anyam-Godo
Golden Horde – Golden Horde
Capital: Sarai Batu
Gujarat – Gujarat Sultanate
Capital: Muhammadabad

H edit

Hanthawaddy – Hanthawaddy Kingdom
Capital: Hanthawaddy
Hausa Kingdoms
Hawwara
Holy Roman Empire (high decentralized limited elective monarchy)
Hungary – Kingdom of Hungary
Capital: Buda

I edit

Igala – Kingdom of Igala
Capital: Idah
Imereti – Kingdom of Imereti
Capital: Kutaisi
Inca – Inca Empire
Capital: Cusco
Iroquois – Iroquois Confederacy
Capital: Onondaga

J edit

Jaffna – Kingdom of Jaffna
Capital: Nallur
Jailolo – Sultanate of Jailolo
Capital: Jailolo
Jaintia – Kingdom of Jaintia
Capital: Jaintia Rajbari
Jaisalmer – Kingdom of Jaisalmer
Capital: Jaisalmer
Janjero – Kingdom of Janjero
Capital: Fofa
Japan – Ashikaga Shogunate
Capital: Kyoto
Jolof – Jolof Empire
Capital: Linguère
Joseon – Kingdom of Great Joseon
Capital: Hanseong
Jumla – Kingdom of Jumla

K edit

Kabardia – Princedom of Kabardia
Capital: Nalchik
Kachari – Kingdom of Kachari
Capital: Maibang
Kaffa – Kingdom of Kaffa
Capital: Anderaccha
Kakheti – Kingdom of Kakheti
Capital: Gremi
Kakongo – Kingdom of Kakongo
Capital: Kinguele
Kalahandi – Kalahandi State
Capital: Bhawanipatna
Kamata – Kingdom of Kamata
Kandy – Kingdom of Kandy
Capital: Kandy
Kangleipak – Kangleipak State
Kangra – Kingdom of Kangra
Kanker – Kanker State
Capital: Kanker
Kartli – Kingdom of Kartli
Capital: Tbilisi
Kashmir – Shah Mir Dynasty of Kashmir
Kazakh – Kazakh Khanate
Capital: Turkistan
Kazan – Khanate of Kazan
Capital: Kazan
Khachen – Principality of Khachen
Capital: Haterk
Kilwa – Kilwa Sultanate
Knights Hospitaller – Order of Saint John
Capital: Rhodes
Kongo – Kingdom of Kongo
Capital: M'banza-Kongo
Kotte – Kingdom of Kotte
Capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Kumaon – Kingdom of Kumaon
Capital: Champawat
Kutai – Kutai Kartanegara Sultanate
Capital: Pemarangan
Kwararafa – Kwararafa Confederacy
Capital: Wukari

L edit

Ladakh – Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh
Lan Na – Lanna Kingdom
Capital: Chiang Mai
Lan Xang
Capital: Luang Prabang
Lithuania – Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Capital: Vilnius
Luwu – Kingdom of Luwu
Capital: Wara

M edit

Madja-as – Confederation of Madja-as
Capital: Irong-Irong
Magh Luirg
Majapahit – Majapahit Empire
Capital: Majapahit
Malacca – The Malay Sultanate of Malacca
Capital: Malacca
Maldives – Sultanate of the Maldives
Capital: Malé
Mali – Mali Empire
Capital: Niani village
Malwa – Malwa Sultanate
Capital: Mandu
Mamluk – Mamluk Sultanate of Cairo
Capital: Cairo
Mandara – Kingdom of Mandara
Mankessim – Kingdom of Mankessim
Capital: Mankessim
Maravi – Kingdom of Maravi
Capital: Manthimba
Marwar – Kingdom of Marwar
Capital: Jodhpur
Mayas – Maya civilization
Maynila – Kingdom of Maynila
Medri Bahri – Land of the Sea
Capital: Debarwa
Mewar – Mewar Kingdom
Capital: Chittor
Mewat – Mewat State
Capital: Alwar
Moghulistan
Capital: Almaliq
Morocco – Wattasid dynasty of Morocco
Capital: Fes
Mossi Kingdoms
Mrauk U – Kingdom of Mrauk U
Capital: Mrauk U
Muisca Confederation
Muscovy – Grand Duchy of Muscovy
Capital: Moscow
Mustang – Kingdom of Mustang
Capital: Lo Manthang
Mutapa – Kingdom of Mutapa
Capital: Zvongombe

N edit

Namayan - Kingdom of Namayan
Capital: Sapa
Naples – Kingdom of Naples
Capital: Naples
Navarre – Kingdom of Navarre
Capital: Pamplona
Nepal – Malla dynasty of Nepal (divided into three kingdoms since 1482)
Nogai – Nogai Horde
Capital: Saray-Jük
Noli – Republic of Noli
Capital: Noli
Nri – Kingdom of Nri
Capital: Igbo-Ukwu
Nupe – Kingdom of Nupe
Capital: Bida

O edit

Oirat – Four Oirat
Oman – Imamate of Oman
Capital: Nizwa
Osraige
Capital: Kilkenny
Ottoman Empire
Capital: Constantinople
Oyo – Oyo Empire
Capital: Oyo-Ile

P edit

Pagaruyung – Kingdom of Pagaruyung
Capital: Pagaruyung
Papal States
Capital: Rome
Patna – Patna State
Capital: Balangir
Poland – Kingdom of Poland
Capital: Kraków
Portugal – Kingdom of Portugal
Capital: Lisbon
Prome – Kingdom of Prome
Capital: Pyay
Pskov – Republic of Pskov
Capital: Pskov

R edit

Ragusa – Republic of Ragusa
Capital: Ragusa
Ramazanids – Emirate of Ramadan
Capital: Adana
Rapa Nui – Kingdom of Rapa Nui
Capital: Te Peu
Rwanda – Kingdom of Rwanda
Capital: Nyanza
Ryazan – Principality of Ryazan
Capital: Ryazan
Ryukyu – Ryukyu Kingdom
Capital: Shuri

S edit

Saloum – Kingdom of Saloum
Capital: Kahone
Samtskhe – Samtskhe Atabegate
Capital: Akhaltsikhe
Samudera Pasai – Samudera Pasai Sultanate
Capital: Pasai
San Marino – Republic of San Marino
Capital: City of San Marino
Saudeleur – Saudeleur dynasty
Capital: Nan Madol
Scotland – Kingdom of Scotland
Capital: Edinburgh
Senarica – Senarica Republic
Capital: Senarica
Shan States (minor kingdoms of Burma)
Shewa – Sultanate of Shewa
Capital: Tegulat
Shaybanid Uzbek State (Khanate of Bukhara)
Capital: Samarkand
Shilluk – Shilluk Kingdom
Sibir – Khanate of Sibir
Capital: Qashliq
Sindh – Samma dynasty of Sindh
Capital: Thatta
Songhai – Songhai Empire
Capital: Gao
Suket – Suket State
Capital: Sundar Nagar
Sunda – Kingdom of Sunda
Capital: Pakuan Pajajaran
Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden
Capital: Stockholm

T edit

Tarascan state
Capital: Tzintzuntzan (Mesoamerican site)
Ternate – Sultanate of Ternate
Capital: Ternate
Teutonic Knights – State of the Teutonic Order
Capital: Königsberg
Thomond – Kingdom of Thomond
Tibet, Phagmodrupa – Phagmodrupa dynasty of Tibet
Capital: Nêdong
Tibet, Rinpungpa – Rinpungpa dynasty of Tibet
Capital: Shigatse
Tidore – Sultanate of Tidore
Capital: Tidore
Timurid Empire
Capital: Herat
Tlaxcala – Confederacy of Tlaxcala
Capital: Tlaxcala
Tlemcen – Zayyanid Kingdom of Tlemcen
Capital: Tlemcen
Tondo – Tundun
Capital: Tondo
Tonga – Tu'i Tonga Empire
Capital: Mu'a (Tongatapu)
Tunjurs – Tunjur Kingdom
Capital: Uri
Tunis – Sultanate of Tunis
Capital: Tunis
Tyrconnell
Capital: Kilmacrennan
Capital: Donegal Castle
Tyrone
Twipra – Kingdom of Twipra
Capital: Khorongma

U edit

Uí Maine
Usfurids – Usfurid dynasty

V edit

Venice – Most Serene Republic of Venice
Capital: Venice
Vijayanagara – Vijayanagara Empire
Capital: Vijayanagara

W edit

Warsangali – Warsangali Sultanate
Capital: Las Khorey
Wehali – Sultanate of Wehali
Welayta – Kingdom of Welayta

Y edit

Yemen – Tahirid dynasty of Yemen
Capital: Zabid
Yuan – Northern Yuan

Z edit

Zapotec – Zapotec Empire
Capital: Mitla

Holy Roman Empire edit

The Holy Roman Empire was a highly decentralized collection of polities.^[1] A comprehensive list of all of its anachronistic components has been made at List of states in the Holy Roman Empire, and would be much too large to fit here.

Austria – Archduchy of Austria
Capital: Vienna
Bavaria – Duchy of Bavaria
Capital: Regensburg
Bohemia – Kingdom of Bohemia
Capital: Prague
Brandenburg – Margraviate of Brandenburg
Capital: Berlin
Electoral Palatinate – County Palatine of the Rhine
Capital: Heidelberg
Florence – Republic of Florence
Capital: Florence
Lorraine – Duchy of Lorraine
Capital: Nancy
Savoy – Duchy of Savoy
Capital: Chambéry
Saxony – Electorate of Saxony
Capital: Wittenberg
Switzerland – Swiss Confederacy

Crowns and Unions edit

Crowns were composite monarchies composed of multiple countries under one ruler.

Kalmar Union

Kingdom of Denmark
Norway
Kingdom of Sweden

Polish–Lithuanian union (federal union)

Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Spain (dynastic union)
- Aragon – Crown of Aragon

Kingdom of Aragon
Principality of Catalonia
Kingdom of Majorca
Kingdom of Sardinia
Kingdom of Sicily

Castile – Crown of Castile

Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of Leon

Non-Sovereign Territories edit

England edit

Wales (client state) – Principality of Wales
Capital: Cardiff

Gujarat edit

Khandesh – Faruqi dynasty of the Khandesh Sultanate (vassal)^[2]
Capital: Burhanpur

Imereti edit

Guria (client state) – Principality of Guria
Capital: Ozurgeti
Svaneti (subject) – Principality of Svaneti

Ottoman Empire edit

Crimean Khanate – Crimean Khanate (vassal)
Capital: Bakhchysarai
Wallachia – Principality of Wallachia (vassal)
Capital: Târgoviște

Poland edit

Moldavia – Principality of Moldavia (fief)
Capital: Suceava

Portugal edit

Azores (possession)
Brazil (colony)
Ceuta (possession; Moroccan city captured in 1415)
Portuguese Gold Coast (colony)
Capital: São Jorge da Mina
Portuguese Mozambique (colony)
Capital: Lourenço Marques
Príncipe (colony)
São Tomé (colony)
Tangier (possession)

Spain (Crown of Castile and Crown of Aragon) edit

Canary Islands – Kingdom of the Canary Islands
Capital: Teguise (municipality)
Mellila – Mellila (Moroccan city seized in 1497)

Sunda edit

Cirebon – Sultanate of Cirebon (vassal)
Capital: Cirebon

Vijayanagara edit

Calicut – Kingdom of Kozhikode (vassal)^[3]
Capital: Kozhikode
Mysore – Kingdom of Mysore (vassal)
Capital: Mysore

References edit

^ Lonnie R. Johnson, Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends (1996), Oxford University Press, p. 23.
^ Hunter, Sir William Wilson (1908–1931). Imperial gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 405. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
^ Sewell, Robert (1900). A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India. Asian Educational Services. p. 122. ISBN 9788120601253. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

[Johnson-1] Lonnie R. Johnson, Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends (1996), Oxford University Press, p. 23.

[2] Hunter, Sir William Wilson (1908–1931). Imperial gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 405. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

[3] Sewell, Robert (1900). A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India. Asian Educational Services. p. 122. ISBN 9788120601253. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

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