Realm · 1147–1911
Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of Portugal appears on the map from 1147 to 1911. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1900, it covered about 1.94 million km².
One of the realms of Portuguese Empire. Portugal, a small Atlantic kingdom, began Europe's age of overseas empire when it captured Ceuta in Morocco in 1415. Encouraged by Prince Henry the Navigator, its sailors crept down the African coast until Vasco da Gama reached India in 1498.
See Kingdom of Portugal on the map in 1900
- On the map
- 1147–1911
- Greatest extent
- 1900, about 1.94 million km²
- Part of
- Portuguese Empire
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Kingdom of Portugal · Wikidata Q45670
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1147–1151 | 61,808 km² |
| 1152–1168 | 61,906 km² |
| 1169–1176 | 70,237 km² |
| 1177–1187 | 68,008 km² |
| 1188–1201 | 61,690 km² |
| 1202–1215 | 61,787 km² |
| 1216–1219 | 61,809 km² |
| 1220–1226 | 63,871 km² |
| 1227–1235 | 68,988 km² |
| 1236–1240 | 69,672 km² |
| 1241–1249 | 86,396 km² |
| 1250–1414 | 91,911 km² |
| 1415–1421 | 92,061 km² |
| 1422–1439 | 92,981 km² |
| 1440–1449 | 93,888 km² |
| 1450–1462 | 96,736 km² |
| 1463–1467 | 98,254 km² |
| 1468–1474 | 102,873 km² |
| 1475–1481 | 104,625 km² |
| 1482–1486 | 105,631 km² |
| 1487–1491 | 106,349 km² |
| 1492–1496 | 108,988 km² |
| 1497–1506 | 113,407 km² |
| 1507–1515 | 100,982 km² |
| 1516–1518 | 103,918 km² |
| 1519–1520 | 103,555 km² |
| 1521–1555 | 173,327 km² |
| 1556–1563 | 100,863 km² |
| 1564–1581 | 170,634 km² |
| 1640–1705 | 101,053 km² |
| 1706–1708 | 113,221 km² |
| 1709–1808 | 96,467 km² |
| 1809–1810 | 96,369 km² |
| 1811 | 77,789 km² |
| 1812–1823 | 96,467 km² |
| 1824–1827 | 189,393 km² |
| 1828–1833 | 189,393 km² |
| 1834–1835 | 189,537 km² |
| 1836–1855 | 189,393 km² |
| 1856–1884 | 193,456 km² |
| 1885–1889 | 1.14 million km² |
| 1890–1894 | 1.43 million km² |
| 1895–1899 | 1.94 million km² |
| 1900–1907 | 1.94 million km² |
| 1908–1910 | 1.94 million km² |
| 1911 | 562 km² |