Group of realms · 1502–1910
Portuguese Empire
Portuguese Empire brings together several realms, from 1502 to 1910. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1820, its lands covered about 8.21 million km².
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. Rather than conquering large lands, Portugal first built a chain of fortified trading posts from Elmina and Mozambique to Goa, Malacca and Macau, controlling the spice trade with naval power. More about Portuguese Empire.
See Portuguese Empire on the map in 1820
- On the map
- 1502–1910
- Greatest extent
- 1820, about 8.21 million km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Portuguese Empire · Wikidata Q200464
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1502–1506 | 199,552 km² |
| 1507–1511 | 283,405 km² |
| 1512–1515 | 315,124 km² |
| 1516–1518 | 316,353 km² |
| 1519–1520 | 315,990 km² |
| 1521–1525 | 394,378 km² |
| 1526–1528 | 395,808 km² |
| 1529–1533 | 369,617 km² |
| 1534–1539 | 371,978 km² |
| 1540–1546 | 427,256 km² |
| 1547–1551 | 426,073 km² |
| 1552–1555 | 436,572 km² |
| 1556–1563 | 453,034 km² |
| 1564–1571 | 525,022 km² |
| 1572–1578 | 583,503 km² |
| 1579–1581 | 588,672 km² |
| 1582–1594 | 51,122 km² |
| 1595–1599 | 62,497 km² |
| 1600–1618 | 55,597 km² |
| 1619–1628 | 53,327 km² |
| 1629–1631 | 40,341 km² |
| 1632–1635 | 34,351 km² |
| 1636–1639 | 34,351 km² |
| 1640–1641 | 1.09 million km² |
| 1642–1644 | 834,875 km² |
| 1645–1647 | 1.08 million km² |
| 1648–1652 | 1.10 million km² |
| 1653–1658 | 1.10 million km² |
| 1659–1661 | 1.09 million km² |
| 1662–1669 | 1.11 million km² |
| 1670–1672 | 1.18 million km² |
| 1673–1676 | 1.18 million km² |
| 1677–1682 | 1.22 million km² |
| 1683–1686 | 1.23 million km² |
| 1687–1695 | 1.19 million km² |
| 1696–1699 | 1.21 million km² |
| 1700–1705 | 1.26 million km² |
| 1706–1708 | 1.46 million km² |
| 1709–1712 | 1.40 million km² |
| 1713–1717 | 1.47 million km² |
| 1718–1720 | 1.71 million km² |
| 1721–1726 | 1.72 million km² |
| 1727–1733 | 1.72 million km² |
| 1734–1737 | 1.73 million km² |
| 1738–1747 | 1.74 million km² |
| 1748–1751 | 1.81 million km² |
| 1752–1756 | 6.47 million km² |
| 1757–1761 | 6.62 million km² |
| 1762 | 6.63 million km² |
| 1763–1768 | 6.63 million km² |
| 1769–1771 | 6.65 million km² |
| 1772–1774 | 6.66 million km² |
| 1775–1777 | 6.68 million km² |
| 1778–1791 | 7.96 million km² |
| 1792–1798 | 7.96 million km² |
| 1799 | 7.96 million km² |
| 1800–1802 | 7.96 million km² |
| 1803–1804 | 7.96 million km² |
| 1805–1808 | 8.03 million km² |
| 1809–1810 | 8.07 million km² |
| 1811 | 7.98 million km² |
| 1812–1813 | 8.00 million km² |
| 1814 | 8.00 million km² |
| 1815–1819 | 7.91 million km² |
| 1820–1823 | 8.21 million km² |
| 1824–1833 | 216,469 km² |
| 1834–1835 | 216,614 km² |
| 1836–1845 | 216,469 km² |
| 1846–1855 | 216,383 km² |
| 1856–1858 | 217,846 km² |
| 1859–1884 | 217,734 km² |
| 1885–1889 | 1.17 million km² |
| 1890–1894 | 1.45 million km² |
| 1895–1897 | 1.97 million km² |
| 1898–1899 | 1.97 million km² |
| 1900–1907 | 1.97 million km² |
| 1908–1910 | 1.97 million km² |
Member realms
- Kingdom of Portugal 1147–1911
- Portuguese Empire 1502–1823
- Portuguese Africa 1507–1581
- Portuguese Colonies 1564–1910
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