Realm · 1502–1823
Portuguese Empire
Portuguese Empire appears on the map from 1502 to 1823. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1820, it covered about 8.09 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
- 1502–1823
- Greatest extent
- 1820, about 8.09 million km²
- Part of
- Portuguese Empire
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Portuguese Empire · Wikidata Q200464
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1502–1506 | 102,966 km² |
| 1507–1511 | 97,687 km² |
| 1512–1515 | 129,406 km² |
| 1516–1520 | 133,137 km² |
| 1521–1525 | 141,753 km² |
| 1526–1528 | 143,183 km² |
| 1529–1533 | 116,992 km² |
| 1534–1539 | 115,550 km² |
| 1540–1551 | 173,940 km² |
| 1552–1555 | 260,838 km² |
| 1556–1571 | 273,366 km² |
| 1572–1581 | 363,035 km² |
| 1619–1621 | 9,924 km² |
| 1640–1641 | 853,705 km² |
| 1642–1644 | 598,650 km² |
| 1645–1647 | 855,952 km² |
| 1648–1658 | 897,575 km² |
| 1659–1661 | 900,533 km² |
| 1662–1669 | 926,013 km² |
| 1670–1676 | 1.02 million km² |
| 1677–1682 | 1.06 million km² |
| 1683–1686 | 1.06 million km² |
| 1687–1695 | 1.07 million km² |
| 1696–1699 | 1.09 million km² |
| 1700–1705 | 1.14 million km² |
| 1706–1712 | 1.27 million km² |
| 1713–1717 | 1.34 million km² |
| 1718–1720 | 1.58 million km² |
| 1721–1726 | 1.60 million km² |
| 1727–1733 | 1.60 million km² |
| 1734–1737 | 1.61 million km² |
| 1738–1747 | 1.61 million km² |
| 1748–1751 | 1.69 million km² |
| 1752–1756 | 6.34 million km² |
| 1757–1761 | 6.49 million km² |
| 1762 | 6.50 million km² |
| 1763–1768 | 6.51 million km² |
| 1769–1771 | 6.52 million km² |
| 1772–1774 | 6.54 million km² |
| 1775–1777 | 6.55 million km² |
| 1778–1804 | 7.83 million km² |
| 1805–1808 | 7.91 million km² |
| 1809–1810 | 7.95 million km² |
| 1811–1813 | 7.87 million km² |
| 1814 | 7.87 million km² |
| 1815–1819 | 7.79 million km² |
| 1820–1821 | 8.09 million km² |
| 1822–1823 | 92,926 km² |
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