Historical map · 1300

Map of North America in 1300

In 1300, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 5 states, empires and other polities in North America. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were the Later Mayan City-States, the Old Kingdom of Norway and Viking settlements. The Old Kingdom of Norway reached well beyond North America: its whole territory measured about 437,000 km².

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States and empires in North America in 1300

State	In this region	Whole state	In the data
Later Mayan City-States Wikipedia	136,000 km²	136,000 km²	247 BC–AD 1546
Old Kingdom of Norway Wikipedia	15,000 km²	437,000 km²	866–1401
Viking settlements Wikipedia	15,000 km²	47,000 km²	793–1332
Puebloans - Aztec Regional System Wikipedia	8,740 km²	8,740 km²	850–1304
Texcoco Wikipedia	2,640 km²	2,640 km²	1202–1428

"In the data" gives the first and last year the dataset draws the state under this identity; states often existed earlier or later in another form.

What changed since 1200

New on the map: Old Kingdom of Norway, Texcoco.

Gone from the map: Norse Greenland, Classic Veracruz Culture.

What comes next: 1400

Appear by 1400: Michoacán, Tenochtitlan.

Gone by 1400: Old Kingdom of Norway, Viking settlements, Puebloans - Aztec Regional System.

Questions about this map

Which countries were in North America in 1300?

The map data draws 5 states and other polities in North America in 1300. The largest by land were the Later Mayan City-States, the Old Kingdom of Norway, Viking settlements, Puebloans - Aztec Regional System and Texcoco.

What was the largest empire in North America in 1300?

Of the states on this map, the Old Kingdom of Norway held the most land in total: about 437,000 km² in the reconstruction used here. Ancient and frontier borders are approximate, so treat areas as estimates.

Can I explore North America in 1300 interactively?

Yes. Open the interactive map at 1300, zoom into any region, move through the years, and ask the history guide questions: it answers in plain words and draws places, armies and borders on the map.

About these borders

The borders come from Cliopatria (v0.2.1, Seshat Global History Databank, CC BY 4.0), the dataset behind our interactive map, with our audited name and border corrections. It records each state's territory year by year from 3400 BC to 2024. Borders before modern surveys are reconstructions: the data draws a state where it held control, and frontier zones, nomadic realms and loose overlordships are approximate. Areas are measured on an equal-area projection. Read how we make our maps.

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