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Map of Asia in 1750

In 1750, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 94 states, empires and other polities in Asia. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were the Russian Empire, the Qing Dynasty and the Ottoman Empire.

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States and empires in Asia in 1750

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
Russian Empire Wikipedia13.3 million km²15.0 million km²1721–1916
Qing Dynasty Wikipedia9.3 million km²9.3 million km²1645–1911
Ottoman Empire Wikipedia2.5 million km²2.9 million km²1305–1923
Kazakh Khanate Wikipedia2.1 million km²2.1 million km²1468–1847
Dzungar Khanate Wikipedia2.0 million km²2.0 million km²1609–1756
Afsharid Iran Wikipedia1.7 million km²1.7 million km²1734–1756
Tibet Wikipedia1.3 million km²1.3 million km²1363–1952
Funj Sultanate Wikipedia629,000 km²629,000 km²1507–1821
Ethiopian Empire Wikipedia590,000 km²590,000 km²1272–1935
Zand Dynasty Wikipedia574,000 km²574,000 km²1748–1793
Mughal Empire Wikipedia538,000 km²538,000 km²1529–1858
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Wikipedia399,000 km²761,000 km²1572–1793
Maratha Empire Wikipedia397,000 km²397,000 km²1677–1845
Ayutthaya Kingdom Wikipedia395,000 km²395,000 km²1352–1768
Nawabs of Bengal Wikipedia386,000 km²386,000 km²1718–1761
First Toungoo Empire Wikipedia353,000 km²353,000 km²1502–1756
Khanate of Khiva Wikipedia334,000 km²334,000 km²1512–1919
Spanish Empire Wikipedia331,000 km²14.8 million km²1516–1931
Dutch Republic Wikipedia329,000 km²750,000 km²1582–1795
Tokugawa Shogunate Wikipedia329,000 km²329,000 km²1600–1869
Khanate of Bukhara Wikipedia277,000 km²277,000 km²1516–1787
Kingdom of Cambodia Wikipedia271,000 km²271,000 km²1540–2024
Hyderabad State Wikipedia262,000 km²262,000 km²1727–1947
Joseon232,000 km²232,000 km²1395–1897
Swedish Empire Wikipedia217,000 km²785,000 km²1612–1814
Kalmyk Khanate Wikipedia175,000 km²175,000 km²1632–1771
Vientiane Wikipedia173,000 km²173,000 km²1709–1827
Sultanate of Johor Wikipedia165,000 km²165,000 km²1529–1884
Kingdom of Luang Phrabang Wikipedia161,000 km²161,000 km²1709–1894
Qasimids Wikipedia154,000 km²154,000 km²1636–1802
Sultanate of Darfur Wikipedia149,000 km²296,000 km²1609–1876
Gorkha Kingdom Wikipedia149,000 km²149,000 km²1588–1787
Carnatic Sultanate Wikipedia125,000 km²125,000 km²1713–1802
Astrakhan Khanate Wikipedia124,000 km²124,000 km²1468–1768
Crimean Khanate Wikipedia121,000 km²121,000 km²1450–1782
Zaporozhian Cossacks Wikipedia120,000 km²120,000 km²1662–1774
Konbaung Dynasty Wikipedia117,000 km²117,000 km²1741–1819
Trịnh lords Wikipedia114,000 km²114,000 km²1572–1787
Sultanate of Oman Wikipedia105,000 km²105,000 km²1744–2024
Nawab of Awadh Wikipedia103,000 km²103,000 km²1727–1802

Also on the map: Nguyễn lords, Sloboda Ukraine, Kingdom of Mysore, Khanates of the Caucasus, Khanate of Kokand, Principality of Moldavia, Sultanate of Palembang, Sultanate of Brunei, Sultanate of Sulu, Sultanate of Banten, Kingdom of Mrauk U, Durrani Empire, Lan Na, Sultanate of Malacca, Dutch Ceylon, Sultanate of Aceh, Kingdom of Champasak, Bhutan, Principality of Wallachia, Sultanate of Banjar, Kingdom of Georgia, Denmark, Sultanate of Jambi, Portuguese Empire, Sultanate of Perak, Kingdom of Kakheti, Habsburg Monarchy, Sultanate of Terengganu, Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom, Sultanate of Kedah, Sultanate of Selangor, Sultanate of Sukadana, Kingdom of Imereti, Sultanate of Bima, Principality of Abkhazia, Bali, Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara, Sultanate of Sambas, Emirate of Diriyah, Principality of Mingrelia, Yogyakarta Sultanate, Duchy of Courland, Principality of Guria, Surakarta Sunanate, Đại Việt, Sultanate of Mempawah, Principality of Svaneti, Sultanate of Bone, English Colonial Empire, British Empire, Kingdom of France, French India, Kathmandu, Sultanate of Maguindanao.

"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 1700

New on the map: Russian Empire, Afsharid Iran, Zand Dynasty, Maratha Empire, Nawabs of Bengal, Hyderabad State, Vientiane, Kingdom of Luang Phrabang, Carnatic Sultanate, Konbaung Dynasty, Sultanate of Oman, Nawab of Awadh, Khanates of the Caucasus, Khanate of Kokand, Durrani Empire, Lan Na, Kingdom of Champasak, Kingdom of Georgia, Kingdom of Kakheti, Sultanate of Terengganu, Sultanate of Selangor, Emirate of Diriyah, Yogyakarta Sultanate, Duchy of Courland, Surakarta Sunanate, Principality of Svaneti, British Empire.

Gone from the map: Tsardom of Russia, Safavid Dynasty, Lan Xang, Yarubid dynasty, Small Horde, Mataram Sultanate, Nayaks of Madurai, Blambangan Kingdom, Kingdom of Kartli, Kingdom of Portugal, Kingdom of England, Republic of Venice.

What comes next: 1776

Appear by 1776: Thonburi Kingdom, Sikh Confederacy, Nepal, Tây Sơn dynasty, Chiangmai, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan, Kuwait, Pontianak Kadriyah Sultanate, Danish India, Bahrain.

Gone by 1776: Dzungar Khanate, Afsharid Iran, Ayutthaya Kingdom, Nawabs of Bengal, First Toungoo Empire, Kalmyk Khanate, Astrakhan Khanate, Zaporozhian Cossacks, Nguyễn lords, Sloboda Ukraine, Lan Na, Kingdom of Kakheti, Kathmandu.

Questions about this map

Which countries were in Asia in 1750?

The map data draws 94 states and other polities in Asia in 1750. The largest by land were the Russian Empire, the Qing Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire, the Kazakh Khanate and the Dzungar Khanate.

What was the largest empire in Asia in 1750?

Of the states on this map, the Russian Empire held the most land in total: about 15.0 million km² in the reconstruction used here. Ancient and frontier borders are approximate, so treat areas as estimates.

Can I explore Asia in 1750 interactively?

Yes. Open the interactive map at 1750, 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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