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Map of China and East Asia in 1700

In 1700, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 20 states, empires and other polities in China and East Asia. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were the Qing Dynasty, Tsardom of Russia and Tibet. The Spanish Empire reached well beyond China and East Asia: its whole territory measured about 14.5 million km².

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States and empires in China and East Asia in 1700

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
Qing Dynasty Wikipedia8.9 million km²8.9 million km²1645–1911
Tsardom of Russia Wikipedia1.2 million km²13.6 million km²1547–1720
Tibet Wikipedia1.0 million km²1.6 million km²1363–1952
First Toungoo Empire Wikipedia635,000 km²635,000 km²1502–1756
Dzungar Khanate Wikipedia526,000 km²2.0 million km²1609–1756
Lan Xang Wikipedia376,000 km²377,000 km²1363–1708
Tokugawa Shogunate Wikipedia329,000 km²329,000 km²1600–1869
Joseon232,000 km²232,000 km²1395–1897
Ayutthaya Kingdom Wikipedia226,000 km²395,000 km²1352–1768
Mughal Empire Wikipedia185,000 km²3.8 million km²1529–1858
Trịnh lords Wikipedia114,000 km²114,000 km²1572–1787
Spanish Empire Wikipedia99,000 km²14.5 million km²1516–1931
Kingdom of Mrauk U Wikipedia59,000 km²59,000 km²1429–1787
Nguyễn lords Wikipedia56,000 km²98,000 km²1572–1775
Bhutan Wikipedia40,000 km²40,000 km²1636–2024
Kingdom of Cambodia Wikipedia18,000 km²271,000 km²1540–2024
Gorkha Kingdom Wikipedia2,150 km²148,000 km²1588–1787
Kingdom of England Wikipedia740 km²902,000 km²936–1708
English Colonial Empire Wikipedia740 km²222,000 km²1609–1779
Portuguese Empire Wikipedia600 km²2.4 million km²1502–1910

"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 1648

New on the map: Dzungar Khanate, Kingdom of England, English Colonial Empire.

Gone from the map: Golden Horde, Southern Ming, Tümed, Khoshut Khanate, Eastern Moghulistan, Oirat Confederation, Dutch Republic, Đại Việt.

What comes next: 1750

Appear by 1750: Russian Empire, Nawabs of Bengal, Vientiane, Kingdom of Luang Phrabang, Konbaung Dynasty, Lan Na, Kingdom of Champasak, British Empire.

Gone by 1750: Tsardom of Russia, Lan Xang, Kingdom of England, English Colonial Empire.

Questions about this map

Which countries were in China and East Asia in 1700?

The map data draws 20 states and other polities in China and East Asia in 1700. The largest by land were the Qing Dynasty, Tsardom of Russia, Tibet, the First Toungoo Empire and the Dzungar Khanate.

What was the largest empire in China and East Asia in 1700?

Of the states on this map, the Spanish Empire held the most land in total: about 14.5 million km² in the reconstruction used here. Ancient and frontier borders are approximate, so treat areas as estimates.

Can I explore China and East Asia in 1700 interactively?

Yes. Open the interactive map at 1700, 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.

China in other years

Other regions in 1700