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Map of China and East Asia in 1750

In 1750, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 24 states, empires and other polities in China and East Asia. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were the Qing Dynasty, the Russian Empire and Tibet. The Russian Empire reached well beyond China and East Asia: its whole territory measured about 15.0 million km².

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States and empires in China and East Asia in 1750

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
Qing Dynasty Wikipedia9.3 million km²9.3 million km²1645–1911
Russian Empire Wikipedia1.4 million km²15.0 million km²1721–1916
Tibet Wikipedia671,000 km²1.3 million km²1363–1952
Dzungar Khanate Wikipedia526,000 km²2.0 million km²1609–1756
First Toungoo Empire Wikipedia353,000 km²353,000 km²1502–1756
Tokugawa Shogunate Wikipedia329,000 km²329,000 km²1600–1869
Joseon232,000 km²232,000 km²1395–1897
Ayutthaya Kingdom Wikipedia226,000 km²395,000 km²1352–1768
Nawabs of Bengal Wikipedia186,000 km²386,000 km²1718–1761
Vientiane Wikipedia173,000 km²173,000 km²1709–1827
Kingdom of Luang Phrabang Wikipedia161,000 km²161,000 km²1709–1894
Konbaung Dynasty Wikipedia117,000 km²117,000 km²1741–1819
Trịnh lords Wikipedia114,000 km²114,000 km²1572–1787
Spanish Empire Wikipedia99,000 km²14.8 million km²1516–1931
Kingdom of Mrauk U Wikipedia59,000 km²59,000 km²1429–1787
Nguyễn lords Wikipedia56,000 km²98,000 km²1572–1775
Lan Na Wikipedia53,000 km²53,000 km²1294–1761
Kingdom of Champasak Wikipedia42,000 km²42,000 km²1709–1894
Bhutan Wikipedia40,000 km²40,000 km²1636–2024
Kingdom of Cambodia Wikipedia18,000 km²271,000 km²1540–2024
Gorkha Kingdom Wikipedia2,150 km²149,000 km²1588–1787
British Empire Wikipedia740 km²1.8 million km²1706–1999
Portuguese Empire Wikipedia600 km²3.5 million km²1502–1910
Mughal Empire Wikipedia550 km²538,000 km²1529–1858

"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, Nawabs of Bengal, Vientiane, Kingdom of Luang Phrabang, Konbaung Dynasty, Lan Na, Kingdom of Champasak, British Empire.

Gone from the map: Tsardom of Russia, Lan Xang, Kingdom of England, English Colonial Empire.

What comes next: 1776

Appear by 1776: Thonburi Kingdom, Chiangmai, Tây Sơn dynasty, Nepal.

Gone by 1776: Dzungar Khanate, First Toungoo Empire, Ayutthaya Kingdom, Nawabs of Bengal, Nguyễn lords, Lan Na, Gorkha Kingdom.

Questions about this map

Which countries were in China and East Asia in 1750?

The map data draws 24 states and other polities in China and East Asia in 1750. The largest by land were the Qing Dynasty, the Russian Empire, Tibet, the Dzungar Khanate and the First Toungoo Empire.

What was the largest empire in China and East 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 China and East 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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