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Map of India and South Asia in 1700

In 1700, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 26 states, empires and other polities in India and South Asia. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were the Mughal Empire, Tibet and the Safavid Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty reached well beyond India and South Asia: its whole territory measured about 8.9 million km².

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States and empires in India and South Asia in 1700

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
Mughal Empire Wikipedia3.8 million km²3.8 million km²1529–1858
Tibet Wikipedia1.5 million km²1.6 million km²1363–1952
Safavid Dynasty Wikipedia982,000 km²2.6 million km²1502–1737
First Toungoo Empire Wikipedia567,000 km²635,000 km²1502–1756
Dzungar Khanate Wikipedia334,000 km²2.0 million km²1609–1756
Qing Dynasty Wikipedia203,000 km²8.9 million km²1645–1911
Gorkha Kingdom Wikipedia148,000 km²148,000 km²1588–1787
Kingdom of Mysore Wikipedia91,000 km²91,000 km²1572–1799
Dutch Republic Wikipedia80,000 km²602,000 km²1582–1795
Khanate of Bukhara Wikipedia78,000 km²427,000 km²1516–1787
Kingdom of Mrauk U Wikipedia59,000 km²59,000 km²1429–1787
Ayutthaya Kingdom Wikipedia52,000 km²395,000 km²1352–1768
Nayaks of Madurai Wikipedia48,000 km²48,000 km²1529–1737
Dutch Ceylon Wikipedia44,000 km²44,000 km²1687–1795
Sultanate of Aceh Wikipedia42,000 km²42,000 km²1516–1959
Bhutan Wikipedia40,000 km²40,000 km²1636–2024
Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom Wikipedia14,000 km²14,000 km²1677–1799
Yarubid dynasty Wikipedia12,000 km²121,000 km²1626–1743
Sultanate of Malacca Wikipedia9,170 km²60,000 km²1459–1861
Portuguese Empire Wikipedia5,420 km²2.4 million km²1502–1910
Kingdom of England Wikipedia2,150 km²902,000 km²936–1708
English Colonial Empire Wikipedia2,150 km²222,000 km²1609–1779
Kingdom of Portugal Wikipedia720 km²101,000 km²1147–1911
Kathmandu Wikipedia660 km²660 km²1202–1761
Kingdom of France Wikipedia470 km²1.2 million km²990–1848
French India Wikipedia470 km²18,000 km²1673–1847

"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, Qing Dynasty, Dutch Ceylon, Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom, Kingdom of France, French India.

Gone from the map: Eastern Moghulistan, Bijapur Sultanate, Golconda Sultanate, Tümed, Southern Ming, Ahmadnagar Sultanate, Portuguese Ceylon, Nayaks of Thanjavur.

What comes next: 1750

Appear by 1750: Afsharid Iran, Maratha Empire, Nawabs of Bengal, Hyderabad State, Carnatic Sultanate, Konbaung Dynasty, Nawab of Awadh, Durrani Empire, Zand Dynasty, Lan Na, Sultanate of Oman, British Empire.

Gone by 1750: Safavid Dynasty, Nayaks of Madurai, Yarubid dynasty, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Portugal.

Questions about this map

Which countries were in India and South Asia in 1700?

The map data draws 26 states and other polities in India and South Asia in 1700. The largest by land were the Mughal Empire, Tibet, the Safavid Dynasty, the First Toungoo Empire and the Dzungar Khanate.

What was the largest empire in India and South Asia in 1700?

Of the states on this map, the Qing Dynasty held the most land in total: about 8.9 million km² in the reconstruction used here. Ancient and frontier borders are approximate, so treat areas as estimates.

Can I explore India and South 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.

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