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Map of India and South Asia in 1750

In 1750, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 33 states, empires and other polities in India and South Asia. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were Tibet, Afsharid Iran and the Mughal Empire. The Qing Dynasty reached well beyond India and South Asia: its whole territory measured about 9.3 million km².

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States and empires in India and South Asia in 1750

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
Tibet Wikipedia1.2 million km²1.3 million km²1363–1952
Afsharid Iran Wikipedia891,000 km²1.7 million km²1734–1756
Mughal Empire Wikipedia538,000 km²538,000 km²1529–1858
Qing Dynasty Wikipedia522,000 km²9.3 million km²1645–1911
Maratha Empire Wikipedia397,000 km²397,000 km²1677–1845
Nawabs of Bengal Wikipedia386,000 km²386,000 km²1718–1761
First Toungoo Empire Wikipedia353,000 km²353,000 km²1502–1756
Dzungar Khanate Wikipedia334,000 km²2.0 million km²1609–1756
Hyderabad State Wikipedia262,000 km²262,000 km²1727–1947
Gorkha Kingdom Wikipedia149,000 km²149,000 km²1588–1787
Carnatic Sultanate Wikipedia125,000 km²125,000 km²1713–1802
Konbaung Dynasty Wikipedia117,000 km²117,000 km²1741–1819
Nawab of Awadh Wikipedia103,000 km²103,000 km²1727–1802
Kingdom of Mysore Wikipedia91,000 km²91,000 km²1572–1799
Dutch Republic Wikipedia80,000 km²750,000 km²1582–1795
Khanate of Bukhara Wikipedia78,000 km²277,000 km²1516–1787
Kingdom of Mrauk U Wikipedia59,000 km²59,000 km²1429–1787
Durrani Empire Wikipedia54,000 km²54,000 km²1748–1827
Ayutthaya Kingdom Wikipedia52,000 km²395,000 km²1352–1768
Dutch Ceylon Wikipedia44,000 km²44,000 km²1687–1795
Zand Dynasty Wikipedia43,000 km²574,000 km²1748–1793
Sultanate of Aceh Wikipedia42,000 km²42,000 km²1516–1959
Bhutan Wikipedia40,000 km²40,000 km²1636–2024
Lan Na Wikipedia22,000 km²53,000 km²1294–1761
Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom Wikipedia14,000 km²14,000 km²1677–1799
Sultanate of Oman Wikipedia12,000 km²105,000 km²1744–2024
Sultanate of Malacca Wikipedia9,170 km²49,000 km²1459–1861
Portuguese Empire Wikipedia5,460 km²3.5 million km²1502–1910
English Colonial Empire Wikipedia1,350 km²1,350 km²1609–1779
British Empire Wikipedia1,180 km²1.8 million km²1706–1999
Kingdom of France Wikipedia910 km²1.3 million km²990–1848
French India Wikipedia910 km²10,000 km²1673–1847
Kathmandu Wikipedia720 km²720 km²1202–1761

"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: 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 from the map: Safavid Dynasty, Nayaks of Madurai, Yarubid dynasty, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Portugal.

What comes next: 1776

Appear by 1776: Sikh Confederacy, Nepal, Thonburi Kingdom, Chiangmai, Danish India.

Gone by 1776: Afsharid Iran, Nawabs of Bengal, First Toungoo Empire, Dzungar Khanate, Ayutthaya Kingdom, Lan Na, Kathmandu.

Questions about this map

Which countries were in India and South Asia in 1750?

The map data draws 33 states and other polities in India and South Asia in 1750. The largest by land were Tibet, Afsharid Iran, the Mughal Empire, the Qing Dynasty and the Maratha Empire.

What was the largest empire in India and South Asia in 1750?

Of the states on this map, the Qing Dynasty held the most land in total: about 9.3 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 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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