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Map of the Middle East in 1750

In 1750, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 26 states, empires and other polities in the Middle East. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were the Ottoman Empire, Afsharid Iran and the Funj Sultanate. The Russian Empire reached well beyond the Middle East: its whole territory measured about 15.0 million km².

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States and empires in the Middle East in 1750

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
Ottoman Empire Wikipedia2.6 million km²2.9 million km²1305–1923
Afsharid Iran Wikipedia1.2 million km²1.7 million km²1734–1756
Funj Sultanate Wikipedia629,000 km²629,000 km²1507–1821
Zand Dynasty Wikipedia574,000 km²574,000 km²1748–1793
Ethiopian Empire Wikipedia376,000 km²590,000 km²1272–1935
Khanate of Khiva Wikipedia300,000 km²334,000 km²1512–1919
Sultanate of Darfur Wikipedia296,000 km²296,000 km²1609–1876
Qasimids Wikipedia154,000 km²154,000 km²1636–1802
Kazakh Khanate Wikipedia90,000 km²2.1 million km²1468–1847
Khanates of the Caucasus Wikipedia88,000 km²88,000 km²1748–1796
Sultanate of Oman Wikipedia77,000 km²105,000 km²1744–2024
Kingdom of Georgia Wikipedia31,000 km²31,000 km²1010–1802
Wadai Empire Wikipedia24,000 km²281,000 km²1636–1910
Kingdom of Kakheti Wikipedia23,000 km²23,000 km²1468–1762
Kingdom of Imereti Wikipedia11,000 km²11,000 km²1468–1810
Kalmyk Khanate Wikipedia10,000 km²175,000 km²1632–1771
Karamanli Dynasty Wikipedia9,850 km²86,000 km²1713–1839
Principality of Abkhazia Wikipedia8,700 km²8,700 km²1468–1829
Principality of Wallachia Wikipedia7,400 km²74,000 km²1314–1858
Khanate of Bukhara Wikipedia7,370 km²277,000 km²1516–1787
Emirate of Diriyah Wikipedia5,610 km²5,610 km²1744–1819
Principality of Mingrelia Wikipedia5,140 km²5,140 km²1468–1810
Principality of Guria Wikipedia3,820 km²3,820 km²1468–1829
Principality of Svaneti Wikipedia2,790 km²2,790 km²1721–1833
Russian Empire Wikipedia1,270 km²15.0 million km²1721–1916
Republic of Venice Wikipedia550 km²45,000 km²705–1796

"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, Zand Dynasty, Khanates of the Caucasus, Sultanate of Oman, Kingdom of Georgia, Kingdom of Kakheti, Karamanli Dynasty, Emirate of Diriyah, Principality of Svaneti, Russian Empire.

Gone from the map: Safavid Dynasty, Yarubid dynasty, Kingdom of Kartli, Kingdom of Portugal, Tsardom of Russia.

What comes next: 1776

Appear by 1776: Durrani Empire, Kuwait, Bahrain.

Gone by 1776: Afsharid Iran, Kingdom of Kakheti, Kalmyk Khanate.

Questions about this map

Which countries were in the Middle East in 1750?

The map data draws 26 states and other polities in the Middle East in 1750. The largest by land were the Ottoman Empire, Afsharid Iran, the Funj Sultanate, the Zand Dynasty and the Ethiopian Empire.

What was the largest empire in the Middle East 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 the Middle East 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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