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Map of the World in 1750

In 1750, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 128 states, empires and other polities in the world. By the land they held , the largest were the Russian Empire, the Spanish Empire and the Qing Dynasty.

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Atlas map: Why Britain? (1750)
FROM THE ATLAS · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, CHAPTER 1: WHY BRITAIN? (1750)

States and empires in the World in 1750

StateTerritoryWhole stateIn the data
Russian Empire Wikipedia15.0 million km²15.0 million km²1721–1916
Spanish Empire Wikipedia14.8 million km²14.8 million km²1516–1931
Qing Dynasty Wikipedia9.3 million km²9.3 million km²1645–1911
Portuguese Empire Wikipedia3.5 million km²3.5 million km²1502–1910
Ottoman Empire Wikipedia2.9 million km²2.9 million km²1305–1923
Kazakh Khanate Wikipedia2.1 million km²2.1 million km²1468–1847
Dzungar Khanate Wikipedia2.0 million km²2.0 million km²1609–1756
British Empire Wikipedia1.8 million km²1.8 million km²1706–1999
Afsharid Iran Wikipedia1.7 million km²1.7 million km²1734–1756
Kingdom of France Wikipedia1.3 million km²1.3 million km²990–1848
Tibet Wikipedia1.3 million km²1.3 million km²1363–1952
Habsburg Monarchy Wikipedia1.1 million km²1.1 million km²1459–1805
Swedish Empire Wikipedia785,000 km²785,000 km²1612–1814
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Wikipedia761,000 km²761,000 km²1572–1793
Dutch Republic Wikipedia750,000 km²750,000 km²1582–1795
Funj Sultanate Wikipedia629,000 km²629,000 km²1507–1821
Kingdom of Spain Wikipedia593,000 km²593,000 km²1516–2024
Ethiopian Empire Wikipedia590,000 km²590,000 km²1272–1935
Zand Dynasty Wikipedia574,000 km²574,000 km²1748–1793
Mughal Empire Wikipedia538,000 km²538,000 km²1529–1858
Denmark Wikipedia526,000 km²526,000 km²1046–1940
Maratha Empire Wikipedia397,000 km²397,000 km²1677–1845
Ayutthaya Kingdom Wikipedia395,000 km²395,000 km²1352–1768
Nawabs of Bengal Wikipedia386,000 km²386,000 km²1718–1761
Morocco Wikipedia386,000 km²386,000 km²1670–2024
Holy Roman Empire Minor States Wikipedia377,000 km²377,000 km²922–1806
First Toungoo Empire Wikipedia353,000 km²353,000 km²1502–1756
United Kingdom Wikipedia340,000 km²340,000 km²1709–2024
Bornu Empire Wikipedia340,000 km²340,000 km²1072–1894
Khanate of Khiva Wikipedia334,000 km²334,000 km²1512–1919
Tokugawa Shogunate Wikipedia329,000 km²329,000 km²1600–1869
Sultanate of Darfur Wikipedia296,000 km²296,000 km²1609–1876
Wadai Empire Wikipedia281,000 km²281,000 km²1636–1910
Khanate of Bukhara Wikipedia277,000 km²277,000 km²1516–1787
Kingdom of Cambodia Wikipedia271,000 km²271,000 km²1540–2024
Hyderabad State Wikipedia262,000 km²262,000 km²1727–1947
Jesuit Reducciones Wikipedia262,000 km²262,000 km²1595–1768
New France Wikipedia247,000 km²247,000 km²1609–1791
Joseon232,000 km²232,000 km²1395–1897
Regency of Algiers Wikipedia211,000 km²211,000 km²1706–1845

Also on the map: Kalmyk Khanate, Vientiane, Kingdom of Prussia, Sultanate of Johor, Kingdom of Luang Phrabang, Ashanti Empire, Qasimids, Gorkha Kingdom, Carnatic Sultanate, Astrakhan Khanate, Crimean Khanate, Zaporozhian Cossacks, Konbaung Dynasty, Trịnh lords, Kingdom of Lunda, Sultanate of Oman, Nawab of Awadh, Nguyễn lords, Sloboda Ukraine, Kingdom of Portugal, Kingdom of Mysore, Khanates of the Caucasus, Khanate of Kokand, Karamanli Dynasty, Principality of Moldavia, Beylik of Tunis, Kingdom of Sardinia, Sultanate of Palembang, Principality of Wallachia, Haudenosaunee, Sultanate of Brunei, Sultanate of Sulu, Sultanate of Banten, Kingdom of Mrauk U, Dutch Cape Colony, Durrani Empire, Lan Na, Oyo Empire, Sultanate of Malacca, Duchy of Bavaria, Republic of Venice, Dutch Ceylon, New Netherland, Swiss Confederation, Sultanate of Aceh, Kingdom of Champasak, Papal States, Greenland, Bhutan, Sultanate of Banjar, Bamana Empire, Kingdom of Georgia, Electorate of Hanover, Duchy of Courland, Sultanate of Jambi, Sultanate of Perak, Kingdom of Kakheti, Duchy of Lorraine, Sultanate of Terengganu, Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom, Republic of Genoa, Sultanate of Kedah, Sultanate of Selangor, Sultanate of Sukadana, Kingdom of Imereti, Sultanate of Bima, French India, Principality of Abkhazia, Bali, Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara, Dutch Gold Coast, Sultanate of Sambas, Emirate of Diriyah, Principality of Mingrelia, Yogyakarta Sultanate, Principality of Guria, Surakarta Sunanate, Đại Việt, Sultanate of Mempawah, Principality of Svaneti, Comtat Venaissin, Sultanate of Bone, Republic of Ragusa, English Colonial Empire, Danish Gold Coast, Kathmandu, Sultanate of Maguindanao, County of Urgell.

"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, British Empire, Afsharid Iran, Zand Dynasty, Maratha Empire, Nawabs of Bengal, United Kingdom, Hyderabad State, Regency of Algiers, Vientiane, Kingdom of Prussia, Kingdom of Luang Phrabang, Ashanti Empire, Carnatic Sultanate, Konbaung Dynasty, Kingdom of Lunda, Sultanate of Oman, Nawab of Awadh, Khanates of the Caucasus, Khanate of Kokand, Karamanli Dynasty, Beylik of Tunis, Kingdom of Sardinia, Durrani Empire, Lan Na, Kingdom of Champasak, Greenland, Bamana Empire, Kingdom of Georgia, Electorate of Hanover and others.

Gone from the map: Tsardom of Russia, Safavid Dynasty, Kingdom of England, Lan Xang, Brandenburg-Prussia, Yarubid dynasty, Small Horde, Mataram Sultanate, Nayaks of Madurai, House of Savoy, Republic of Florence, Blambangan Kingdom, Kingdom of Kartli, Saadi Sultanate.

What comes next: 1776

Appear by 1776: United States of America, Thonburi Kingdom, Kingdom of Naples (Napoleonic), Sikh Confederacy, Nepal, Tây Sơn dynasty, Chiangmai, Electorate of Saxony, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan, Kuwait, Pontianak Kadriyah Sultanate, Danish India, Bahrain.

Gone by 1776: Dzungar Khanate, Afsharid Iran, Ayutthaya Kingdom, Nawabs of Bengal, First Toungoo Empire, Jesuit Reducciones, Kalmyk Khanate, Astrakhan Khanate, Zaporozhian Cossacks, Nguyễn lords, Sloboda Ukraine, Lan Na, Kingdom of Kakheti, Duchy of Lorraine, Kathmandu.

Read the history of 1750

Guided atlas chapters set near this date, each with its own map, causes and consequences:

Questions about this map

Which countries were in the World in 1750?

The map data draws 128 states and other polities in the World in 1750. The largest by land were the Russian Empire, the Spanish Empire, the Qing Dynasty, the Portuguese Empire and the Ottoman Empire.

What was the largest empire in the world 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 World 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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