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Africa in 1713

1713 is the year of the Peace of Utrecht. This map shows the 31 states and peoples the data has for Africa in that year.

Map of Africa in 1713 with 31 states and peoples
Borders: Cliopatria, Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coarse outlines: check and adjust them for your story.

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States and peoples in Africa in 1713

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Ottoman Empire
  • Safavid Dynasty
  • Funj Sultanate
  • Ethiopian Empire
  • Morocco
  • Bornu Empire
  • Sultanate of Darfur
  • Wadai Empire
  • Regency of Algiers
  • Qasimids
  • Kingdom of Lunda
  • Karamanli Dynasty
  • Beylik of Tunis
  • Kingdom of Spain
  • Oyo Empire
  • Ashanti Empire
  • Yarubid dynasty
  • Dutch Cape Coast
  • Portuguese Empire
  • House of Savoy
  • Bamana Empire
  • Republic of Venice
  • Kingdom of Portugal
  • French India
  • Spanish Empire
  • New France
  • British Colonial Empire
  • Brandenburg-Prussia
  • Danish India
  • Saadi Sultanate
  • Habsburg Monarchy

New on the map since 1688

Regency of Algiers · Kingdom of Lunda · Karamanli Dynasty · Beylik of Tunis · Ashanti Empire · Yarubid dynasty · House of Savoy · Bamana Empire · British Colonial Empire · Habsburg Monarchy

Gone from the map by 1738

Safavid Dynasty · House of Savoy · Brandenburg-Prussia · Habsburg Monarchy

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Africa in other years

Other regions in 1713

The outlines are coarse and follow the Cliopatria dataset: borders before modern surveys are estimates, and a blank area means the data has no state on record there, not that nobody lived there. A state that changed hands during the year can appear together with its successor.