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Central Asia in 1730

This map shows the 16 states and peoples the data has for Central Asia in that year.

Map of Central Asia in 1730 with 16 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 Central Asia in 1730

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Kazakh Khanate
  • Dzungar Khanate
  • Russian Empire
  • Hotaki Dynasty
  • Qing Dynasty
  • Mughal Empire
  • Khanate of Bukhara
  • Tibet
  • Ottoman Empire
  • Khanate of Khiva
  • Khanate of Kokand
  • Kalmyk Khanate
  • Kingdom of Kakheti
  • Kingdom of Georgia
  • Astrakhan Khanate
  • Safavid Dynasty

New on the map since 1705

Russian Empire · Hotaki Dynasty · Khanate of Kokand · Kingdom of Kakheti · Kingdom of Georgia

Gone from the map by 1755

Hotaki Dynasty · Safavid Dynasty

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Central Asia in other years

Other regions in 1730

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.