Central Asia in 1820
This map shows the 10 states and peoples the data has for Central Asia in that year.
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States and peoples in Central Asia in 1820
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Qing Dynasty
- Russian Empire
- Kazakh Khanate
- Khanate of Khiva
- Qajar Dynasty
- Durrani Empire
- Emirate of Bukhara
- Khanate of Kokand
- Sikh Empire
- Ottoman Empire
New on the map since 1795
Sikh Empire
Gone from the map by 1845
Durrani Empire
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Other regions in 1820
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.