Central Asia in 1848
1848 is the year of revolutions across Europe. This map shows the 13 states and peoples the data has for Central Asia in that year.
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States and peoples in Central Asia in 1848
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Russian Empire
- Qing Dynasty
- Khanate of Khiva
- Qajar Dynasty
- Khanate of Kokand
- Emirate of Afghanistan
- Emirate of Bukhara
- Kashmir and Jammu
- Talpur Dynasty
- Caucasian Imamate
- Ottoman Empire
- Sikh Empire
- British Empire
New on the map since 1823
Emirate of Afghanistan · Kashmir and Jammu · Talpur Dynasty · Caucasian Imamate · British Empire
Gone from the map by 1873
Khanate of Khiva · Emirate of Bukhara · Caucasian Imamate · Sikh Empire · British Empire
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Central Asia in other years
Other regions in 1848
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.