Central Asia in 1871
1871 is the year Germany was unified. 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 1871
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Russian Empire
- Qing Dynasty
- Qajar Dynasty
- Emirate of Afghanistan
- Khanate of Khiva
- Kashmir and Jammu
- Khanate of Kokand
- British Raj
- Talpur Dynasty
- Ottoman Empire
New on the map since 1846
British Raj
Gone from the map by 1896
Khanate of Khiva · Kashmir and Jammu · Khanate of Kokand · Talpur Dynasty
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Central Asia in other years
Other regions in 1871
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.