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South Asia in 1763

1763 is the end of the Seven Years' War. This map shows the 25 states and peoples the data has for South Asia in that year.

Map of South Asia in 1763 with 25 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 South Asia in 1763

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Durrani Empire
  • Tibet
  • Maratha Empire
  • Qing Dynasty
  • Konbaung Dynasty
  • British Empire
  • Hyderabad State
  • Zand Dynasty
  • Gorkha Kingdom
  • Mughal Empire
  • Carnatic Sultanate
  • Nawab of Awadh
  • Kingdom of Mysore
  • Khanate of Bukhara
  • Kingdom of Mrauk U
  • Kingdom of Bhutan
  • Dutch Ceylon
  • Dutch Republic
  • Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom
  • Sultanate of Aceh
  • Portuguese Colonies
  • Danish India
  • English Colonial Empire
  • Ayutthaya Kingdom
  • French India

New on the map since 1738

Durrani Empire · Konbaung Dynasty · British Empire · Zand Dynasty · Danish India

Gone from the map by 1788

Gorkha Kingdom · Khanate of Bukhara · Kingdom of Mrauk U · English Colonial Empire · Ayutthaya Kingdom

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South Asia in other years

Other regions in 1763

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.