South Asia in 1780
This map shows the 28 states and peoples the data has for South Asia in that year.
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States and peoples in South Asia in 1780
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Durrani Empire
- Tibet
- Maratha Empire
- Qing Dynasty
- British Empire
- Konbaung Dynasty
- Mughal Empire
- Hyderabad State
- Zand Dynasty
- Carnatic Sultanate
- Nawab of Awadh
- Gorkha Kingdom
- Kingdom of Mysore
- Khanate of Bukhara
- Sikh Confederacy
- Dutch Republic
- Nepal
- Kingdom of Mrauk U
- Kingdom of Bhutan
- Dutch Ceylon
- Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom
- Sultanate of Aceh
- Portuguese Colonies
- Chiangmai
- Danish India
- Habsburg Monarchy
- Thonburi Kingdom
- French India
New on the map since 1755
British Empire · Sikh Confederacy · Nepal · Chiangmai · Danish India · Habsburg Monarchy · Thonburi Kingdom
Gone from the map by 1805
Tibet · Hyderabad State · Zand Dynasty · Carnatic Sultanate · Nawab of Awadh · Gorkha Kingdom · Kingdom of Mysore · Khanate of Bukhara · Dutch Republic · Kingdom of Mrauk U · Dutch Ceylon · Thanjavur Maratha Kingdom · Habsburg Monarchy · Thonburi Kingdom
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South Asia in other years
Other regions in 1780
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.