South Asia in 1800
This map shows the 22 states and peoples the data has for South Asia in that year.
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States and peoples in South Asia in 1800
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Qing Dynasty
- Durrani Empire
- Maratha Empire
- British Empire
- Konbaung Dynasty
- Mughal Empire
- Qajar Dynasty
- Nepal
- Emirate of Bukhara
- Carnatic Sultanate
- Nawab of Awadh
- Sikh Empire
- Kingdom of Bhutan
- British Ceylon
- Khanate of Khiva
- Sultanate of Aceh
- Sikh Confederacy
- Portuguese Colonies
- Chiangmai
- Rattanakosin Kingdom
- French India
- Danish India
New on the map since 1775
Qajar Dynasty · Emirate of Bukhara · Sikh Empire · British Ceylon · Khanate of Khiva · Rattanakosin Kingdom
Gone from the map by 1825
Konbaung Dynasty · Carnatic Sultanate · Nawab of Awadh · British Ceylon · Sikh Confederacy
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South Asia in other years
Other regions in 1800
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.