World map in AD 1738 — territory by country

Frame AD 1738 — world borders from AD 1738 to AD 1740. 125 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Russian Empire (≈ 15.03 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (125, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Russian Empire≈ 15.03 million km²
2Qing dynasty≈ 9.35 million km²
3Spanish Empire≈ 7.06 million km²
4Ottoman Empire≈ 2.84 million km²
5Afsharid Iran≈ 2.75 million km²
6Mughal Empire≈ 2.57 million km²
7Kazakh Khanate≈ 2.14 million km²
8Dzungar Khanate≈ 2.05 million km²
9Portuguese Empire≈ 1.61 million km²
10Tibet≈ 1.25 million km²
11Swedish Empire≈ 801 thousand km²
12Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth≈ 763 thousand km²
13Habsburg monarchy≈ 684 thousand km²
14British Empire≈ 679 thousand km²
15Funj Sultanate≈ 626 thousand km²
16Spain≈ 593 thousand km²
17Ethiopian Empire≈ 587 thousand km²
18Kingdom of France≈ 533 thousand km²
19Denmark–Norway≈ 529 thousand km²
20First Toungoo Empire≈ 470 thousand km²
21Ayutthaya Kingdom≈ 394 thousand km²
22Morocco≈ 385 thousand km²
23Nawabs of Bengal≈ 385 thousand km²
24Great Britain≈ 342 thousand km²
25Khanate of Bukhara≈ 342 thousand km²
26Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 339 thousand km²
27Tokugawa shogunate≈ 329 thousand km²
28Sultanate of Darfur≈ 294 thousand km²
29Wadai Sultanate≈ 280 thousand km²
30Jesuit missions among the Guaraní≈ 261 thousand km²
31Hyderabad State≈ 261 thousand km²
32Dutch Republic≈ 261 thousand km²
33New France≈ 243 thousand km²
34Joseon≈ 232 thousand km²
35Regency of Algiers≈ 211 thousand km²
36Holy Roman Empire≈ 198 thousand km²
37Maratha Empire≈ 193 thousand km²
38Khmer Empire≈ 185 thousand km²
39Kalmyk Khanate≈ 175 thousand km²
40Vientiane≈ 172 thousand km²
41Johor Sultanate≈ 165 thousand km²
42Luang Prabang≈ 161 thousand km²
43Rassid dynasty≈ 154 thousand km²
44Gorkha kingdom≈ 148 thousand km²
45Kingdom of Prussia≈ 128 thousand km²
46Khanate of Khiva≈ 125 thousand km²
47Astrakhan Khanate≈ 125 thousand km²
48Carnatic Sultanate≈ 124 thousand km²
49Ya'rubids≈ 121 thousand km²
50Crimean Khanate≈ 121 thousand km²
51Zaporozhian Cossacks≈ 120 thousand km²
52Trịnh lords≈ 113 thousand km²
53Lunda Empire≈ 112 thousand km²
54Nawab of Awadh≈ 103 thousand km²
55Sloboda Ukraine≈ 99 thousand km²
56Nguyễn lords≈ 98 thousand km²
57Kingdom of Portugal≈ 96 thousand km²
58Kingdom of Mysore≈ 91 thousand km²
59Khanate of Kokand≈ 86 thousand km²
60Cambodia≈ 86 thousand km²
61Karamanli dynasty≈ 86 thousand km²
62Moldavia≈ 82 thousand km²
63Beylik of Tunis≈ 79 thousand km²
64Palembang Sultanate≈ 75 thousand km²
65Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)≈ 74 thousand km²
66Asante Empire≈ 73 thousand km²
67Haudenosaunee≈ 72 thousand km²
68Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 69 thousand km²
69Banten Sultanate≈ 64 thousand km²
70Malacca Sultanate≈ 60 thousand km²
71Kingdom of Mrauk U≈ 59 thousand km²
72Dutch Cape Colony≈ 58 thousand km²
73Mataram Sultanate≈ 55 thousand km²
74Lanna Kingdom≈ 52 thousand km²
75Wallachia≈ 50 thousand km²
76Oyo Empire≈ 49 thousand km²
77Sultanate of Sulu≈ 48 thousand km²
78Duchy of Bavaria≈ 46 thousand km²
79Republic of Venice≈ 45 thousand km²
80Dutch Ceylon≈ 44 thousand km²
81Switzerland≈ 44 thousand km²
82New Netherland≈ 44 thousand km²
83Kingdom of Champasak≈ 42 thousand km²
84Aceh Sultanate≈ 42 thousand km²
85Papal States≈ 42 thousand km²
86Bhutan≈ 40 thousand km²
87Sultanate of Banjar≈ 39 thousand km²
88Electorate of Hanover≈ 30 thousand km²
89Duchy of Courland and Semigallia≈ 28 thousand km²
90Jambi Sultanate≈ 28 thousand km²
91Portuguese Empire≈ 27 thousand km²
92Sultan of Perak≈ 24 thousand km²
93Ségou Empire≈ 23 thousand km²
94Sultanate of Bulungan≈ 20 thousand km²
95Blambangan Kingdom≈ 16 thousand km²
96Sultan of Terengganu≈ 14 thousand km²
97Republic of Genoa≈ 14 thousand km²
98Thanjavur Maratha kingdom≈ 14 thousand km²
99Kedah Sultanate≈ 13 thousand km²
100Tanjungpura Kingdom≈ 11 thousand km²
101Kingdom of Imereti≈ 11 thousand km²
102Greenland≈ 11 thousand km²
103Bima Sultanate≈ 10 thousand km²
104French India≈ 10 thousand km²
105Principality of Abkhazia≈ 8,714 km²
106Bali≈ 7,719 km²
107Kutai≈ 6,766 km²
108Dutch Gold Coast≈ 6,089 km²
109Sultanate of Sambas≈ 5,844 km²
110Principality of Mingrelia≈ 5,154 km²
111Principality of Guria≈ 3,823 km²
112Mạc dynasty≈ 3,661 km²
113Mempawah Kingdom≈ 2,937 km²
114Principality of Svaneti≈ 2,791 km²
115Comtat Venaissin≈ 2,132 km²
116Sultan≈ 1,983 km²
117Republic of Ragusa≈ 1,540 km²
118Danish Gold Coast≈ 1,349 km²
119English overseas possessions≈ 1,346 km²
120Kathmandu≈ 661 km²
121Saadi Sultanate≈ 653 km²
122Sultanate of Maguindanao≈ 373 km²
123County of Urgell≈ 309 km²
124Monaco≈ 164 km²
125Liechtenstein≈ 137 km²

Map of this frame (only countries over 400,000 km², simplified)

Russian EmpireQing dynastySpanish EmpireOttoman EmpireAfsharid IranMughal EmpireKazakh KhanateDzungar KhanatePortuguese EmpireTibetSwedish EmpirePolish–Lithuanian CommonwealthHabsburg monarchyBritish EmpireFunj SultanateSpainEthiopian EmpireKingdom of FranceDenmark–NorwayFirst Toungoo Empire

Countries that disappeared in this frame (7)

Safavid dynasty · Hotak dynasty · Nogai Horde · Kingdom of Kartli · Madurai Nayak dynasty · Kingdom of Kakheti · Republic of Florence

Directions of expansion (3)

These are cases where one country’s land grew into another country’s former land (not actual routes of advance).

The world in AD 1738

4 events from the sources that fall in this frame, grouped by region.

China (2)

Southeast Asia (2)

Changes of power ◆

More on the map (+2)

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