World map in AD 1748 — territory by country

Frame AD 1748 — world borders from AD 1748 to AD 1751. 132 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Russian Empire (≈ 15.13 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (132, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Russian Empire	≈ 15.13 million km²
2	Qing dynasty	≈ 9.35 million km²
3	Spanish Empire	≈ 7.08 million km²
4	Ottoman Empire	≈ 2.88 million km²
5	Kazakh Khanate	≈ 2.14 million km²
6	Dzungar Khanate	≈ 2.05 million km²
7	Afsharid Iran	≈ 1.75 million km²
8	Portuguese Empire	≈ 1.69 million km²
9	Tibet	≈ 1.25 million km²
10	Swedish Empire	≈ 790 thousand km²
11	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	≈ 764 thousand km²
12	British Empire	≈ 741 thousand km²
13	Funj Sultanate	≈ 626 thousand km²
14	Spain	≈ 594 thousand km²
15	Ethiopian Empire	≈ 587 thousand km²
16	Habsburg monarchy	≈ 574 thousand km²
17	Zand dynasty	≈ 573 thousand km²
18	Mughal Empire	≈ 538 thousand km²
19	Denmark–Norway	≈ 529 thousand km²
20	Kingdom of France	≈ 529 thousand km²
21	Maratha Empire	≈ 396 thousand km²
22	Ayutthaya Kingdom	≈ 394 thousand km²
23	Morocco	≈ 385 thousand km²
24	Nawabs of Bengal	≈ 385 thousand km²
25	First Toungoo Empire	≈ 352 thousand km²
26	Great Britain	≈ 342 thousand km²
27	Kanem–Bornu Empire	≈ 339 thousand km²
28	Khanate of Khiva	≈ 334 thousand km²
29	Tokugawa shogunate	≈ 329 thousand km²
30	Dutch Republic	≈ 320 thousand km²
31	Sultanate of Darfur	≈ 294 thousand km²
32	Wadai Sultanate	≈ 280 thousand km²
33	Khanate of Bukhara	≈ 277 thousand km²
34	Jesuit missions among the Guaraní	≈ 261 thousand km²
35	Hyderabad State	≈ 261 thousand km²
36	New France	≈ 247 thousand km²
37	Joseon	≈ 232 thousand km²
38	Regency of Algiers	≈ 211 thousand km²
39	Holy Roman Empire	≈ 189 thousand km²
40	Khmer Empire	≈ 185 thousand km²
41	Kalmyk Khanate	≈ 175 thousand km²
42	Vientiane	≈ 172 thousand km²
43	Kingdom of Prussia	≈ 172 thousand km²
44	Johor Sultanate	≈ 165 thousand km²
45	Luang Prabang	≈ 161 thousand km²
46	Asante Empire	≈ 154 thousand km²
47	Rassid dynasty	≈ 154 thousand km²
48	Gorkha kingdom	≈ 149 thousand km²
49	Astrakhan Khanate	≈ 125 thousand km²
50	Carnatic Sultanate	≈ 124 thousand km²
51	Crimean Khanate	≈ 121 thousand km²
52	Zaporozhian Cossacks	≈ 120 thousand km²
53	Konbaung dynasty	≈ 116 thousand km²
54	Trịnh lords	≈ 113 thousand km²
55	Lunda Empire	≈ 112 thousand km²
56	Oman	≈ 105 thousand km²
57	Nawab of Awadh	≈ 103 thousand km²
58	Sloboda Ukraine	≈ 99 thousand km²
59	Nguyễn lords	≈ 98 thousand km²
60	Kingdom of Portugal	≈ 96 thousand km²
61	Kingdom of Mysore	≈ 91 thousand km²
62	Khanates of the Caucasus	≈ 88 thousand km²
63	Khanate of Kokand	≈ 86 thousand km²
64	Cambodia	≈ 86 thousand km²
65	Karamanli dynasty	≈ 86 thousand km²
66	Moldavia	≈ 82 thousand km²
67	Beylik of Tunis	≈ 79 thousand km²
68	Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)	≈ 78 thousand km²
69	Palembang Sultanate	≈ 75 thousand km²
70	Wallachia	≈ 74 thousand km²
71	Haudenosaunee	≈ 72 thousand km²
72	Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)	≈ 69 thousand km²
73	Sultanate of Sulu	≈ 68 thousand km²
74	Banten Sultanate	≈ 64 thousand km²
75	Kingdom of Mrauk U	≈ 59 thousand km²
76	Dutch Cape Colony	≈ 58 thousand km²
77	Durrani Empire	≈ 54 thousand km²
78	Lanna Kingdom	≈ 53 thousand km²
79	Oyo Empire	≈ 49 thousand km²
80	Malacca Sultanate	≈ 48 thousand km²
81	Duchy of Bavaria	≈ 47 thousand km²
82	Republic of Venice	≈ 45 thousand km²
83	Dutch Ceylon	≈ 44 thousand km²
84	New Netherland	≈ 44 thousand km²
85	Switzerland	≈ 44 thousand km²
86	Kingdom of Champasak	≈ 42 thousand km²
87	Aceh Sultanate	≈ 42 thousand km²
88	Papal States	≈ 42 thousand km²
89	Greenland	≈ 41 thousand km²
90	Bhutan	≈ 40 thousand km²
91	Sultanate of Banjar	≈ 39 thousand km²
92	Ségou Empire	≈ 35 thousand km²
93	Kingdom of Kartli	≈ 31 thousand km²
94	Electorate of Hanover	≈ 30 thousand km²
95	Duchy of Courland and Semigallia	≈ 28 thousand km²
96	Jambi Sultanate	≈ 28 thousand km²
97	Portuguese Empire	≈ 27 thousand km²
98	Sultan of Perak	≈ 24 thousand km²
99	Kingdom of Kakheti	≈ 23 thousand km²
100	Duchy of Lorraine	≈ 18 thousand km²
101	Sultan of Terengganu	≈ 14 thousand km²
102	Thanjavur Maratha kingdom	≈ 14 thousand km²
103	Republic of Genoa	≈ 14 thousand km²
104	Kedah Sultanate	≈ 13 thousand km²
105	Sultan of Selangor	≈ 12 thousand km²
106	Tanjungpura Kingdom	≈ 11 thousand km²
107	Kingdom of Imereti	≈ 11 thousand km²
108	Bima Sultanate	≈ 10 thousand km²
109	French India	≈ 10 thousand km²
110	Principality of Abkhazia	≈ 8,714 km²
111	Bali	≈ 7,719 km²
112	Kutai	≈ 6,766 km²
113	Dutch Gold Coast	≈ 6,118 km²
114	Sultanate of Sambas	≈ 5,844 km²
115	First Saudi state	≈ 5,598 km²
116	Principality of Mingrelia	≈ 5,154 km²
117	Hamengkubuwono	≈ 4,177 km²
118	Principality of Guria	≈ 3,823 km²
119	Surakarta Sunanate	≈ 3,694 km²
120	Mạc dynasty	≈ 3,661 km²
121	Mempawah Kingdom	≈ 2,937 km²
122	Principality of Svaneti	≈ 2,791 km²
123	Comtat Venaissin	≈ 2,132 km²
124	Sultan	≈ 1,983 km²
125	Republic of Ragusa	≈ 1,540 km²
126	English overseas possessions	≈ 1,346 km²
127	Danish Gold Coast	≈ 718 km²
128	Kathmandu	≈ 714 km²
129	Sultanate of Maguindanao	≈ 373 km²
130	County of Urgell	≈ 309 km²
131	Monaco	≈ 164 km²
132	Liechtenstein	≈ 137 km²

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

New countries in this frame (4)

Durrani Empire · Zand dynasty · Khanates of the Caucasus · Duchy of Lorraine

Countries that disappeared in this frame (1)

Sultanate of Bulungan

Directions of expansion (1)

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

Khanate of Khiva → former land of Afsharid Iran, ≈ 140 thousand km²

The world in AD 1748

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

China (2)

AD 1748 — In the third month the emperor reached Dezhou and boarded a boat; the empress died, and the emperor stayed at Dezhou. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷11 乾隆13年三月)
AD 1749 — In the first month the Dajinchuan chieftains Suoluoben and Langka begged for surrender; Fuheng was ordered to withdraw his troops and was enfeoffed as Duke Chongyong. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷11 乾隆14年正月)

Southeast Asia (1)

AD 1751 — The great army entered Ngọc Bội, pursued Nguyễn Danh Phương and captured him, and pacified Sơn Tây. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 續編卷之四「'''辛未，十二年（淸乾隆十六年」)

Changes of power ◆

◆ AD 1748 — Durrani Empire appears
◆ AD 1748 — Khanates of the Caucasus appears
◆ AD 1748 — Zand dynasty appears
◆ AD 1748 — Khanate of Khiva takes 139,900 km² of former Afsharid Iran land
◆ AD 1748 — Afsharid Iran loses 139,900 km² to Khanate of Khiva

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