World map in AD 1763 — territory by country

Frame AD 1763 — world borders from AD 1763 to AD 1768. 132 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Russian Empire (≈ 15.31 million km²).

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

Rank	Country	Area
1	Russian Empire	≈ 15.31 million km²
2	Qing dynasty	≈ 11.37 million km²
3	Spanish Empire	≈ 9.55 million km²
4	Portuguese Empire	≈ 6.51 million km²
5	Ottoman Empire	≈ 2.88 million km²
6	Durrani Empire	≈ 2.20 million km²
7	Kazakh Khanate	≈ 2.14 million km²
8	British Empire	≈ 1.68 million km²
9	Zand dynasty	≈ 1.59 million km²
10	Tibet	≈ 1.25 million km²
11	Maratha Empire	≈ 1.17 million km²
12	Swedish Empire	≈ 790 thousand km²
13	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	≈ 730 thousand km²
14	Funj Sultanate	≈ 626 thousand km²
15	Spain	≈ 594 thousand km²
16	Ethiopian Empire	≈ 587 thousand km²
17	Habsburg monarchy	≈ 574 thousand km²
18	Denmark–Norway	≈ 529 thousand km²
19	Konbaung dynasty	≈ 522 thousand km²
20	Kingdom of France	≈ 520 thousand km²
21	Ayutthaya Kingdom	≈ 395 thousand km²
22	British Empire	≈ 393 thousand km²
23	Morocco	≈ 385 thousand km²
24	Great Britain	≈ 342 thousand km²
25	Kanem–Bornu Empire	≈ 339 thousand km²
26	Khanate of Khiva	≈ 334 thousand km²
27	Tokugawa shogunate	≈ 329 thousand km²
28	Dutch Republic	≈ 320 thousand km²
29	Sultanate of Darfur	≈ 294 thousand km²
30	Wadai Sultanate	≈ 280 thousand km²
31	Khanate of Bukhara	≈ 266 thousand km²
32	Hyderabad State	≈ 260 thousand km²
33	Joseon	≈ 232 thousand km²
34	Regency of Algiers	≈ 211 thousand km²
35	Holy Roman Empire	≈ 187 thousand km²
36	Asante Empire	≈ 187 thousand km²
37	Khmer Empire	≈ 185 thousand km²
38	Jesuit missions among the Guaraní	≈ 180 thousand km²
39	Kalmyk Khanate	≈ 175 thousand km²
40	Vientiane	≈ 172 thousand km²
41	Kingdom of Prussia	≈ 172 thousand km²
42	Johor Sultanate	≈ 165 thousand km²
43	Luang Prabang	≈ 161 thousand km²
44	Rassid dynasty	≈ 154 thousand km²
45	Gorkha kingdom	≈ 149 thousand km²
46	Mughal Empire	≈ 134 thousand km²
47	Astrakhan Khanate	≈ 125 thousand km²
48	Carnatic Sultanate	≈ 124 thousand km²
49	Crimean Khanate	≈ 121 thousand km²
50	Oman	≈ 121 thousand km²
51	Trịnh lords	≈ 113 thousand km²
52	Lunda Empire	≈ 112 thousand km²
53	Nawab of Awadh	≈ 103 thousand km²
54	Nguyễn lords	≈ 102 thousand km²
55	Zaporozhian Cossacks	≈ 98 thousand km²
56	Sloboda Ukraine	≈ 98 thousand km²
57	Kingdom of Portugal	≈ 96 thousand km²
58	Kingdom of Naples (Napoleonic)	≈ 92 thousand km²
59	Kingdom of Mysore	≈ 91 thousand km²
60	New France	≈ 91 thousand km²
61	Khanates of the Caucasus	≈ 88 thousand km²
62	Khanate of Kokand	≈ 86 thousand km²
63	Karamanli dynasty	≈ 86 thousand km²
64	Moldavia	≈ 82 thousand km²
65	Cambodia	≈ 81 thousand km²
66	Beylik of Tunis	≈ 79 thousand km²
67	Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)	≈ 78 thousand km²
68	Palembang Sultanate	≈ 75 thousand km²
69	Wallachia	≈ 74 thousand km²
70	Oyo Empire	≈ 70 thousand km²
71	Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)	≈ 69 thousand km²
72	Sultanate of Sulu	≈ 68 thousand km²
73	Banten Sultanate	≈ 64 thousand km²
74	Kingdom of Mrauk U	≈ 59 thousand km²
75	Dutch Cape Colony	≈ 58 thousand km²
76	Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti	≈ 55 thousand km²
77	Greenland	≈ 50 thousand km²
78	Malacca Sultanate	≈ 48 thousand km²
79	Duchy of Bavaria	≈ 46 thousand km²
80	Republic of Venice	≈ 45 thousand km²
81	Dutch Ceylon	≈ 44 thousand km²
82	New Netherland	≈ 44 thousand km²
83	Switzerland	≈ 44 thousand km²
84	Haudenosaunee	≈ 43 thousand km²
85	Kingdom of Champasak	≈ 42 thousand km²
86	Aceh Sultanate	≈ 42 thousand km²
87	Papal States	≈ 42 thousand km²
88	Bhutan	≈ 40 thousand km²
89	Sultanate of Banjar	≈ 39 thousand km²
90	Electorate of Saxony	≈ 33 thousand km²
91	Electorate of Hanover	≈ 32 thousand km²
92	Duchy of Courland and Semigallia	≈ 28 thousand km²
93	Jambi Sultanate	≈ 28 thousand km²
94	First Saudi state	≈ 27 thousand km²
95	Portuguese Empire	≈ 27 thousand km²
96	Sultan of Perak	≈ 24 thousand km²
97	Duchy of Lorraine	≈ 18 thousand km²
98	Sultan of Terengganu	≈ 14 thousand km²
99	Thanjavur Maratha kingdom	≈ 14 thousand km²
100	Republic of Genoa	≈ 14 thousand km²
101	Kedah Sultanate	≈ 13 thousand km²
102	Sultan of Selangor	≈ 12 thousand km²
103	Tanjungpura Kingdom	≈ 11 thousand km²
104	Kingdom of Imereti	≈ 11 thousand km²
105	Corsican Republic	≈ 11 thousand km²
106	Bima Sultanate	≈ 10 thousand km²
107	French India	≈ 10 thousand km²
108	Principality of Abkhazia	≈ 8,714 km²
109	Kelantan	≈ 8,555 km²
110	Bali	≈ 7,719 km²
111	Kutai	≈ 6,766 km²
112	Dutch Gold Coast	≈ 6,118 km²
113	Sultanate of Sambas	≈ 5,844 km²
114	Kuwait	≈ 5,500 km²
115	Principality of Mingrelia	≈ 5,154 km²
116	Hamengkubuwono	≈ 4,177 km²
117	Principality of Guria	≈ 3,823 km²
118	Surakarta Sunanate	≈ 3,694 km²
119	Mạc dynasty	≈ 3,661 km²
120	Mempawah Kingdom	≈ 2,937 km²
121	Principality of Svaneti	≈ 2,791 km²
122	Danish India	≈ 2,222 km²
123	Comtat Venaissin	≈ 2,132 km²
124	Sultan	≈ 1,983 km²
125	Republic of Ragusa	≈ 1,540 km²
126	English overseas possessions	≈ 1,240 km²
127	Bahrain	≈ 881 km²
128	Danish Gold Coast	≈ 718 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)

English overseas possessions · Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti · Electorate of Saxony · Duchy of Lorraine

Countries that disappeared in this frame (3)

Kingdom of Kartli · Sikh Confederacy · Kingdom of Kakheti

Directions of expansion (1)

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

British Empire → former land of Spanish Empire, ≈ 162 thousand km²

The world in AD 1763

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

China (3)

AD 1766 — In the first month the Yunnan government troops attacked the Mang bandits at Mengzhu and failed. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷13 乾隆31年正月)
AD 1767 — In the first month the Yunnan government troops attacked the Burmese forces (緬匪) at Xinjie and failed; Yang Tingzhang was sent back to Guangdong. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷13 乾隆32年正月)
AD 1767 — In the second month the Yunnan government troops fought the Burmese forces at the Dimajiang River and lost; the commander Li Shisheng was jailed. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷13 乾隆32年二月)

Sub-Saharan Africa (1)

AD 1768 — Passed Boa Vista in the Cape Verde Islands at 3–4 miles, keeping along its east coast. (Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) 원문 2734행 (1768-09-30))

Southern Europe (4)

AD 1768 — Sighted Finisterre and Ortegal, the headlands at Spain's north-west end; much water came in through the ship's upper works, so the sails were dried. (Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) 원문 2490행 (1768-09-02))
AD 1768 — Anchored in 22 fathoms in the roads of Funchal, Madeira. (Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) 원문 2582행 (1768-09-13))
AD 1768 — Left Funchal at midnight. (Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) 원문 2636행 (1768-09-19))
AD 1768 — The north-east end of Tenerife was seen 3–4 leagues to the west; by reckoning the latitude was 28°27′. (Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) 원문 2677행 (1768-09-24))

Western Europe (2)

AD 1768 — Leaving the Downs, sailed for Plymouth (at noon South Foreland bore N.E. ½ N., 6–7 miles). (Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) 원문 2341행 (1768-08-08))
AD 1768 — Anchored in 9 fathoms at the entrance of Plymouth Sound, then moved to an inner anchorage; the same entry records Banks and Solander's party coming aboard. (Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) 원문 2370행 (1768-08-14))

The Americas (7)

AD 1768 — Crossed the Equator at 29°29′ west longitude. (Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) 원문 2991행 (1768-10-25))
AD 1768 — To replenish food and livestock, they decided to call at Rio de Janeiro rather than another Brazilian port or the Falklands. (Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) 원문 3124행 (1768-11-06))
AD 1768 — Land of Brazil seen at NW ½ N, 8–10 leagues; from a fishing boat they heard that the land lay south of Santo Espiritu. (Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) 원문 3145행 (1768-11-08))
AD 1768 — Anchored in 5 fathoms off Cobras Island at Rio; the viceroy held an officer until Cook's landing. (Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) 원문 3260행 (1768-11-14))
AD 1768 — Decided not to land again unless they could move about without a guard boat. (Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) 원문 3312행 (1768-11-17))
AD 1768 — On trying to leave the bay, Fort Santa Cruz fired two shots to stop them; no order to pass had been given. (Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) 원문 3466행 (1768-12-05))
AD 1768 — Hoisted anchor and were towed out; when a breeze came up they put to sea. (Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) 원문 3489행 (1768-12-07))

Oceania (1)

AD 1768 — Equator ceremony: by custom, anyone who could not prove on the chart that he had crossed the line before must pay for a bottle of rum. (Captain Cook's Journal (First Voyage) 원문 3007행 (1768-10-26))

Changes of power ◆

◆ AD 1763 — Kingdom of Kartli ends
◆ AD 1763 — British Empire takes 161,700 km² of former Spanish Empire land
◆ AD 1763 — Spanish Empire loses 161,700 km² to British Empire

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