Who ruled the world in 1700?
The age of revolutions: 37 states on the map for 1700, 37 with a known leader. Open the interactive map and move the slider to 1700 to see their borders.
| State | Led by in 1700 |
|---|---|
| Ayutthaya Kingdom | Phetracha (King) |
| Bornu Empire (Kanem–Bornu) | Dunama VII (Mai) |
| Bruneian Empire | Nassaruddin (Sultan) |
| Đại Việt | Lê Hy Tông (Emperor) |
| Denmark–Norway | Frederick IV (King) |
| Duchy of Massa and Carrara | Carlo II Cybo-Malaspina (Duke and Prince) |
| Duchy of Parma | Francesco (Duke) |
| Dutch Republic | William III (Stadtholder); Anthonie Heinsius (Grand Pensionary) |
| Ethiopian Empire | Iyasu I (Emperor) |
| Grand Duchy of Tuscany | Cosimo III (Grand Duke) |
| Habsburg Spain | Charles II the Bewitched (King) |
| Holy Roman Empire | Leopold I (Emperor Elect, King); Dominik Andreas I. von Kaunitz (Vice Chancellor) |
| Joseon | Sukjong (King) |
| Kazakh Khanate | Tauke (Khan) |
| Khanate of Khiva | Ishaq Agha Shah Niyaz (Khan) |
| Khoshut Khanate | Lha-bzang (Khan); Tsangyang Gyatso (6th Dalai Lama) |
| Kingdom of Benin | Ore-Oghene (Oba) |
| Kingdom of Cambodia | Chey Chettha IV (King); Barom Ramadhipati or Kaev Hua III (King) |
| Kingdom of France | Louis XIV (King) |
| Kingdom of Naples | Charles V (King); Philip IV (King) |
| Kingdom of Sicily | Charles III (King); Philip V (King) |
| Lan Na | Che Putarai (King) |
| Lan Xang | Setthathirath II (King) |
| Lunda Empire | Mbala I Yaav (Mwaant Yaav) |
| Merina Kingdom | Andriamasinavalona (King) |
| Ottoman Empire | Mustafa II (Sultan); Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha (Grand Vizier) |
| Papal States | Innocent XII (Pope); Clement XI (Pope) |
| Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | Augustus II the Strong (King and Grand Duke) |
| Portugal | Peter II (King) |
| Qing dynasty | Kangxi (Emperor) |
| Rozvi Empire | Changamire Zharare (King); Changamire Negamo (King) |
| Safavid Iran | Husayn (Sultan) |
| Swedish Empire | Charles XII (King) |
| Tokugawa shogunate | Higashiyama (Emperor); Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (Shōgun) |
| Toungoo dynasty | Sanay Min (King) |
| Tsardom of Russia | Peter I (Tsar) |
| Venice | Silvestro Valiero (Doge); Alvise II Mocenigo (Doge) |