Who ruled the world in 1800?
The age of revolutions: 40 states on the map for 1800, 40 with a known leader. Open the interactive map and move the slider to 1800 to see their borders.
| State | Led by in 1800 |
|---|---|
| Bamana Empire | Mansong Diarra (Faama) |
| Beylik of Tunis | Hammuda ibn Ali (Bey) |
| Bornu Empire (Kanem–Bornu) | Ahmad (Mai) |
| Bruneian Empire | Muhammad Tajuddin (Sultan) |
| Dahomey | Adandozan (King) |
| Đại Việt | Nguyễn Quang Toản (Emperor) |
| Denmark–Norway | Christian VII (King) |
| Duchy of Parma | Ferdinand (Duke) |
| Durrani Empire | Zaman Shah Durrani (Emir) |
| Emirate of Diriyah | Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad (Imam) |
| Ethiopian Empire | Demetros (Emperor); Tekle Giyorgis I (Emperor); Demetros (Emperor) |
| French First Republic | Napoleon Bonaparte (First Consul) |
| Hamaj Regency of the Funj Sultanate | Ranfi (Sultan); Idris wad Abu Likayik (Regent) |
| Joseon | Jeongjo (King); Sunjo (King) |
| Kingdom of Ashanti | Osei Kwame Panyin (Asantehene) |
| Kingdom of Great Britain | George III (King); William Pitt the Younger (Prime minister) |
| Kingdom of Kongo | Henrique II (Manikongo) |
| Kingdom of Sardinia | Charles Emmanuel IV (King) |
| Konbaung dynasty | Bodawpaya (King) |
| Luba Empire | Ilunga Sungu (muLopwe) |
| Lunda Empire | Cikombe Yaava (Mwaant Yaav); Nawej II Ditend (Mwaant Yaav) |
| Merina Kingdom | Andrianampoinimerina (King) |
| Morocco | Slimane (Sultan) |
| Omani Empire | Sultan bin Ahmad (Sultan) |
| Ottoman Empire | Selim III (Sultan); Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha (Grand Vizier) |
| Papal States | Pius VII (Pope) |
| Portugal | Maria I (Queen) |
| Qing dynasty | Jiaqing (Emperor) |
| Rattanakosin Kingdom | Rama I (King) |
| Rozvi Empire | Changamire Dhafa (King) |
| Russian Empire | Paul (Emperor) |
| Sublime State of Persia | Fath-Ali (Shah) |
| Sultanate of Aussa | Aydahis ibn Kadhafo Mahammad (Sultan) |
| Sultanate of Bagirmi | ‘Abd ar-Rahman Gawrang (Mbangi) |
| Sweden | Gustav IV Adolf (King) |
| Tokugawa shogunate | Kōkaku (Emperor); Tokugawa Ienari (Shōgun) |
| Tuʻi Tonga Empire | Tupoumālohi (Tuʻi Kanokupolu) |
| United States | John Adams (President) |
| Wadai Sultanate | Muhammad Salih Derret ibn Jawda (Kolak) |
| Yemeni Zaidi State | al-Mansur Ali I (Imam) |