Territorial change of French India

“French India” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1673 to 1847. Its territory was largest in AD 1677 – 1720, at ≈ 18 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1673 – 1676≈ 3,703 km²
AD 1677 – 1720≈ 18 thousand km²
AD 1721 – 1726≈ 9,700 km²
AD 1727 – 1740≈ 10 thousand km²
AD 1741 – 1814≈ 10 thousand km²
AD 1815 – 1819≈ 3,290 km²
AD 1820 – 1839≈ 7,841 km²
AD 1840 – 1845≈ 8,828 km²
AD 1846 – 1847≈ 4,551 km²
AD 1673AD 1847

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1677 – 1720 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1673≈ 3,703 km²107 of 117
AD 1677≈ 18 thousand km²91 of 116
AD 1683≈ 18 thousand km²91 of 117
AD 1687≈ 18 thousand km²87 of 113
AD 1691≈ 18 thousand km²85 of 111
AD 1696≈ 18 thousand km²82 of 108
AD 1700≈ 18 thousand km²80 of 107
AD 1702≈ 18 thousand km²83 of 109
AD 1706≈ 18 thousand km²88 of 114
AD 1709≈ 18 thousand km²94 of 120
AD 1713≈ 18 thousand km²96 of 123
AD 1718≈ 18 thousand km²95 of 124
AD 1721≈ 9,700 km²105 of 125
AD 1727≈ 10 thousand km²106 of 128
AD 1734≈ 10 thousand km²110 of 132
AD 1738≈ 10 thousand km²104 of 125
AD 1741≈ 10 thousand km²105 of 125
AD 1744≈ 10 thousand km²106 of 129
AD 1748≈ 10 thousand km²109 of 132
AD 1752≈ 10 thousand km²109 of 132
AD 1757≈ 10 thousand km²105 of 132
AD 1762≈ 10 thousand km²107 of 131
AD 1763≈ 10 thousand km²107 of 132
AD 1769≈ 10 thousand km²103 of 128
AD 1772≈ 10 thousand km²101 of 127
AD 1775≈ 10 thousand km²104 of 132
AD 1776≈ 10 thousand km²105 of 132
AD 1778≈ 10 thousand km²104 of 131
AD 1780≈ 10 thousand km²105 of 131
AD 1781≈ 10 thousand km²105 of 131
AD 1783≈ 10 thousand km²104 of 130
AD 1788≈ 10 thousand km²103 of 129
AD 1791≈ 10 thousand km²101 of 128
AD 1792≈ 10 thousand km²104 of 130
AD 1794≈ 10 thousand km²100 of 125
AD 1796≈ 10 thousand km²99 of 124
AD 1797≈ 10 thousand km²99 of 125
AD 1799≈ 10 thousand km²98 of 124
AD 1800≈ 10 thousand km²96 of 123
AD 1803≈ 10 thousand km²93 of 123
AD 1805≈ 10 thousand km²94 of 125
AD 1806≈ 10 thousand km²97 of 138
AD 1807≈ 10 thousand km²91 of 132
AD 1809≈ 10 thousand km²94 of 131
AD 1811≈ 10 thousand km²95 of 131
AD 1812≈ 10 thousand km²98 of 133
AD 1814≈ 10 thousand km²102 of 142
AD 1815≈ 3,290 km²116 of 139
AD 1820≈ 7,841 km²107 of 148
AD 1822≈ 7,841 km²107 of 147
AD 1824≈ 7,841 km²107 of 148
AD 1825≈ 7,841 km²110 of 150
AD 1828≈ 7,841 km²108 of 144
AD 1830≈ 7,841 km²109 of 143
AD 1834≈ 7,841 km²112 of 143
AD 1836≈ 7,841 km²113 of 145
AD 1840≈ 8,828 km²123 of 155
AD 1842≈ 8,828 km²122 of 156
AD 1846≈ 4,551 km²129 of 152

Its highest rank was in AD 1700: number 107 of 80.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Notes on how this country is shown

Parent state: France (colony) — drawn in a lighter shade of the parent state’s colour on the map.

Preceded and succeeded by

Succeeded by: Puducherry

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

French India, formally the Établissements français dans l'Inde (French pronunciation: [etablismɑ̃ fʁɑ̃se dɑ̃ l ͜ ɛ̃d]; English: French Settlements in India), was a French colony comprising five geographically separated enclaves on the Indian subcontinent that had initially been factories of the French East India Company.

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