List of sovereign states in the 1770s

Sovereign states

A

B

C

D

E

F

  •  France – Kingdom of France

G

  •  Gakhar – Kingdom of Gakhar
  •  Garo – Kingdom of Garo
  •  Georgia – Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
  •  Genoa – Republic of Genoa

H

  • Hamburg – Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
  • Hanover – Electorate of Hanover
  •  Hausa – Hausa Tribe
  •  Hedjaz – Sultanate of Hedjaz
  • Hesse – Landgraviate of Hesse
  • Holstein – Duchy of Holstein
  • Hungary Hungary – Kingdom of Hungary
  • Hyderābād – Princely state of the British Raj

I

J

  •  Janjero – Kingdom of Janjero
  • JapanJapan – Tokugawa shogunate
  • Johor Johor – Johor Sultanate
  •  Jolof – Jolof Empire

K

  •  Kaffa – Kingdom of Kaffa
  •  Kanem Bornu – Kanem Bornu Empire
  •   Kazakh – Kazakh Khanate
  • Khiva – Khanate of Khiva
  •  Khmer – Srok Khmer
  •  Kokand – Khanate of Kokand
  • Sovereign Military Order of Malta Knights Hospitaller – Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, Knights of Malta, Knights of Rhodes, and Chevaliers of Malta
  • Kongo – Kingdom of Kongo
  • Korea – Kingdom of Great Joseon
  •  Koya – Kingdom of Koya
  •  Kuba – Kuba Kingdom
  • Kurland – Duchy of Kurland

L

M

N

  • Najd – Sultanate of Najd
  • Nepal – Gorkha Kingdom of Nepal
  • Netherlands – Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
  •  Ngoyo – Kingdom of Ngoyo

O

P

R

S

T

U

→ United States

V

  •  Venice – Most Serene Republic of Venice
  •  Vientiane – Kingdom of Vientiane

W

Y

  • Yemen – Kingdom of Yemen

Non-sovereign territories

Great Britain

Netherlands

References

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