Polity · 1702 CE – 1863 CE
Kingdom of Prussia
Königreich Preußen
- Peak recorded area
- 345,991 km²
- 1806 CE
- Rulers on record
- 22
- from 1701 CE
- Data series
- 1
- 1814 CE–1814 CE
Overview
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German state that existed from 1701 to 1918. It played a significant role in the unification of Germany in 1871 and was a major constituent of the German Empire until its dissolution in 1918. Although it took its name from the region called Prussia, it was based in the Margraviate of Brandenburg. Its capital was Berlin.
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Territory
28 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1863 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Battle Count | 1battles1814 CE · Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3) |
Rulers
22 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- King of PrussiaHead of State1701 CE – 1918 CE
- Mahmud Hotakishah1722 CE – 1725 CE
- Ashraf Hotakishah1725 CE – 1729 CE
- Nader Shahshah1736 CE – 1747 CE
- Adil Shahshah1747 CE – 1748 CE
- Ibrahim Afsharshah1748 CE
- Shahrukh Afsharshah1748 CE – 1749 CE
- Suleiman II of Persiashah1749 CE – 1750 CE
- Karim Khan zandshah1751 CE – 1779 CE
- Abol Fath Khanshah1779 CE
- Mohammad Ali Khanshah1779 CE
- Sadiq Khan Zandshah1779 CE – 1781 CE
- Ali Murad Khanshah1781 CE – 1785 CE
- Jafar Khanshah1785 CE – 1789 CE
- Agha Mohammad Khan Qajarshah1789 CE – 1797 CE
- Lotf Ali Khanshah1789 CE – 1794 CE
- Sayed Murad Khanshah1789 CE
- Fath-Ali Shah Qajarshah1797 CE – 1834 CE
- Frederick William III of PrussiaKing of Prussia1797 CE – 1840 CE
- Mohammad Shah Qajarshah1834 CE – 1848 CE
- Frederick William IV of PrussiaKing of Prussia1840 CE – 1861 CE
- Naser al-Din Shah Qajarshah1848 CE – 1896 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- German
- Currency
- Reichsthaler, Prussian thaler
Memberships
- Holy AllianceHistorical alliance · founding member1815 CE – 1825 CE
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3)v3
Brecke, P. Conflict Catalog (Historical Conflict Events Dataset), digitized v3.
Academic use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Kingdom of Prussia is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.