Realm · 1868–1870
North German Confederation
North German Confederation appears on the map from 1868 to 1870. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1870, it covered about 449,072 km².
One of the realms of German Empire and Germany. The German Empire was proclaimed at Versailles in January 1871, after Prussia under Otto von Bismarck defeated France and united the German states except Austria. It quickly became Europe's leading industrial and scientific power and gained colonies in Africa and the Pacific, where a rising in German South West Africa was crushed in the genocide of the Herero and Nama.
See North German Confederation on the map in 1870
- On the map
- 1868–1870
- Greatest extent
- 1870, about 449,072 km²
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1868–1869 | 365,059 km² |
| 1870 | 449,072 km² |
Related
- German Empire and Germany empire