What Country Was Irkutsk In?
Irkutsk (Russia) lies within 14 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Russian Empire, from 1783 to 1919. The earliest state recorded here is Xiongnu (400 BC).
Who ruled Irkutsk?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 401 BC | Proto-Altaic pastoralists |
| 400 BC – 324 BC | Xiongnu |
| 323 BC – 201 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 200 BC – 101 BC | Turkic tribes |
| 100 BC – 2 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 1 BC – AD 99 | Xiongnu |
| AD 100 – AD 399 | Unclaimed / no data |
| AD 400 – AD 499 | Ruanruan |
| AD 500 – AD 599 | Kurykans |
| AD 600 – AD 899 | Unclaimed / no data |
| AD 900 – AD 999 | Oghuz Turks |
| 1000 – 1099 | Unclaimed / no data |
| 1100 – 1199 | Mongols |
| 1200 – 1299 | Mongol Empire |
| 1300 – 1399 | Great Khanate |
| 1400 – 1491 | Northern Yuan |
| 1492 – 1599 | Chagatai Khanate |
| 1600 – 1699 | central Asian khanates |
| 1700 – 1782 | Tsardom of Muscovy |
| 1783 – 1919 | Russian Empire |
| 1920 – 1929 | USSR |
| 1930 – 1937 | White Russia |
| 1938 – 1993 | USSR |
| 1994 – today | Russia |
IrkutskBased on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.