The Americas in 1279
1279 is the Mongol Empire at its greatest extent. This map shows the 6 states and peoples the data has for The Americas in that year.
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States and peoples in the Americas in 1279
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Later Mayan City-States
- Old Kingdom of Norway
- Viking settlements
- Puebloans - Aztec Regional System
- Chimu Empire
- Texcoco
New on the map since 1229
Old Kingdom of Norway
Gone from the map by 1329
Viking settlements · Puebloans - Aztec Regional System
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The Americas in other years
Other regions in 1279
The outlines are coarse and follow the Cliopatria dataset: borders before modern surveys are estimates, and a blank area means the data has no state on record there, not that nobody lived there. A state that changed hands during the year can appear together with its successor.