The Americas in 1450
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 1450
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Later Mayan City-States
- Inca Empire
- Haudenosaunee
- Chimu Empire
- Aztec Triple Alliance
- Michoacán
New on the map since 1400
Inca Empire · Haudenosaunee · Aztec Triple Alliance
Gone from the map by 1500
Chimu Empire
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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.