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Central Asia in AD 117

AD 117 is the Roman Empire at its greatest extent, under Trajan. This map shows the 11 states and peoples the data has for Central Asia in that year.

Map of Central Asia in AD 117 with 11 states and peoples
Borders: Cliopatria, Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coarse outlines: check and adjust them for your story.

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States and peoples in Central Asia in AD 117

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Parthian Empire
  • Xianbei
  • Kushan Empire
  • Protectorate of the Western Regions
  • Xiongnu
  • Han Dynasty
  • Roman Empire
  • Huns
  • Caucasian Albania
  • Wusun
  • Caucasian Iberia

New on the map since AD 17

Xianbei · Kushan Empire · Protectorate of the Western Regions · Han Dynasty · Roman Empire · Huns

Gone from the map by AD 217

Xiongnu · Han Dynasty · Roman Empire

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Central Asia in other years

Other regions in AD 117

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.