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Central Asia in 1200

This map shows the 13 states and peoples the data has for Central Asia in that year.

Map of Central Asia in 1200 with 13 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 1200

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Kimek-Kipchak confederation
  • Kara-Khitans
  • Ghurid Dynasty
  • Tibetans
  • Khwarezmid Dynasty
  • Great Seljuk Empire
  • Lohara Dynasty
  • Yenisei Kyrgyz
  • Kashmir
  • Kingdom of Georgia
  • Volga Bulgaria
  • Shirvan
  • Hamdanid Emirates

New on the map since 1150

Ghurid Dynasty · Khwarezmid Dynasty

Gone from the map by 1250

Kimek-Kipchak confederation · Kara-Khitans · Ghurid Dynasty · Tibetans · Khwarezmid Dynasty · Great Seljuk Empire · Yenisei Kyrgyz · Kashmir · Kingdom of Georgia · Volga Bulgaria · Shirvan · Hamdanid Emirates

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Central Asia in other years

Other regions in 1200

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.