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Central Asia in 1206

1206 is the year Genghis Khan united the Mongols. This map shows the 14 states and peoples the data has for Central Asia in that year.

Map of Central Asia in 1206 with 14 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 1206

Largest first, by area on this map.

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

New on the map since 1156

Khwarezmid Empire · Mongol Empire · Abbasid Caliphate

Gone from the map by 1256

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

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Central Asia in other years

Other regions in 1206

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.