Central Asia in 1914
1914 is the eve of the First World War. This map shows the 8 states and peoples the data has for Central Asia in that year.
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States and peoples in Central Asia in 1914
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Russian Empire
- Republic of China
- Qajar Dynasty
- Emirate of Afghanistan
- Tibet
- Great Mongol State
- British Raj
- Ottoman Empire
New on the map since 1889
Republic of China · Tibet · Great Mongol State
Gone from the map by 1939
Russian Empire · Qajar Dynasty · Emirate of Afghanistan · Great Mongol State · Ottoman Empire
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Central Asia in other years
Other regions in 1914
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.