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Central Asia in AD 395

AD 395 is the year the Roman Empire was divided for good. This map shows the 12 states and peoples the data has for Central Asia in that year.

Map of Central Asia in AD 395 with 12 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 395

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Sasanian Empire
  • Protectorate of the Western Regions
  • Xionites
  • Kidarites
  • Huns
  • Tuyuhun
  • Caucasian Albania
  • Wusun
  • Gupta Empire
  • Kingdom of Armenia
  • Later Liang
  • Caucasian Iberia

New on the map since AD 295

Protectorate of the Western Regions · Xionites · Kidarites · Gupta Empire · Later Liang

Gone from the map by AD 495

Xionites · Kidarites · Huns · Wusun · Gupta Empire · Kingdom of Armenia · Later Liang

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Central Asia in other years

Other regions in AD 395

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.