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East Asia in AD 1

This map shows the 8 states and peoples the data has for East Asia in that year.

Map of East Asia in AD 1 with 8 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 East Asia in AD 1

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Han Dynasty
  • Xiongnu
  • Goguryeo
  • Mahan
  • Dong-okjeo
  • Dongye
  • Jinhan
  • Byeonhan

New on the map since 99 BC

Goguryeo · Mahan · Dong-okjeo · Dongye · Jinhan · Byeonhan

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East Asia in other years

Other regions in AD 1

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.