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East Asia in 1519

1519 is the year Charles V became Holy Roman Emperor. This map shows the 18 states and peoples the data has for East Asia in that year.

Map of East Asia in 1519 with 18 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 1519

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Mongol Khanate
  • Ming Dynasty
  • Tibet
  • Lan Xang
  • Warring States Japan
  • Joseon
  • Shan States
  • Ayutthaya Kingdom
  • Lê Dynasty
  • Ava Kingdom
  • Hanthawaddy Kingdom
  • First Toungoo Empire
  • Lan Na Kingdom
  • Prome Kingdom
  • Ryukyu Kingdom
  • Ashikaga Shogunate
  • Kingdom of Mrauk U
  • Tondo

New on the map since 1494

First Toungoo Empire

Gone from the map by 1544

Ava Kingdom · Ryukyu Kingdom

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East Asia in other years

Other regions in 1519

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.