East Asia in 1580
This map shows the 15 states and peoples the data has for East Asia in that year.
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States and peoples in East Asia in 1580
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Ming Dynasty
- Golden Horde
- Tümed
- First Toungoo Empire
- Mongol Khanate
- Tibet
- Warring States Japan
- Joseon
- Đại Việt
- Trịnh lords
- Nguyễn lords
- Spanish Empire
- Maynila
- Kingdom of Mrauk U
- Portuguese Colonies
New on the map since 1555
Trịnh lords · Nguyễn lords · Spanish Empire · Portuguese Colonies
Gone from the map by 1605
Warring States Japan · Maynila · Portuguese Colonies
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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.