East Asia in 1720
This map shows the 16 states and peoples the data has for East Asia in that year.
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States and peoples in East Asia in 1720
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Qing Dynasty
- Tsardom of Russia
- First Toungoo Empire
- Tokugawa Shogunate
- Tibet
- Joseon
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Kingdom of Luang Phrabang
- Vientiane
- Trịnh lords
- Spanish Empire
- Nguyễn lords
- Kingdom of Champasak
- Dzungar Khanate
- Kingdom of Mrauk U
- Portuguese Colonies
New on the map since 1695
Kingdom of Luang Phrabang · Vientiane · Kingdom of Champasak
Gone from the map by 1745
Tsardom of Russia
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Other regions in 1720
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.