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East Asia in 1730

This map shows the 16 states and peoples the data has for East Asia in that year.

Map of East Asia in 1730 with 16 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 1730

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Qing Dynasty
  • Russian Empire
  • 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 1705

Russian Empire · Kingdom of Luang Phrabang · Vientiane · Kingdom of Champasak

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Other regions in 1730

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.