East Asia in 1740
This map shows the 17 states and peoples the data has for East Asia in that year.
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States and peoples in East Asia in 1740
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Qing Dynasty
- Russian Empire
- First Toungoo Empire
- Tokugawa Shogunate
- Joseon
- Tibet
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Kingdom of Luang Phrabang
- Vientiane
- Trịnh lords
- Spanish Empire
- Lan Na
- Nguyễn lords
- Kingdom of Champasak
- Dzungar Khanate
- Kingdom of Mrauk U
- Portuguese Colonies
New on the map since 1715
Russian Empire · Lan Na
Gone from the map by 1765
First Toungoo Empire · Lan Na · Dzungar Khanate
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Other regions in 1740
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.