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East Asia in 1780

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

Map of East Asia in 1780 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 1780

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Qing Dynasty
  • Russian Empire
  • Konbaung Dynasty
  • Tokugawa Shogunate
  • Joseon
  • Tibet
  • Thonburi Kingdom
  • Kingdom of Luang Phrabang
  • Vientiane
  • Trịnh lords
  • Spanish Empire
  • Chiangmai
  • Tây Sơn dynasty
  • Kingdom of Champasak
  • Kingdom of Mrauk U
  • Portuguese Colonies

New on the map since 1755

Thonburi Kingdom · Chiangmai · Tây Sơn dynasty

Gone from the map by 1805

Tibet · Thonburi Kingdom · Trịnh lords · Tây Sơn dynasty · Kingdom of Mrauk U

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East Asia in other years

Other regions in 1780

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.