East Asia in 1790
This map shows the 14 states and peoples the data has for East Asia in that year.
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States and peoples in East Asia in 1790
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Qing Dynasty
- Russian Empire
- Konbaung Dynasty
- Tokugawa Shogunate
- Joseon
- Tibet
- Rattanakosin Kingdom
- Vientiane
- Kingdom of Luang Phrabang
- Tây Sơn dynasty
- Spanish Empire
- Chiangmai
- Kingdom of Champasak
- Portuguese Colonies
New on the map since 1765
Rattanakosin Kingdom · Tây Sơn dynasty · Chiangmai
Gone from the map by 1815
Tibet · Tây Sơn dynasty
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Other regions in 1790
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.