East Asia in 1870
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 1870
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Qing Dynasty
- Russian Empire
- Empire of Japan
- Burma
- Panthay Rebellion
- Rattanakosin Kingdom
- Joseon
- British Raj
- Kingdom of Luang Phrabang
- Nguyễn dynasty
- Spanish Empire
- Chiangmai
- Kingdom of Champasak
- British Colonial Empire
- French Indochina
- Portuguese Colonies
New on the map since 1845
Empire of Japan · Panthay Rebellion · British Raj · French Indochina
Gone from the map by 1895
Burma · Panthay Rebellion · Kingdom of Luang Phrabang · Nguyễn dynasty · Spanish Empire · Chiangmai · Kingdom of Champasak
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East Asia in other years
Other regions in 1870
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.