East Asia in 1880
This map shows the 15 states and peoples the data has for East Asia in that year.
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States and peoples in East Asia in 1880
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Qing Dynasty
- Russian Empire
- Empire of Japan
- Burma
- Rattanakosin Kingdom
- Joseon
- British Raj
- Kingdom of Luang Phrabang
- Nguyễn dynasty
- Kingdom of Spain
- Chiangmai
- Kingdom of Champasak
- British Colonial Empire
- French Indochina
- Portuguese Colonies
New on the map since 1855
Empire of Japan · British Raj · Kingdom of Spain · French Indochina
Gone from the map by 1905
Burma · Joseon · Kingdom of Luang Phrabang · Nguyễn dynasty · Kingdom of Spain · Chiangmai · Kingdom of Champasak
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East Asia in other years
Other regions in 1880
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.