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East Asia in 250 BC

This map shows the 11 states and peoples the data has for East Asia in that year.

Map of East Asia in 250 BC with 11 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 250 BC

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Qin
  • Chu
  • Minyue
  • Qi
  • Âu Lạc
  • Yan
  • Wei
  • Zhao
  • Han
  • Wey
  • Lu

New on the map since 350 BC

Minyue · Âu Lạc

Gone from the map by 150 BC

Qin · Chu · Minyue · Qi · Âu Lạc · Yan · Wei · Zhao · Han · Wey · Lu

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East Asia in other years

Other regions in 250 BC

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.