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East Asia in AD 400

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

Map of East Asia in AD 400 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 AD 400

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Western Jin
  • Northern Wei
  • Later Yan
  • Later Qin
  • Goguryeo
  • Tuyuhun
  • Western Qin
  • Northern Liang
  • Later Liang
  • Pyu City-States
  • Baekje
  • Southern Liang
  • Silla
  • Chámpa
  • Byeonhan
  • Tamna

New on the map since AD 300

Northern Wei · Later Yan · Later Qin · Western Qin · Northern Liang · Later Liang · Baekje · Southern Liang · Silla

Gone from the map by AD 500

Western Jin · Later Yan · Later Qin · Western Qin · Northern Liang · Later Liang · Southern Liang

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East Asia in other years

Other regions in AD 400

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.