East Asia in AD 500
This map shows the 12 states and peoples the data has for East Asia in that year.
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States and peoples in East Asia in AD 500
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Rouran Khaganate
- Southern Qi
- Northern Wei
- Goguryeo
- Tuyuhun
- Pyu City-States
- Baekje
- Silla
- Chámpa
- Byeonhan
- Kamarupa Kingdom
- Tamna
New on the map since AD 400
Rouran Khaganate · Southern Qi · Kamarupa Kingdom
Gone from the map by AD 600
Rouran Khaganate · Southern Qi · Northern Wei · Byeonhan
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Other regions in AD 500
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.