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East Asia in AD 565

AD 565 is the year Justinian died. This map shows the 18 states and peoples the data has for East Asia in that year.

Map of East Asia in AD 565 with 18 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 565

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Göktürk Khaganate
  • Chen Dynasty
  • Northern Zhou
  • Northern Qi
  • Goguryeo
  • Tuyuhun
  • Yenisei Kyrgyz
  • Asuka Japan
  • Pyu City-States
  • Early Lý Dynasty
  • Silla
  • Later Western Liang
  • Chenla
  • Baekje
  • Chámpa
  • Byeonhan
  • Tamna
  • Kamarupa Kingdom

New on the map since AD 465

Göktürk Khaganate · Chen Dynasty · Northern Zhou · Northern Qi · Yenisei Kyrgyz · Asuka Japan · Early Lý Dynasty · Later Western Liang · Chenla

Gone from the map by AD 665

Göktürk Khaganate · Chen Dynasty · Northern Zhou · Northern Qi · Early Lý Dynasty · Later Western Liang · Baekje · Byeonhan

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East Asia in other years

Other regions in AD 565

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.