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East Asia in AD 700

This map shows the 12 states and peoples the data has for East Asia in that year.

Map of East Asia in AD 700 with 12 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 700

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Tang Dynasty
  • Türgesh
  • Tibetan Empire
  • Yenisei Kyrgyz
  • Asuka Japan
  • Unified Silla
  • Haripuñjaya
  • Pyu City-States
  • Chenla
  • Lavo Kingdom
  • Chámpa
  • Kamarupa Kingdom

New on the map since AD 600

Tang Dynasty · Türgesh · Tibetan Empire · Unified Silla · Haripuñjaya · Lavo Kingdom

Gone from the map by AD 800

Türgesh · Asuka Japan · Chenla

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East Asia in other years

Other regions in AD 700

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.