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East Asia in AD 800

This map shows the 14 states and peoples the data has for East Asia in that year.

Map of East Asia in AD 800 with 14 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 800

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Tang Dynasty
  • Uyghur Khaganate
  • Tibetan Empire
  • Nanzhao
  • Balhae
  • Heian Japan
  • Unified Silla
  • Haripuñjaya
  • Yenisei Kyrgyz
  • Pyu City-States
  • Land Chenla
  • Lavo Kingdom
  • Chámpa
  • Kamarupa Kingdom

New on the map since AD 700

Uyghur Khaganate · Nanzhao · Balhae · Heian Japan · Land Chenla

Gone from the map by AD 900

Uyghur Khaganate · Tibetan Empire · Land Chenla

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East Asia in other years

Other regions in AD 800

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.