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East Asia in AD 900

This map shows the 17 states and peoples the data has for East Asia in that year.

Map of East Asia in AD 900 with 17 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 900

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Tang Dynasty
  • Balhae
  • Tibetans
  • Nanzhao
  • Ganzhou Kingdom
  • Heian Japan
  • Yenisei Kyrgyz
  • Haripuñjaya
  • Unified Silla
  • Pyu City-States
  • Khmer Empire
  • Lavo Kingdom
  • Qocho Kingdom
  • Chámpa
  • Hubaekje
  • Pagan Kingdom
  • Kamarupa Kingdom

New on the map since AD 800

Tibetans · Ganzhou Kingdom · Khmer Empire · Qocho Kingdom · Hubaekje · Pagan Kingdom

Gone from the map by 1000

Tang Dynasty · Balhae · Nanzhao · Unified Silla · Hubaekje

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East Asia in other years

Other regions in AD 900

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.