South Asia in AD 1
This map shows the 11 states and peoples the data has for South Asia in that year.
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States and peoples in South Asia in AD 1
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Satavahana Dynasty
- Indo-Scythians
- Parthian Empire
- Indo-Parthians
- Yuezhi
- Indo-Greeks
- Han Dynasty
- Anurādhapura
- Early Pandyas
- Early Cholas
- Early Cheras
New on the map since 99 BC
Indo-Parthians · Han Dynasty
Gone from the map by AD 101
Indo-Parthians · Yuezhi · Indo-Greeks
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South Asia in other years
Other regions in AD 1
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.