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South Asia in 1066

1066 is the year of the Norman conquest of England. This map shows the 19 states and peoples the data has for South Asia in that year.

Map of South Asia in 1066 with 19 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 South Asia in 1066

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Tibetans
  • Ghaznavid Empire
  • Western Chalukya Empire
  • Great Seljuk Empire
  • Chola Empire
  • Pagan Kingdom
  • Pala Empire
  • Lohara Dynasty
  • Sind-Habbari Dynasty
  • Paramara Dynasty
  • Chaulukya Dynasty
  • Kamarupa Kingdom
  • Chauhan Dynasty
  • Eastern Ganga Kingdom
  • Eastern Kara-Khanids
  • Kashmir
  • Chandela Kingdom
  • Western Karakhanid Khanate
  • Haripuñjaya

New on the map since 1016

Great Seljuk Empire · Eastern Ganga Kingdom · Eastern Kara-Khanids · Western Karakhanid Khanate

Gone from the map by 1116

Western Karakhanid Khanate

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South Asia in other years

Other regions in 1066

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.