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South Asia in 1200

This map shows the 22 states and peoples the data has for South Asia in that year.

Map of South Asia in 1200 with 22 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 1200

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Tibetans
  • Ghurid Dynasty
  • Yadava Dynasty
  • Pagan Kingdom
  • Sena Dynasty
  • Kakatiya Dynasty
  • Sind-Habbari Dynasty
  • Gahadavala Dynasty
  • Chaulukya Dynasty
  • Kara-Khitans
  • Lohara Dynasty
  • Paramara Dynasty
  • Chola Empire
  • Kashmir
  • Chauhan Dynasty
  • Eastern Ganga Kingdom
  • Hoysala Kingdom
  • Khwarezmid Dynasty
  • Chandela Kingdom
  • Kingdom of Polonnaruwa
  • Haripuñjaya
  • Khmer Empire

New on the map since 1150

Ghurid Dynasty · Yadava Dynasty · Kakatiya Dynasty · Khwarezmid Dynasty · Khmer Empire

Gone from the map by 1250

Ghurid Dynasty · Sena Dynasty · Sind-Habbari Dynasty · Gahadavala Dynasty · Chaulukya Dynasty · Kara-Khitans · Paramara Dynasty · Kashmir · Chauhan Dynasty · Khwarezmid Dynasty · Khmer Empire

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South Asia in other years

Other regions in 1200

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.