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South Asia in 1206

1206 is the year Genghis Khan united the Mongols. This map shows the 21 states and peoples the data has for South Asia in that year.

Map of South Asia in 1206 with 21 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 1206

Largest first, by area on this map.

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

New on the map since 1156

Khwarezmid Empire · Yadava Dynasty · Kakatiya Dynasty · Khmer Empire · Kathmandu

Gone from the map by 1256

Ghurid Dynasty · Khwarezmid Empire · Sena Dynasty · Chaulukya Dynasty · Kara-Khitans · Paramara Dynasty · Kashmir · Khmer Empire · Ghaznavid Empire

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South Asia in other years

Other regions in 1206

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.