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South Asia in 1250

This map shows the 18 states and peoples the data has for South Asia in that year.

Map of South Asia in 1250 with 18 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 1250

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Mongol Empire
  • Mamluk Dynasty
  • Yadava Dynasty
  • Pagan Kingdom
  • Kakatiya Dynasty
  • Pandya Empire
  • Lohara Dynasty
  • Eastern Ganga Kingdom
  • Chandela Kingdom
  • Hoysala Kingdom
  • Ceylon
  • Kingdom of Polonnaruwa
  • Chola Empire
  • Kingdom of Dambadeniya
  • Haripuñjaya
  • Tibetans
  • Sukhothai Kingdom
  • Kathmandu

New on the map since 1200

Mongol Empire · Mamluk Dynasty · Pandya Empire · Ceylon · Kingdom of Dambadeniya · Sukhothai Kingdom · Kathmandu

Gone from the map by 1300

Mongol Empire · Mamluk Dynasty · Pagan Kingdom · Lohara Dynasty · Kingdom of Polonnaruwa · Chola Empire · Kingdom of Dambadeniya · Haripuñjaya · Tibetans

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South Asia in other years

Other regions in 1250

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.