South Asia in 1279
1279 is the Mongol Empire at its greatest extent. This map shows the 15 states and peoples the data has for South Asia in that year.
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States and peoples in South Asia in 1279
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Mongol Empire
- Mamluk Dynasty
- Yadava Dynasty
- Pagan Kingdom
- Kakatiya Dynasty
- Pandya Empire
- Eastern Ganga Kingdom
- Chandela Kingdom
- Ceylon
- Hoysala Kingdom
- Samudera Pasai Sultanate
- Kingdom of Dambadeniya
- Haripuñjaya
- Sukhothai Kingdom
- Kathmandu
New on the map since 1229
Ceylon · Samudera Pasai Sultanate · Kingdom of Dambadeniya · Sukhothai Kingdom
Gone from the map by 1329
Mongol Empire · Mamluk Dynasty · Yadava Dynasty · Pagan Kingdom · Kakatiya Dynasty · Pandya Empire · Chandela Kingdom · Kingdom of Dambadeniya · Haripuñjaya
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South Asia in other years
Other regions in 1279
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.