South Asia in 1890
This map shows the 12 states and peoples the data has for South Asia in that year.
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States and peoples in South Asia in 1890
Largest first, by area on this map.
- British Raj
- Qing Dynasty
- Emirate of Afghanistan
- Qajar Dynasty
- Russian Empire
- Nepal
- Talpur Dynasty
- Kingdom of Bhutan
- Sultanate of Aceh
- Portuguese Colonies
- Rattanakosin Kingdom
- French Indochina
New on the map since 1865
Russian Empire
Gone from the map by 1915
Qing Dynasty · Talpur Dynasty · Sultanate of Aceh · Portuguese Colonies
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South Asia in other years
Other regions in 1890
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.