South Asia in 1914
1914 is the eve of the First World War. 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 1914
Largest first, by area on this map.
- British Raj
- Republic of China
- Tibet
- Emirate of Afghanistan
- Qajar Dynasty
- Russian Empire
- Nepal
- Kingdom of Bhutan
- Dutch East Indies
- Portuguese Republic
- Rattanakosin Kingdom
- French Indochina
New on the map since 1889
Republic of China · Tibet · Dutch East Indies · Portuguese Republic
Gone from the map by 1939
Emirate of Afghanistan · Qajar Dynasty · Russian Empire · Portuguese Republic · Rattanakosin Kingdom
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South Asia in other years
Other regions in 1914
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.