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South Asia in 1923

1923 is the year of the Treaty of Lausanne. This map shows the 12 states and peoples the data has for South Asia in that year.

Map of South Asia in 1923 with 12 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 1923

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • British Raj
  • Tibet
  • Kuomintang
  • Emirate of Afghanistan
  • Qajar Dynasty
  • Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
  • Nepal
  • Kingdom of Bhutan
  • Dutch East Indies
  • Portuguese Republic
  • Rattanakosin Kingdom
  • French Indochina

New on the map since 1898

Tibet · Kuomintang · Union of Soviet Socialist Republics · Dutch East Indies · Portuguese Republic

Gone from the map by 1948

British Raj · Kuomintang · Emirate of Afghanistan · Qajar Dynasty · Dutch East Indies · Portuguese Republic · Rattanakosin Kingdom

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South Asia in other years

Other regions in 1923

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.