South Asia in 1930
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 1930
Largest first, by area on this map.
- British Raj
- Tibet
- Republic of China
- Kingdom of Afghanistan
- Pahlavi Dynasty
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Nepal
- Kingdom of Bhutan
- Dutch East Indies
- Estado Novo
- Rattanakosin Kingdom
- French Indochina
New on the map since 1905
Tibet · Republic of China · Kingdom of Afghanistan · Pahlavi Dynasty · Union of Soviet Socialist Republics · Dutch East Indies · Estado Novo
Gone from the map by 1955
British Raj · Tibet · Republic of China · Dutch East Indies · Rattanakosin Kingdom
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South Asia in other years
Other regions in 1930
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.