South Asia in 1940
This map shows the 13 states and peoples the data has for South Asia in that year.
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States and peoples in South Asia in 1940
Largest first, by area on this map.
- British Raj
- Tibet
- Kingdom of Afghanistan
- Republic of China
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Communist Party of China
- Pahlavi Dynasty
- Nepal
- Kingdom of Bhutan
- Dutch East Indies
- Estado Novo
- Kingdom of Thailand
- French Indochina
New on the map since 1915
Kingdom of Afghanistan · Union of Soviet Socialist Republics · Communist Party of China · Pahlavi Dynasty · Estado Novo · Kingdom of Thailand
Gone from the map by 1965
British Raj · Tibet · Republic of China · Communist Party of China · Dutch East Indies · French Indochina
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South Asia in other years
Other regions in 1940
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.