South Asia in 218 BC
218 BC is the year Hannibal crossed the Alps. This map shows the 11 states and peoples the data has for South Asia in that year.
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States and peoples in South Asia in 218 BC
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Maurya Empire
- Satavahana Dynasty
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
- Seleucid Empire
- Yuezhi
- Kalinga
- Anurādhapura
- Early Pandyas
- Early Cholas
- Early Cheras
- Parthian Empire
New on the map since 318 BC
Satavahana Dynasty · Greco-Bactrian Kingdom · Seleucid Empire · Anurādhapura · Early Pandyas · Early Cholas · Early Cheras · Parthian Empire
Gone from the map by 118 BC
Maurya Empire · Greco-Bactrian Kingdom · Seleucid Empire · Kalinga
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South Asia in other years
Other regions in 218 BC
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.