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South Asia in 323 BC

323 BC is the year Alexander the Great died. This map shows the 3 states and peoples the data has for South Asia in that year.

Map of South Asia in 323 BC with 3 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 323 BC

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Macedonian Empire
  • Nanda Empire
  • Yuezhi

New on the map since 423 BC

Macedonian Empire · Nanda Empire · Yuezhi

Gone from the map by 223 BC

Macedonian Empire · Nanda Empire

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South Asia in other years

Other regions in 323 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.