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South Asia in 44 BC

44 BC is the year Julius Caesar was killed. This map shows the 11 states and peoples the data has for South Asia in that year.

Map of South Asia in 44 BC with 11 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 44 BC

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Indo-Scythians
  • Kanva Dynasty
  • Parthian Empire
  • Satavahana Dynasty
  • Yuezhi
  • Indo-Greeks
  • Han Dynasty
  • Anurādhapura
  • Early Pandyas
  • Early Cholas
  • Early Cheras

New on the map since 144 BC

Kanva Dynasty · Yuezhi · Indo-Greeks · Han Dynasty

Gone from the map by AD 56

Kanva Dynasty · Yuezhi · Indo-Greeks · Han Dynasty

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South Asia in other years

Other regions in 44 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.