Southeast Asia in 1580
This map shows the 30 states and peoples the data has for Southeast Asia in that year.
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States and peoples in Southeast Asia in 1580
Largest first, by area on this map.
- First Toungoo Empire
- Ming Dynasty
- Khmer Empire
- Sultanate of Johor
- Sultanate of Brunei
- Spanish Empire
- Sultanate of Maguindanao
- Nguyễn lords
- Kingdom of Mrauk U
- Sultanate of Banten
- Sultanate of Palembang
- Đại Việt
- Sultanate of Malacca
- Sultanate of Aceh
- Trịnh lords
- Kingdom of Pajana
- Sultanate of Banjar
- Sultanate of Cirebon
- Blambangan Kingdom
- Mughal Empire
- Sultanate of Perak
- Patani Kingdom
- Sultanate of Kedah
- Portuguese Colonies
- Chámpa
- Balinese Kingdom
- Sultanate of Bone
- Sultanate of Sulu
- Sultanate of Gowa
- Maynila
New on the map since 1555
Spanish Empire · Nguyễn lords · Trịnh lords · Kingdom of Pajana · Mughal Empire · Patani Kingdom · Portuguese Colonies
Gone from the map by 1605
Kingdom of Pajana · Portuguese Colonies · Maynila
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Southeast Asia in other years
Other regions in 1580
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.