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Southeast Asia in 1670

This map shows the 38 states and peoples the data has for Southeast Asia in that year.

Map of Southeast Asia in 1670 with 38 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 Southeast Asia in 1670

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Qing Dynasty
  • First Toungoo Empire
  • Lan Xang
  • Ayutthaya Kingdom
  • Spanish Empire
  • Khmer Empire
  • Sultanate of Johor
  • Trịnh lords
  • Dutch Republic
  • Sultanate of Brunei
  • Nguyễn lords
  • Mughal Empire
  • Sultanate of Banten
  • Sultanate of Palembang
  • Mataram Sultanate
  • Kingdom of Mrauk U
  • Sultanate of Aceh
  • Southern Ming
  • Sultanate of Malacca
  • Sultanate of Banjar
  • Sultanate of Cirebon
  • Sultanate of Jambi
  • Sultanate of Perak
  • Patani Kingdom
  • Portuguese Colonies
  • Balinese Kingdom
  • Đại Việt
  • Blambangan Kingdom
  • Sultanate of Kedah
  • Sultanate of Bima
  • Sultanate of Sukadana
  • Kutai Kingdom
  • Sultanate of Sambas
  • Sultanate of Sulu
  • Sultanate of Bone
  • Sultanate of Mempawah
  • Tokugawa Shogunate
  • Sultanate of Maguindanao

New on the map since 1645

Qing Dynasty · Sultanate of Jambi · Kutai Kingdom

Gone from the map by 1695

Southern Ming · Sultanate of Cirebon · Patani Kingdom · Balinese Kingdom

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Southeast Asia in other years

Other regions in 1670

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.