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Southeast Asia in 1780

This map shows the 47 states and peoples the data has for Southeast Asia in that year.

Map of Southeast Asia in 1780 with 47 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 1780

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Qing Dynasty
  • Konbaung Dynasty
  • Thonburi Kingdom
  • Spanish Empire
  • Dutch Republic
  • Khmer Empire
  • Vientiane
  • Kingdom of Luang Phrabang
  • Sultanate of Johor
  • Trịnh lords
  • Tây Sơn dynasty
  • Cambodia
  • British Empire
  • Sultanate of Palembang
  • Sultanate of Sulu
  • Kingdom of Mrauk U
  • Sultanate of Brunei
  • Sultanate of Banten
  • Chiangmai
  • Sultanate of Malacca
  • Kingdom of Champasak
  • Sultanate of Aceh
  • Sultanate of Banjar
  • Sultanate of Jambi
  • Sultanate of Perak
  • Portuguese Colonies
  • Sultanate of Terengganu
  • Sultanate of Kedah
  • Sultanate of Selangor
  • Sultanate of Bima
  • Kelantan
  • Sultanate of Sukadana
  • Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara
  • Bali
  • Negeri Sembilan
  • Sultanate of Sambas
  • Surakarta Sunanate
  • Đại Việt
  • Pontianak Kadriyah Sultanate
  • Sultan of Yogyakarta
  • Sultanate of Bone
  • Sultanate of Mempawah
  • Danish India
  • Habsburg Monarchy
  • Mughal Empire
  • Tokugawa Shogunate
  • Sultanate of Maguindanao

New on the map since 1755

Thonburi Kingdom · Tây Sơn dynasty · British Empire · Chiangmai · Kelantan · Negeri Sembilan · Pontianak Kadriyah Sultanate · Danish India · Habsburg Monarchy

Gone from the map by 1805

Thonburi Kingdom · Dutch Republic · Trịnh lords · Tây Sơn dynasty · Cambodia · Kingdom of Mrauk U · Danish India · Habsburg Monarchy · Mughal Empire

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Southeast Asia in other years

Other regions in 1780

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.