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Southeast Asia in 1890

This map shows the 21 states and peoples the data has for Southeast Asia in that year.

Map of Southeast Asia in 1890 with 21 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 1890

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Dutch East Indies
  • British Raj
  • Qing Dynasty
  • Rattanakosin Kingdom
  • French Indochina
  • British Colonial Empire
  • Kingdom of Spain
  • German Empire
  • Kingdom of Luang Phrabang
  • Kingdom of Sarawak
  • Sultanate of Aceh
  • Kingdom of Champasak
  • Sultanate of Jambi
  • Portuguese Colonies
  • Sultanate of Terengganu
  • Sultanate of Kedah
  • Kelantan
  • Bali
  • Negeri Sembilan
  • Kedah-Perlis District
  • Empire of Japan

New on the map since 1865

Kingdom of Spain · German Empire · Empire of Japan

Gone from the map by 1915

Qing Dynasty · Kingdom of Spain · German Empire · Kingdom of Luang Phrabang · Kingdom of Sarawak · Sultanate of Aceh · Kingdom of Champasak · Sultanate of Jambi · Portuguese Colonies · Sultanate of Terengganu · Sultanate of Kedah · Kelantan · Bali · Negeri Sembilan · Kedah-Perlis District

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Southeast Asia in other years

Other regions in 1890

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.