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The world in AD 200

This map shows the 42 states and peoples the data has for the world in that year.

Map of the world in AD 200 with 42 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 the world in AD 200

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Xianbei
  • Roman Empire
  • Han Dynasty
  • Parthian Empire
  • Kushan Empire
  • Protectorate of the Western Regions
  • Satavahana Dynasty
  • Western Satraps
  • Kingdom of Kush
  • Kingdom of Armenia
  • Funan
  • Cao Cao
  • Mayan City-States
  • Goguryeo
  • Indo-Scythians
  • Pyu City-States
  • Goths
  • Hadhramaut
  • Kingdom of Axum
  • Huns
  • Himyarite Kingdom
  • Zapotec Civilization
  • Sabaeans
  • Anurādhapura
  • Caucasian Albania
  • Cimmerian Bosporus
  • Kingdom of Osroene
  • Mahan
  • Wusun
  • Caucasian Iberia
  • Dongye
  • Early Pandyas
  • Early Cholas
  • Jinhan
  • Early Cheras
  • Lazica
  • Kingdom of Gordyene
  • Kingdom of Adiabene
  • Byeonhan
  • Norse
  • Teotihuacan
  • Burgundians

New on the map since AD 100

Protectorate of the Western Regions · Cao Cao · Huns · Sabaeans · Norse · Burgundians

Gone from the map by AD 300

Xianbei · Han Dynasty · Parthian Empire · Kushan Empire · Protectorate of the Western Regions · Satavahana Dynasty · Cao Cao · Indo-Scythians · Goths · Sabaeans · Kingdom of Osroene · Kingdom of Gordyene

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Other regions in AD 200

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.