The world in AD 300
This map shows the 43 states and peoples the data has for the world in that year.
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States and peoples in the world in AD 300
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Roman Empire
- Western Jin
- Sasanian Empire
- Gothia
- Indo-Sasanian Empire
- Western Satraps
- Vakataka Kingdom
- Mayan City-States
- Eastern Kushans
- Kingdom of Kush
- Tuyuhun
- Lakhmid Kingdom
- Kingdom of Armenia
- Funan
- Goguryeo
- Burgundians
- Himyarite Kingdom
- Kingdom of Axum
- Pyu City-States
- Hadhramaut
- Huns
- Zapotec Civilization
- Chámpa
- Anurādhapura
- Caucasian Albania
- Cimmerian Bosporus
- Mahan
- Wusun
- Late Pallava Empire
- Caucasian Iberia
- Ripuarian Franks
- Dongye
- Early Pandyas
- Early Cholas
- Jinhan
- Norse
- Early Cheras
- Lazica
- Kingdom of Adiabene
- Byeonhan
- Saxons
- Teotihuacan
- Tamna
New on the map since AD 200
Western Jin · Sasanian Empire · Gothia · Indo-Sasanian Empire · Vakataka Kingdom · Eastern Kushans · Tuyuhun · Lakhmid Kingdom · Chámpa · Late Pallava Empire · Ripuarian Franks · Saxons · Tamna
Gone from the map by AD 400
Roman Empire · Gothia · Indo-Sasanian Empire · Eastern Kushans · Kingdom of Kush · Kingdom of Armenia · Burgundians · Hadhramaut · Cimmerian Bosporus · Mahan · Dongye · Early Pandyas · Early Cholas · Jinhan · Early Cheras · Kingdom of Adiabene
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Other regions in AD 300
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.