The world in AD 400
This map shows the 53 states and peoples the data has for the world in that year.
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States and peoples in the world in AD 400
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Sasanian Empire
- Western Roman Empire
- Western Jin
- Gupta Empire
- Eastern Roman Empire
- Huns
- Protectorate of the Western Regions
- Xionites
- Kidarites
- Northern Wei
- Western Satraps
- Later Yan
- Vakataka Kingdom
- Later Qin
- Mayan City-States
- Tuyuhun
- Himyarite Kingdom
- Lakhmid Kingdom
- Goguryeo
- Funan
- Kadamba Empire
- Nobatia
- Northern Liang
- Kamarupa Kingdom
- Kalabhra Dynasty
- Western Qin
- Alodia
- Pyu City-States
- Later Liang
- Caucasian Albania
- Kingdom of Axum
- Zapotec Civilization
- Chámpa
- Makuria
- Anurādhapura
- Visigoths
- Wusun
- Baekje
- Caucasian Iberia
- Vandals
- Ripuarian Franks
- Southern Liang
- Lazica
- Silla
- Norse
- Late Pallava Empire
- Tarumanagara
- Byeonhan
- Salian Franks
- Saxons
- Teotihuacan
- Angles
- Tamna
New on the map since AD 300
Western Roman Empire · Gupta Empire · Eastern Roman Empire · Protectorate of the Western Regions · Xionites · Kidarites · Northern Wei · Later Yan · Later Qin · Kadamba Empire · Nobatia · Northern Liang · Kamarupa Kingdom · Kalabhra Dynasty · Western Qin · Alodia · Later Liang · Makuria · Visigoths · Baekje · Vandals · Southern Liang · Silla · Tarumanagara · Salian Franks · Angles
Gone from the map by AD 500
Western Roman Empire · Western Jin · Huns · Xionites · Kidarites · Western Satraps · Later Yan · Later Qin · Northern Liang · Western Qin · Later Liang · Visigoths · Wusun · Vandals · Southern Liang · Norse · Angles
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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.