Map of South Asia in 500

For 500, IntMap draws the Cliopatria, Seshat Global History Databank (by year), then historical-basemaps — each drawn only where the records before it are silent map of that year: 24 names within South Asia. The map also draws 1 outlines here that the source gives no name.

Names on the map

As the map labels them, largest first by the area of the outline drawn inside this view. Areas are of the drawn outline, rounded, and approximate.

NameDrawn area in view (km²)
White Huns1,940,000
Gupta Empire1,220,000
Vakataka Kingdom674,000
Kadamba Empire203,000
Sasanian Empire172,000
Maitraka Dynasty145,000
Kalabhra Dynasty139,000
Kamarupa Kingdom130,000
Pyu City-States117,000
Anurādhapura74,200
Vishnu-Kundins41,700
Kushan Principalities39,900
Late Pallava Empire38,100
Kadambas27,700
Western Gangas25,600
Vakataka16,600
Tuyuhun14,500
Austronesian6,900
Lavo4,000
Protectorate of the Western Regions3,760
Pallavas3,340
Pandyas683
Cheras283
Cholas123

What changed since 400

Now drawn

White Huns, Maitraka Dynasty, Vishnu-Kundins, Kushan Principalities, Kadambas, Western Gangas, Vakataka, Austronesian, Lavo, Pallavas, Pandyas, Cheras, Cholas

No longer drawn

Western Satraps, Kidarites, Hindu kingdoms

The same date elsewhere

World map · 500 Map of Europe · 500 Map of the Middle East · 500 Map of Africa · 500 Map of East Asia · 500 Map of Southeast Asia · 500 Map of Central Asia · 500 Map of North America · 500 Map of Central America and the Caribbean · 500 Map of South America · 500 Map of Oceania · 500

Source and method

Borders and names: Cliopatria v0.2.1 (Seshat Global History Databank, github.com/Seshat-Global-History-Databank/cliopatria) · CC BY 4.0 · adapted by IntMap: simplified, BC years made astronomical, and the ground OpenHistoricalMap (1689–1885, and from 1886 where CShapes is silent) and CShapes (1886–2019) state removed on their own dates + aourednik/historical-basemaps (github.com/aourednik/historical-basemaps) · GPL-3.0 · adapted by IntMap: each sheet before 1886 less the ground OpenHistoricalMap and Cliopatria state at that sheet's year.

Listed: every name whose outline IntMap draws inside 60°E–98°E, 5°N–37°N on this date, with the name the map writes on it. The list is worked out when the site is built, from the same records and the same code the map uses, so it says what the map shows — not more. Names are the source’s own, translated where the source or IntMap’s name table has a translation.

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