The world in 1 BC
On 1 July 1 BC, IntMap’s historical map draws 117 names across the world. The borders for this date come from Cliopatria, Seshat Global History Databank (by year), then historical-basemaps — each drawn only where the records before it are silent. It also draws 143 outlines whose name the record does not give for this date.
Why this year has a page
The historical-basemaps atlas drew a world sheet for this year.
Names on the map
As the map labels them, largest first by the area of the outline drawn. Areas are of the drawn outline, rounded, and approximate. The record column says which record draws the outline; a Wikidata item is given where the record links one.
| Name | Record | Drawn area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Khoiasan | historical-basemaps | 11,700,000 |
| Australian aboriginal hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 7,600,000 |
| Paleo-Siberian hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 7,120,000 |
| Arctic marine mammal hunters (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 5,910,000 |
| West African cereal farmers (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 5,900,000 |
| Savanna hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 4,820,000 |
| Han Dynasty | Cliopatria Q7209 | 4,470,000 |
| Amazon hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 4,280,000 |
| Xiongnu | Cliopatria · historical-basemaps Q188836 | 4,190,000 |
| Subarctic forest hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 4,130,000 |
| Roman Empire | Cliopatria · historical-basemaps Q2277 | 3,920,000 |
| Finno-Ugric taiga hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 3,530,000 |
| Parthian Empire | Cliopatria · historical-basemaps Q1986139 | 2,790,000 |
| Plain bison hunters (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 2,790,000 |
| Desert hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 2,350,000 |
| Pampas cultures (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 1,830,000 |
| Indo-Scythians | Cliopatria Q240123 | 1,320,000 |
| Hindu kingdoms (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 945,000 |
| Satavahana Dynasty | Cliopatria Q5257 | 893,000 |
| Hopewell Culture | historical-basemaps | 779,000 |
| Andean hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 744,000 |
| Plateau fichers and hunter gatherers (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 722,000 |
| Saami | historical-basemaps | 631,000 |
| North American Pacifi foraging, hunting and fishing peoples | historical-basemaps | 533,000 |
| Caribbean hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 513,000 |
| Himyarite Kingdom | Cliopatria · historical-basemaps Q289577 | 482,000 |
| Yuezhi | Cliopatria Q467985 | 458,000 |
| Laurel complex | historical-basemaps | 368,000 |
| Han | historical-basemaps | 340,000 |
| Kingdom of Kush | Cliopatria Q241790 | 337,000 |
| Meroe | historical-basemaps | 304,000 |
| Patagonian shellfish and marine mammal hunters (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 259,000 |
| Plain-Pottery culture (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 258,000 |
| Mascat | historical-basemaps | 249,000 |
| Kalinga | historical-basemaps | 249,000 |
| Point Peninsula | historical-basemaps | 244,000 |
| Swift Creek Culture | historical-basemaps | 222,000 |
| Kingdom of Armenia | Cliopatria Q208404 | 217,000 |
| Mauretania | Cliopatria Q309272 | 216,000 |
| Satavahanihara | historical-basemaps | 206,000 |
| Mayan City-States | Cliopatria Q28567 | 199,000 |
| Wusun | Cliopatria Q854062 | 194,000 |
| Brushed Pottery culture (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 184,000 |
| Maya chiefdoms and states (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 169,000 |
| Ainu | historical-basemaps | 159,000 |
| Bell-shaped burials culture (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 155,000 |
| Shellfish gatherers (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 149,000 |
| Marksville Culture | historical-basemaps | 149,000 |
| Dacia | historical-basemaps | 117,000 |
| Paleo-Inuit | historical-basemaps | 102,000 |
All 117 names
| Name | Record | Drawn area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Moche | historical-basemaps | 98,500 |
| Milograd culture | historical-basemaps | 97,800 |
| Kingdom of Axum | Cliopatria Q139377 | 97,500 |
| Goguryeo | Cliopatria Q28370 | 93,600 |
| Nabataeans | Cliopatria Q220594 | 90,600 |
| Thracian Kingdom | Cliopatria | 90,200 |
| Blemmyes | historical-basemaps | 88,900 |
| Kingdom of Cappadocia | Cliopatria Q29654286 | 86,700 |
| Hadhramaut | Cliopatria Q1517159 | 86,500 |
| Kingdom of Pontus | Cliopatria Q7380487 | 80,300 |
| Hadramaut | historical-basemaps | 78,500 |
| Eastern Masurian culture (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 74,500 |
| Anurādhapura | Cliopatria Q5724 | 74,200 |
| Indo-Greeks | Cliopatria Q215643 | 73,600 |
| Fourche Maline Culture | historical-basemaps | 70,600 |
| Zapotec Civilization | Cliopatria | 70,000 |
| Boihaenum | historical-basemaps | 65,300 |
| Nabatean Kingdom | historical-basemaps | 65,100 |
| Judea | Cliopatria · historical-basemaps Q104028 | 60,600 |
| Tasmanian hunter-gatherers (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 59,400 |
| Glades Culture | historical-basemaps | 59,100 |
| Couture Complex | historical-basemaps | 51,800 |
| Great Yuan | Cliopatria | 51,300 |
| Porter | historical-basemaps | 50,700 |
| Goodall Focus | historical-basemaps | 50,300 |
| Kingdom of Osroene | Cliopatria Q237234 | 50,300 |
| Caucasian Albania | Cliopatria Q177076 | 50,000 |
| Mahan | Cliopatria | 50,000 |
| Copena | historical-basemaps | 46,600 |
| Pomeranian culture | historical-basemaps | 44,400 |
| Miller | historical-basemaps | 44,300 |
| Nazca | historical-basemaps | 41,900 |
| Teotihuacán | historical-basemaps | 38,800 |
| Saka Kingdom | historical-basemaps | 36,500 |
| Caucasian Iberia | Cliopatria Q19083 | 35,800 |
| Early Pandyas | Cliopatria | 32,700 |
| Western Masurian culture (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 32,600 |
| Saugeen Complex | historical-basemaps | 32,600 |
| Dong-okjeo | Cliopatria Q713393 | 32,100 |
| Early Cholas | Cliopatria Q3532146 | 29,000 |
| Dongye | Cliopatria | 29,000 |
| Lazica | Cliopatria Q136884 | 28,500 |
| Early Cheras | Cliopatria | 25,500 |
| Mill Creek Culture | historical-basemaps | 25,400 |
| Cimmerian Bosporus | Cliopatria Q321371 | 25,000 |
| Greek City-States | Cliopatria | 24,000 |
| Kingdom of Sophene | Cliopatria Q2626105 | 23,800 |
| Arakan | historical-basemaps | 23,700 |
| Jinhan | Cliopatria Q701273 | 23,500 |
| Monte Albán | historical-basemaps | 23,100 |
| Curonians | historical-basemaps | 21,700 |
| Suren Kingdom | historical-basemaps | 20,500 |
| Armenia | historical-basemaps | 14,800 |
| Kingdom of Gordyene | Cliopatria | 14,300 |
| Kingdom of Adiabene | Cliopatria | 13,800 |
| Byeonhan | Cliopatria Q1378584 | 13,700 |
| Dumonii | historical-basemaps | 11,400 |
| Kingdom of Commagene | Cliopatria Q332137 | 9,640 |
| Guanches | historical-basemaps | 9,080 |
| Sambian-Nothangian culture (a description by the source, not a name) | historical-basemaps | 8,310 |
| Teotihuacan | Cliopatria Q172613 | 5,690 |
| Axum | historical-basemaps | 5,090 |
| Bosporian Kingdom | historical-basemaps | 4,410 |
| Odrysian Kingdom | historical-basemaps | 4,080 |
| Koguryo | historical-basemaps | 1,150 |
| Silla | historical-basemaps | 1,140 |
| Hainan | historical-basemaps | 217 |
What changed since 100 BC
Names counted are those the records date to the year or the day (CShapes, OpenHistoricalMap, Cliopatria). Outlines filled from the nearest historical-basemaps sheet are counted only when both years are years that sheet was drawn for — otherwise the change would be the switch between two sheets, not a change in the world. Names are compared as written, so a polity a record names differently in the two years (Carthaginian Empire, then Carthage) is in both lists.
Now drawn (36)
Roman Empire, Han, Mascat, Kalinga, Satavahanihara, Wusun, Dacia, Paleo-Inuit, Moche, Kingdom of Axum, Goguryeo, Thracian Kingdom, Boihaenum, Kingdom of Osroene, Caucasian Albania, Mahan, Saka Kingdom, Caucasian Iberia, Dong-okjeo, Dongye, Lazica, Jinhan, Suren Kingdom, Armenia, Kingdom of Gordyene, Kingdom of Adiabene, Byeonhan, Dumonii, Kingdom of Commagene, Teotihuacan, Axum, Bosporian Kingdom, Odrysian Kingdom, Koguryo, Silla, Hainan
No longer drawn (30)
Manioc farmers, Roman Republic, Scythians, Shunga Empire, Sarmates, Ptolemaic Kingdom, Zhangzhung Kingdom, Saces, Han Empire, Kingdom of Numidia, Celts, Chorrera, Daces, Minaeans, Numidia, Qataban, Cyrenaica, Korean Jin, Seleucid Kingdom, Seleucid Empire, Chavin, Gojoseon, minor states, Maan, Bosporan Kingdom, Sabaeans, Kingdom of Bithynia, Wankarani, Saba, Parthia
Events dated to 1 BC
The index of dated events holds no event for 1 BC.
Sources 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.
Which years have a page is worked out when the site is built, from three rules applied to the records themselves: every year the historical-basemaps atlas drew a world sheet for; every year whose change from the year before (names the dated records begin or stop drawing) is in the top 5% of all such year-to-year changes since the dated records begin, leaving out the years where one record hands over to another; and every year of a geopolitical, war or revolution event in the dated events index, up to the last year the border records cover (2019).
On each year the map is read on 1 July, the instant the app’s own year links open on. Names are the source’s own, translated where the source or IntMap’s name table has a translation. A name is what a record draws there, not a verdict of history.
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