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Map of India and South Asia in 100 BC

In 100 BC, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 10 states, empires and other polities in India and South Asia. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were the Shunga Empire, Indo-Scythians and the Satavahana Dynasty. The Parthian Empire reached well beyond India and South Asia: its whole territory measured about 2.2 million km².

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States and empires in India and South Asia in 100 BC

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
Shunga Empire Wikipedia1.1 million km²1.1 million km²170 BC–67 BC
Indo-Scythians Wikipedia747,000 km²860,000 km²144 BC–AD 282
Satavahana Dynasty Wikipedia660,000 km²660,000 km²225 BC–AD 223
Indo-Greeks Wikipedia597,000 km²597,000 km²126 BC–AD 13
Yuezhi Wikipedia251,000 km²461,000 km²404 BC–AD 42
Parthian Empire Wikipedia175,000 km²2.2 million km²239 BC–AD 237
Anurādhapura Wikipedia74,000 km²74,000 km²291 BC–AD 1017
Early Pandyas Wikipedia33,000 km²33,000 km²291 BC–AD 305
Early Cholas Wikipedia29,000 km²29,000 km²291 BC–AD 305
Early Cheras25,000 km²25,000 km²291 BC–AD 305

"In the data" gives the first and last year the dataset draws the state under this identity; states often existed earlier or later in another form.

What changed since 200 BC

New on the map: Shunga Empire, Indo-Scythians, Indo-Greeks.

Gone from the map: Maurya Empire, Allegiance of Seleucid Empire to Roman Republic, Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Kalinga.

What comes next: AD 1

Appear by AD 1: Indo-Parthians, Alliance between Han Dynasty and Xiongnu.

Gone by AD 1: Shunga Empire.

Questions about this map

Which countries were in India and South Asia in 100 BC?

The map data draws 10 states and other polities in India and South Asia in 100 BC. The largest by land were the Shunga Empire, Indo-Scythians, the Satavahana Dynasty, Indo-Greeks and Yuezhi.

What was the largest empire in India and South Asia in 100 BC?

Of the states on this map, the Parthian Empire held the most land in total: about 2.2 million km² in the reconstruction used here. Ancient and frontier borders are approximate, so treat areas as estimates.

Can I explore India and South Asia in 100 BC interactively?

Yes. Open the interactive map at 100 BC, zoom into any region, move through the years, and ask the history guide questions: it answers in plain words and draws places, armies and borders on the map.

About these borders

The borders come from Cliopatria (v0.2.1, Seshat Global History Databank, CC BY 4.0), the dataset behind our interactive map, with our audited name and border corrections. It records each state's territory year by year from 3400 BC to 2024. Borders before modern surveys are reconstructions: the data draws a state where it held control, and frontier zones, nomadic realms and loose overlordships are approximate. Areas are measured on an equal-area projection. Read how we make our maps.

India in other years

Other regions in 100 BC