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Map of India and South Asia in 1200

In 1200, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 24 states, empires and other polities in India and South Asia. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were Tibetans, the Ghurid Dynasty and the Yadava Dynasty. Kara-Khitans reached well beyond India and South Asia: its whole territory measured about 2.5 million km².

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States and empires in India and South Asia in 1200

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
Tibetans Wikipedia1.7 million km²1.9 million km²850–1259
Ghurid Dynasty Wikipedia1.6 million km²2.1 million km²1152–1209
Yadava Dynasty Wikipedia448,000 km²448,000 km²1188–1325
Pagan Kingdom Wikipedia431,000 km²441,000 km²850–1293
Kakatiya Dynasty Wikipedia256,000 km²256,000 km²1177–1325
Sena Dynasty Wikipedia255,000 km²255,000 km²1072–1235
Chaulukya Dynasty Wikipedia234,000 km²234,000 km²947–1249
Sind-Habbari Dynasty Wikipedia226,000 km²226,000 km²860–1201
Gahadavala Dynasty Wikipedia218,000 km²218,000 km²1085–1201
Chola Empire Wikipedia177,000 km²177,000 km²850–1259
Paramara Dynasty Wikipedia166,000 km²166,000 km²980–1235
Kara-Khitans Wikipedia164,000 km²2.5 million km²1126–1219
Lohara Dynasty Wikipedia162,000 km²226,000 km²1003–1259
Eastern Ganga Kingdom Wikipedia151,000 km²151,000 km²1056–1351
Chauhan Dynasty Wikipedia150,000 km²150,000 km²202 BC–AD 1201
Kashmir Wikipedia140,000 km²140,000 km²626–1343
Hoysala Kingdom Wikipedia112,000 km²112,000 km²1111–1351
Khwarezmid Dynasty Wikipedia95,000 km²492,000 km²1094–1201
Chandela Kingdom Wikipedia75,000 km²75,000 km²960–1313
Kingdom of Polonnaruwa Wikipedia74,000 km²74,000 km²1072–1259
Khmer Empire Wikipedia30,000 km²833,000 km²800–1539
Haripuñjaya Wikipedia23,000 km²55,000 km²661–1293
Mahdids Wikipedia12,000 km²85,000 km²1169–1506
Kingdom of Dali Wikipedia11,000 km²361,000 km²947–1259

"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 1100

New on the map: Ghurid Dynasty, Yadava Dynasty, Kakatiya Dynasty, Kara-Khitans, Hoysala Kingdom, Khwarezmid Dynasty, Khmer Empire, Mahdids.

Gone from the map: Ghaznavid Empire, Western Chalukya Empire, Great Seljuk Empire, Kamarupa Kingdom, Eastern Kara-Khanids, Pala Empire, Srivijaya, Lavo Kingdom.

What comes next: 1300

Appear by 1300: Allegiance of Ilkhanate to Yuan Dynasty, Allegiance of Chagatai Khanate to Yuan Dynasty, Allegiance of Golden Horde to Yuan Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Khalji Dynasty, Delhi Sultanate, Shan States, Pandya Empire, Myinsaing Kingdom, Hanthawaddy Kingdom, Ceylon, Sukhothai Kingdom, Lan Na Kingdom, Samudera Pasai Sultanate, Kampili Kingdom, Kathmandu.

Gone by 1300: Tibetans, Ghurid Dynasty, Pagan Kingdom, Sena Dynasty, Chaulukya Dynasty, Sind-Habbari Dynasty, Gahadavala Dynasty, Chola Empire, Paramara Dynasty, Kara-Khitans, Lohara Dynasty, Chauhan Dynasty, Khwarezmid Dynasty, Kingdom of Polonnaruwa, Khmer Empire, Haripuñjaya, Kingdom of Dali.

Questions about this map

Which countries were in India and South Asia in 1200?

The map data draws 24 states and other polities in India and South Asia in 1200. The largest by land were Tibetans, the Ghurid Dynasty, the Yadava Dynasty, the Pagan Kingdom and the Kakatiya Dynasty.

What was the largest empire in India and South Asia in 1200?

Of the states on this map, Kara-Khitans held the most land in total: about 2.5 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 1200 interactively?

Yes. Open the interactive map at 1200, 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.

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