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Map of India and South Asia in 600

In 600, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 15 states, empires and other polities in India and South Asia. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were the Sasanian Empire, the Maukhari Dynasty and the Chalukya Dynasty. Western Göktürks reached well beyond India and South Asia: its whole territory measured about 5.8 million km².

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States and empires in India and South Asia in 600

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
Sasanian Empire Wikipedia997,000 km²3.0 million km²215–643
Maukhari Dynasty Wikipedia534,000 km²534,000 km²555–611
Chalukya Dynasty Wikipedia204,000 km²204,000 km²555–756
Maitraka Dynasty Wikipedia150,000 km²150,000 km²476–731
Tuyuhun Wikipedia139,000 km²554,000 km²287–665
Turk Shahis Wikipedia138,000 km²138,000 km²561–874
Kamarupa Kingdom Wikipedia134,000 km²134,000 km²353–1138
Karkota Dynasty Wikipedia124,000 km²127,000 km²592–859
Pyu City-States Wikipedia117,000 km²117,000 km²84–1045
Pandya Dynasty Wikipedia78,000 km²78,000 km²592–1325
Anurādhapura Wikipedia74,000 km²74,000 km²291 BC–AD 1017
Kalabhra Dynasty Wikipedia62,000 km²62,000 km²353–601
Western Göktürks Wikipedia45,000 km²5.8 million km²587–660
Late Pallava Empire Wikipedia39,000 km²39,000 km²283–805
Protectorate of the Western Regions Wikipedia37,000 km²533,000 km²117–601

"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 500

New on the map: Maukhari Dynasty, Chalukya Dynasty, Turk Shahis, Karkota Dynasty, Pandya Dynasty, Western Göktürks.

Gone from the map: White Huns, Alliance between Gupta Empire and Vakataka Kingdom, Vakataka Kingdom, Kadamba Empire.

What comes next: 700

Appear by 700: Tibetan Empire, Umayyad Caliphate, Khadga Dynasty, Kashmir, Tang Dynasty, Haripuñjaya, Turks, Lavo Kingdom.

Gone by 700: Sasanian Empire, Maukhari Dynasty, Tuyuhun, Kalabhra Dynasty, Western Göktürks, Protectorate of the Western Regions.

Questions about this map

Which countries were in India and South Asia in 600?

The map data draws 15 states and other polities in India and South Asia in 600. The largest by land were the Sasanian Empire, the Maukhari Dynasty, the Chalukya Dynasty, the Maitraka Dynasty and Tuyuhun.

What was the largest empire in India and South Asia in 600?

Of the states on this map, Western Göktürks held the most land in total: about 5.8 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 600 interactively?

Yes. Open the interactive map at 600, 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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