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Ancient Asia

13 maps, last one added on Nov 01, 2017

Ancient Anatolia

29 maps, last one added on Nov 10, 2018

Ancient Armenia

4 maps, last one added on Dec 23, 2013

Ancient Syria

4 maps, last one added on Feb 10, 2014

Ancient Persia

8 maps, last one added on Sep 14, 2014

Ancient Phoenicia

4 maps, last one added on Jan 02, 2014

Ancient Judaea and Palestine

9 maps, last one added on Dec 13, 2018

Ancient Afganistan to India

2 maps, last one added on Oct 22, 2013

Far East

8 maps, last one added on Mar 26, 2019

9 atlases on 1 page(s)

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Map - Ancient Syria578 views

Map - The Armenian Empire of Tigranes 597 views

Map - Ancient Judea624 views

Map - Caria, ancient region of modern Turkey512 views

Map - Xin Dynasty 8 - 23 A.D.6 viewsXin Dynasty 8 - 23 A.D.

Wang Mang was a Han Dynasty official and consort kin who seized the throne from the Liu family and founded the Xin Dynasty, ruling 9�23 A.D. The Han dynasty was restored after his overthrow, and his rule marks the separation between the Western Han Dynasty (before Xin) and Eastern Han Dynasty (after Xin). Some historians have traditionally viewed Wang as a usurper, while others have portrayed him as a visionary and selfless social reformer. Though a learned Confucian scholar who sought to implement the harmonious society he saw in the classics, his efforts ended in chaos. In October 23 A.D., the capital Chang'an was attacked and the imperial palace ransacked. Wang Mang died in the battle. The Han dynasty was reestablished in 25 A.D. when Liu Xiu (Emperor Guangwu) took the throne.

Map - Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia during the XIII century481 views

Map - Judea under Jonathan Apphus (the diplomat) 161 - 143 B.C.488 viewsGreen - area ruled by Judea in 160 B.C.
Purple - area conquered by Jonathan Apphus

Map - Ancient Asia Minor451 views

Last additions - Asia

Map - China, Qin dynasty 221 - 206 B.C.7 viewsMap of Qin Dynasty and its administrative divisions, 221 - 206 B.C.

The Qin dynasty was the first dynasty of Imperial China, lasting from 221 to 206 B.C. Named for its heartland in Qin state (modern Gansu and Shaanxi), the dynasty was founded by Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of Qin. The strength of the Qin state was greatly increased by the Legalist reforms of Shang Yang in the fourth century B.C., during the Warring States period. In the mid and late third century B.C., the Qin state carried out a series of swift conquests, first ending the powerless Zhou dynasty, and eventually conquering the other six of the Seven Warring States. Its 15 years was the shortest major dynasty in Chinese history, consisting of only two emperors, but inaugurated an imperial system that lasted from 221 B.C., with interruption and adaptation, until 1912 A.D. Mar 26, 2019

Map - The Great Jin, the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, as of 1142 A.D.3 viewsMap - The Great Jin, the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, as of 1142 A.D.

The Jin dynasty, the Great Jin, ruled north eastern China 1115 to 1234. Its name is sometimes written as Kin, Jurchen Jin or Jinn in English to differentiate it from an earlier Chinese dynasty with the same name. Its rulers were of Jurchen descent. After vanquishing the Liao, the Jin launched an over hundred-year struggle against the Song dynasty, in southern China. Over the course of their rule, the Jurchens of Jin quickly adapted to Chinese customs, and even fortified the Great Wall against the rising Mongols. The Mongols invaded the Jin under Genghis Khan in 1211 and inflicted catastrophic defeats. Although the Jin seemed to suffer a never-ending wave of defeats, revolts, defections, and coups, they proved tenacious. The Jin finally succumbed to Mongol conquest 23 years later in 1234.Mar 25, 2019

Map China showing Eastern Wei, Western Wei and Liang, c. 535�557.6 viewsMap China showing Eastern Wei, Western Wei and Liang, c. 535�557.Mar 25, 2019

Map - Western Hahn Dynasty in 87 B.C.3 viewsMap - Western Hahn Dynasty in 87 B.C.

Showing the capital Chang'an and the location of all commandery seats. In the Western Regions, a number of pretectorates were Han vassals and under the nominal authority of the Chief Protector of the Western Regions appointed by the Han court.

From roughly 115 to 60 BC, Han forces fought the Xiongnu over control of the oasis city-states in the Tarim Basin. Han was eventually victorious and established the Protectorate of the Western Regions in 60 BC, which dealt with the region's defense and foreign affairs. The Han also expanded southward. The naval conquest of Nanyue in 111 BC expanded the Han realm into what are now modern Guangdong, Guangxi, and northern Vietnam. Yunnan was brought into the Han realm with the conquest of the Dian Kingdom in 109 BC, followed by parts of the Korean Peninsula with the Han conquest of Gojoseon and colonial establishments of Xuantu Commandery and Lelang Commandery in 108 BC. In China's first known nationwide census taken in 2 AD, the population was registered as having 57,671,400 individuals in 12,366,470 households.Mar 25, 2019

Judea after Herod27 viewsJudea after Herod (Modified from Wikipedia)Dec 13, 2018

1204 AD The Latin Empire and Partition of the Byzantine Empire after the 4th Crusade, c. 1204.47 viewsThe Latin Empire and the Partition of the Byzantine Empire after the 4th crusade, c. 1204; borders are approximate.Nov 10, 2018

Vietnam Territorial expansion from Ly Dynasty to early Nguyen Dynasty.66 viewsHistory of Vietnam
Geographical Names - Rulers
2879�2524 BC Xich Quy - Hong Bang dynasty
2524�258 BC Van Lang - Hong Bang dynasty
257�179 BC Au Lac - Thuc dynasty
207�111 BC Nam Viet - Trieu dynasty (southern China as well as northern Vietnam, capital: Panyu)
111 BC�40 AD Giao Chi - 1st Chinese domination
40�43 Linh Nam - Trung Sisters
43�299 Giao Chi - 2nd Chinese domination
299�544 Giao Chau - 2nd Chinese domination
544�602 Van Xuan - Early Ly dynasty
602�938 Giao Chau - 3rd Chinese domination
602�679 An Nam
679�757 An Nam
757�766 Tran Nam
766�866 An Nam
866�939 Tinh Hai quan
939�967 Tinh Hai quan - Ngo dynasty
968�980 Dai Co Viet - Dinh dynasty
980�1054 Dai Co Viet - Early Le dynasty
1054�1009 Dai Viet - Early Le dynasty
1009�1225 Dai Viet - Later Ly dynasty
1225�1400 Dai Viet - Tran dynasty
1400�1407 Dai Ngu - Ho dynasty
1407�1413 Giao Chi - 4th Chinese domination/Later Tran dynasty
1413�1427 Giao Chi - 4th Chinese domination
1428�1777 Dai Viet - Later Le dynasty
- 1527�1592 Mac dynasty
- 1545�1787 Trinh lords
- 1558�1777 Nguyen lords
1778�1804 Dai Viet - Tay Son dynasty
1804�1839 Viet Nam - Nguyen dynasty
1839�1945 Dai Nam - Nguyen dynasty
1858�1954 French Indochina (Tonkin, Annam, & Cochinchina)
1945 Empire of Vietnam - Nguyen dynasty
1945�1976 North Vietnam - Democratic Republic of Vietnam
1955�1975 South Vietnam - Republic of Vietnam
1975�1976 South Vietnam - North Vietnamese Occupation
From 1976 Unification of VietnamAug 17, 2018