Timeline of Asian nations

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This timeline lists all Asian sovereign nations, both current and defunct, of the second and third millennia. Vassal states, unrecognized states or states with limited recognition throughout history are generally not included unless they evolved at some point into a sovereign state. Territorial changes that don't consume whole nations or produce new ones are not considered.

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Current Sovereign States / Decades	before																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																															Decades / Current Sovereign States
Philippines	900 Kingdom of Tondo																																			1500 Kingdom of Tondo																																			1589 Spanish East Indies (Spanish Empire)						1600 Spanish East Indies (Spanish Empire)																																																							1762 British Manila (British Empire)		1768 Spanish East Indies (Spanish Empire)													1800 Spanish East Indies (Spanish Empire)																																											1899 First Philippine Republic	1901 U.S Military Government Philippines (United States)									1917 U.S Military Government Philippines (United States)								1935 Commonwealth of the Philippines (United States)		1942 Second Philippine Republic (Japanese Empire)	1945 Commonwealth of the Philippines (United States)	1946 Third Republic of the Philippines									1965 Fourth Republic of the Philippines										1986 Fifth Republic of the Philippines															Philippines
	900 Kingdom of Tondo																																			1500? Kingdom of Maynila (Sultanate of Brunei)																												1571 Spanish East Indies (Spanish Empire)
	Tagalog people	1000? Kingdom of Namayan																																																														1571 Spanish East Indies (Spanish Empire)
	950 Kingdom of Butuan
	Cebuano people, Moro people																																			1500? Sultanate of Maguindanao
	Tausūg people																																			1457? Sultanate of Sulu
Brunei	600? Po-ni (Srivijayan Empire)																																			1250? Po-ni																																																			1375 Sultanate of Brunei																																																						1842 Sultanate of Brunei																			1882 Sultanate of Brunei			1888 Protectorate of Brunei (British Empire)																						1942 Brunei (Japanese Empire)	1945 Protectorate of Brunei (British Empire)																		1984 Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace																	Brunei
Malaysia																																																																																																																																													1842 Sultanate of Brunei																			1882 North Borneo (British Empire)																									1942 North Borneo (Japanese Empire)	1945 North Borneo (British Empire)	1946 Crown Colony of North Borneo (British Empire)							1963 Malaysia	1965 Malaysia																										Malaysia
																																																																																																																																													1842 Kingdom of Sarawak (British Empire)																																												1942 Sarawak (Japanese Empire)	1945 Kingdom of Sarawak (British Empire)	1946 Crown Colony of Sarawak (British Empire)																																			1946 Malayan Union (British Empire)	1948 Federation of Malaya (British Empire)
	630 Kedah Kingdom																																			1136 Kedah Sultanate																																																					1909 Unfederated Malay States (British Empire)														1942 Malaya (Japanese Empire)	1945 U.M.S. (British Empire)
	600? Srivijayan Empire							1025 Chola Empire								1050? Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom																																								1280? Sukhothai Kingdom																																								1377 Majapahit Empire												1402 Malacca Sultanate																																															1511 Portuguese Malacca (Portuguese Empire)									1528 Portuguese Malacca (Portuguese Empire)																																																											1641 Dutch Malacca (Dutch Empire)																																																							1824 East India Company (British Empire)	1826 Straits Settlements (British Empire)																								1895 Federated Malay States (British Empire)																		1945 F.M.S. (British Empire)
								1025 Chola Empire								1050? Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom																																																																																																																																																				1528 Portuguese Malacca (Portuguese Empire)																																																											1641 Dutch Malacca (Dutch Empire)																																																							1824 East India Company (British Empire)	1826 Straits Settlements (British Empire)																								1895 Straits Settlements (British Empire)																		1945 S.S. (British Empire)
								1025 Srivijayan Empire																																					1528 Johor Sultanate																																																																																																																							1819 Johor Sultanate																																							1909 Unfederated Malay States (British Empire)																				1945 U.M.S. (British Empire)
Singapore								1025 Srivijayan Empire																																					1528 Johor Sultanate																																																																																																																							1819 Singapore (British Empire)			1826 Straits Settlements (British Empire)																																																			1942 Singapore (Japanese Empire)	1945 S.S. (British Empire)	1946 Crown Colony of Singapore (British Empire)								1965 Republic of Singapore																								Singapore
Indonesia	600? Srivijayan Empire																																			1257? Pasai Kingdom																																																					1496 Aceh Sultanate																																																						1903 Dutch East Indies (Dutch Empire)																			1942 East Indies (Japanese Empire)	1945 Indonesia (Dutch Empire)		1949 Republic of Indonesia																														Indonesia
																																				1257 Sultanate of Ternate																																																					1535 Sultanate of Ternate (Portuguese Empire)																1575 Sultanate of Ternate														1606 Sultanate of Ternate (Spanish Empire)																																																																													1663 Sultanate of Ternate									1683 Sultanate of Ternate (Dutch Empire)																																																						1800 Dutch East Indies (Dutch Empire)
																																				1257 Srivijayan Empire													1293 Majapahit Empire																																																							1527 Sultanate of Demak																		1568 Kingdom of Pajang								1586 Mataram Sultanate																																																																		1755 Surakarta Sultanate																																	1825 Dutch East Indies (Dutch Empire)
	752 Medang Kingdom														1045 Kediri Kingdom																																																																																									1527 Sultanate of Demak																		1568 Kingdom of Pajang								1586 Mataram Sultanate																																																																		1222 Singhasari Kingdom																																	1825 Dutch East Indies (Dutch Empire)																																		1755 Yogyakarta Sultanate
	669? Sunda Kingdom																																			1527 Sultanate of Banten																																																					1813 Dutch East Indies (Dutch Empire)
East Timor	3000BC? Pre-colonial Timor																																			1377? Majapahit Empire																																																					1515 Timor (Portuguese Empire)																																																						1702 Portuguese Timor (Portuguese Empire)																																																									1975 East Timor (Indonesia)												2002 Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste									East Timor
Vietnam	938 Dai Viet																																			1406 Dai Viet (China Empire)							1427 Dai Viet																																																						1802 Nguyễn Dynasty												1832 Nguyễn Dynasty													1862 Nguyễn Dynasty						1874 Nguyễn Dynasty					1884 Tonkin (French Empire)	1887 French Indochina (French Empire)												1917 French Indochina (French Empire)												1941 French Indochina (Japanese Empire)	1945 North Vietnam (French Empire)				1954 North Vietnam								1976 Vietnam																				Vietnam
	938 Dai Viet																																			1406 Dai Viet (China Empire)							1427 Dai Viet																																																						1802 Nguyễn Dynasty																									1862 Nguyễn Dynasty						1874 Annam (French Empire)																															1945 North Vietnam (French Empire)				1954 North Vietnam
	192 Champa																																			1692 Champa (Dai Viet)																																																					1862 Cochinchina colony (French Empire)										1945 Cochinchina colony (French Empire)		1949 State of Vietnam (French Union)		1954 South Vietnam
Cambodia	802 Khmer Empire																																			1431 Kingdom of Cambodia (Ayutthaya)																																																					1570 Kingdom of Cambodia							1593 Kingdom of Cambodia (Ayutthaya)															1622 Kingdom of Cambodia																		1658 Kingdom of Cambodia (Dai Viet)																																																							1797 Kingdom of Cambodia																	1834 Kingdom of Cambodia (Nguyễn Dynasty)						1847 Kingdom of Cambodia						1863 French protectorate of Cambodia (French Empire)												1945 Cambodia (Kingdom of Thailand)	1946 French protectorate of Cambodia (French Empire)			1953/54 Kingdom Of Cambodia									1970 Khmer Republic	1975 Democratic Kampuchea	1979 People's Republic of Kampuchea				1989 State of Cambodia		1993 Cambodia													Cambodia
Laos	802 Khmer Empire																																			1238 Sukhothai Kingdom																																																1354 Lan Xang																																																																											1574 Burma (Toungoo Dynasty)									1596 Lan Xang																																																			1707 Kingdom of Champasak																																																							1893 French Laos (French Empire)																	1945 French Laos (French Empire)	1949 Laos (French Union)	1953/54 Kingdom of Laos								1975 Laos																	Laos
																																				1238 Khmer Empire																																																																																																							1707 Kingdom of Luang Phrabang																																																																																1765 Burma (Konbaung Dynasty)							1778 Kingdom of Luang Phrabang
																																				1238 Khmer Empire																																																																																																							1707 Kingdom of Vientiane																																																																																1765 Burma (Konbaung Dynasty)							1778 Kingdom of Vientiane																													1828 Kingdom of Siam
Thailand	802? Lavo Kingdom (Khmer Empire)																																			1238 Sukhothai Kingdom																																																					1378 Sukhothai Kingdom (Ayutthaya Kingdom)																																											1468 Sukhothai & Ayutthaya Kingdom (personal union)																																					1564 Burma (Toungoo Dynasty)								1584 Ayutthaya Kingdom																																																											1767 Thonburi Kingdom					1782 Kingdom of Siam																				1828 Kingdom of Siam								1855 Kingdom of Siam																1917 Kingdom of Siam									1939 Kingdom of Thailand																																	Thailand
																																				1238 Lavo Kingdom																																															1350 Ayutthaya Kingdom													1388 Ayutthaya Kingdom
																																				1238 Lavo Kingdom																																															1351 Lavo Kingdom													1388 Ayutthaya Kingdom
	638 Ngoenyang																																			1292 Kingdom of Lanna																1338 Kingdom of Lanna																																																						1558 Burma (Toungoo Dynasty)																		1602 Ayutthaya Kingdom		1614 Burma (Toungoo Dynasty and Konbaung Dynasty)																																																							1774 Kingdom of Siam (Thonburi Kingdom)
	661 Hariphunchai																																			1292 Kingdom of Lanna
	661 Kingdom of Payao
Myanmar	? Cis-Salween Shan States																		1057 Pagan Empire																																								1287 Shan States																																																					1555 Toungoo Dynasty																																																									1740 Toungoo Dynasty													1752 Konbaung Dynasty		1757 Konbaung Dynasty													1784 Konbaung Dynasty																			1826 Konbaung Dynasty													1852 Konbaung Dynasty														1885 British Burma (British Empire)																									1942 State of Burma (Japanese Empire)	1945 British Burma (British Empire)		1948 Union of Myanmar										1974 Union of Myanmar																2010 Republic of Union of Myanmar	Myanmar
	849 Pagan Dynasty																																																										1287 Pagan	1298 Myinsaing Kingdom									1313 Pinya Kingdom																					1364 Ava Kingdom																																																																																																																																																																																																																	1510 Ava Kingdom
	849 Pagan Dynasty																																																										1287 Pagan	1298 Myinsaing Kingdom									1315 Sagaing Kingdom																					1364 Ava Kingdom																																																																																																																																																																																																																	1510 Toungoo Dynasty										1539 Toungoo Dynasty
	800? Thaton Kingdom																																																										1287 Hanthawaddy Kingdom																																																					1740 Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom																	1852 British Lower Burma (British Empire)																																																																																																																																																																																				1539 Toungoo Dynasty
	900? Arakan																																																										1287 Launggyet																																																					1430 Mrauk-U Kingdom																																																									1826 British Arakan (British Empire)
Maldives	Dhivehi people, Giraavaru people, Sinhalese people																																			1153 Sultanate of Maldives																																																					1558 Maldives (Portuguese Empire)					1573 Sultanate of Maldives																																																							1796 Sultanate of Maldives (British Empire)																																																									1965 Republic of Maldives																										Maldives
Sri Lanka	337BC Anuradhapura Kingdom					1017 Chola Empire						1037 Chola Empire						1056 Kingdom of Polonnaruwa																																								1215 Kingdom of Aryacakravarti		1220 Kingdom of Aryacakravarti																																																						1619 Portuguese Ceylon (Portuguese Empire)																		1656 Dutch Ceylon (Dutch Empire)																																																							1815 British Ceylon (British Empire)																																																										1948 Dominion of Ceylon (British Empire)											1972 Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka																			Sri Lanka
												1037 Kingdom of Ruhuna																																																1220 Kingdom of Dambadeniya																																																		1341 Kingdom of Gampola			1347 Kingdom of Raigama																																																																																																																																																																			1412 Kingdom of Kotte																						1469 Kingdom of Kotte												1505 Portuguese Ceylon (Portuguese Empire)																					1594 Portuguese Ceylon (Portuguese Empire)
																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																						1505 Kingdom of Kotte						1521 Kingdom of Kotte										1565 Kingdom of Sitawaka
																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																						1505 Kingdom of Kotte						1521 Kingdom of Sitawaka										1565 Kingdom of Sitawaka
																																																																																																																																														1469 Kingdom of Kandy
Bhutan	2000BC Bhutan																																			1616 Kingdom of Bhutan																																																					1949 Kingdom of Bhutan		1956 Kingdom of Bhutan					1969 Kingdom of Bhutan																							Bhutan
Nepal	800BC Nepal																																			1201 Kingdom of Kathmandu																																																					1768 Kingdom of Nepal																																																						1962 Kingdom of Nepal																							2008 Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal				Nepal
																																				1201 Kingdom of Patan
																																				1201 Kingdom of Bhaktapur
Bangladesh	750 Pala Empire																					1070 Sena Empire																																											1206 Delhi Sultanate																																																						1342 Sultanate of Bengal																																																							1564 Mughal Empire																																																											1804 Company rule in India (British Empire)																								1858 British Raj (British Empire)																																			1947 Dominion of Pakistan			1955 Islamic Republic of Pakistan					1971 People's Republic of Bangladesh																			Bangladesh
India	750 Pala Empire																																			1174 Kamata Kingdom																																																					1342 Sultanate of Bengal																																																						1564 Mughal Empire																																																									1947 Union of India		1950 Republic of India				1961 Republic of India																																																																																						India
	750 Pala Empire																																			1174 Kamata Kingdom																																																					1342 Kamata Kingdom																																																						1562 Kamata Kingdom								1581 Kamata Kingdom			1586 Koch Bihar																																		1664 Mughal Empire
	300 Kingdom of Kamarupa																																			1187 Kingdom of Kamarupa																1228 Kachari Kingdom																																																						1581 Koch Hajo															1614 Mughal Empire
																																				1187 Kingdom of Kamarupa																1228 Ahom kingdom																																																						1673 Ahom kingdom																																																									1826 Company rule in India (British Empire)
																																				1187 Sutiya Kingdom																																																																						1673 Ahom kingdom																																																									1826 Company rule in India (British Empire)
	973 Western Chalukya Empire																																			1189 Yadava Dynasty																																																					1347 Bahmani Sultanate															1382 Bahmani Sultanate																																										1482 Bahmani Sultanate														1510 Portuguese State of India (Portuguese Empire)
																																																																																																																																																		1482 Bidar Sultanate																																																																																								1619 Bihapur Sultanate																														1686 Mughal Empire															1724 State of Hyderabad (British Empire)																																												1948 Union of India	1950 Republic of India
																																																																																																																																																		1482 Bahmani Sultanate				1490 Bahmani Sultanate																	1527 Bihapur Sultanate																																																																			1619 Bihapur Sultanate																														1686 Mughal Empire
																																																																																																																																																						1490 Ahmadnagar Sultanate																																					1574 Ahmadnagar Sultanate																																															1636 Mughal Empire
																																																																																																																																																						1490 Berar Sultanate																																					1574 Ahmadnagar Sultanate																																															1636 Mughal Empire
	900 Kalachuri Empire																																																																																																							1382 Khandesh Sultanate																																																								1601 Mughal Empire
	624 Eastern Chalukya dynasty																																			1189 Kakatiya dynasty																																																					1353 Kakatiya dynasty				1364 Kingdom of Golkonda																																																							1541 Kingdom of Golkonda												1565 Kingdom of Golkonda																																																					1686 Mughal Empire																																																					1804 Company rule in India (British Empire)																					1858 British Raj (British Empire)																																	1947 Union of India
	624 Eastern Chalukya dynasty																																			1189 Kakatiya dynasty																																																					1353 Reddy dynasty																																									1448 Gajapati Kingdom
																								1079 Eastern Ganga Dynasty																																												1434 Gajapati Kingdom						1541 Vijayanagara Empire																																																								1448 Gajapati Kingdom
	300BC Chola Empire																																			1289 Pandyan Dynasty																			1336 Vijayanagara Empire																													1399 Vijayanagara Empire
	600BC Pandyan Dynasty																																			1289 Pandyan Dynasty																																																1399 Vijayanagara Empire
									1026 Hoysala Empire																																					1399 Kingdom of Mysore																																																						1799 Company rule in India (British Empire)
	942 Solankis																																			1244 Gujarat																																																					1573 Mughal Empire																																												1674 Maratha Empire																																																							1820 Company rule in India (British Empire)
	800 Paramara dynasty																																			1382 Delhi Sultanate				1392 Malwa Sultanate																																																				1562 Mughal Empire																																																							1705 Maratha Empire
																						1070 Sena Empire																																																											1230 Delhi Sultanate																																																							1526 Mughal Empire																																																																					1689 Maratha Empire
	900 Chandela Dynasty																																			1206 Delhi Sultanate
	650 Gurjara Pratihara Empire											1036 Gahadvala Dynasty																																						1170 Ghurid Sultanate																1206 Delhi Sultanate																																																						1488 Delhi Sultanate
	650 Gurjara Pratihara Empire											1036 Tomara dynasty																																						1488? Rajput States																																																																						1568 Mughal Empire																																																							1707 Maratha Empire
	600BC Kashmir																																			1588 Mughal Empire																																																					1747 Durrani Empire																														1819 Sikh Empire													1846 Kashmir and Jammu (British Empire)
Pakistan	600BC Kashmir																																			1588 Mughal Empire																																																					1747 Durrani Empire																														1819 Sikh Empire													1846 Kashmir and Jammu (British Empire)																																										1947 Dominion of Pakistan				1955 Islamic Republic of Pakistan							1971 Islamic Republic of Pakistan																							Pakistan
	200 Shahis		1005 Ghaznavid Empire																																				1187 Ghurid Sultanate						1206 Delhi Sultanate																																																						1526 Mughal Empire																																																								1747 Durrani Empire																																																						1799 Sikh Empire																							1849 Company rule in India (British Empire)					1858 British Raj (British Empire)
	200 Shahis		1005 Ghaznavid Empire																																				1187 Ghurid Sultanate						1206 Delhi Sultanate																																																						1526 Mughal Empire																																																								1747 Durrani Empire																																																						1799 Durrani Empire													1826 Company rule in India (British Empire)															1858 British Raj (British Empire)
Afghanistan	963 Ghaznavid Empire																																			1148 Ghurid Sultanate																						1205 Khwarezmian Empire						1219 Mongol Empire			1225 Chagatai Khanate (Mongol Empire)													1256 Chagatai Khanate (Mongol Empire)		1261 Chagatai Khanate																																															1370 Timurid Empire																																																							1526 Mughal Empire																																																										1747 Durrani Empire																																1823 Emirate of Afghanistan																																						1926 Kingdom of Afghanistan													1973 Republic of Afghanistan	1978 Democratic Republic of Afghanistan		1992 Islamic State of Afghanistan	2001 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan						Afghanistan
																																																																																1256 Chagatai Khanate (Mongol Empire)		1261 Chagatai Khanate																																																																																																						1526 Khanate of Bukhara
																																																																																1256 Ilkhanate (Mongol Empire)		1261 Ilkhanate																																																																																																						1526 Safavid Iran																																																																																																																																																								1704 Hotaki dynasty					1738 Afsharid Iran
Tajikistan	999 Kara-Khanid Khanate																																			1130 Kara-Khitan Khanate																																					1223 Chagatai Khanate (Mongol Empire)																	1261 Chagatai Khanate																																															1370 Timurid Empire																																																							1506 Shaybanid Dynasty																																																										1736 Afsharid Iran							1750 Zand Iran			1756 Khanate of Bukhara												1785 Emirate of Bukhara																														1868 Russian Empire																			1920 Soviet Union													1991 Republic of Tajikistan					Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan	999 Kara-Khanid Khanate																																			1130 Kara-Khitan Khanate																																					1223 Chagatai Khanate (Mongol Empire)																	1261 Chagatai Khanate																																																						1500 Khanate of Bukhara																																																									1709 Khanate of Kokand																																																										1876 Russian Empire																	1991 Kyrgyz Republic												Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan	999 Kara-Khanid Khanate																																			1130 Kara-Khitan Khanate																																				1223 Chagatai Khanate (Mongol Empire)																		1261 Chagatai Khanate																																																						1456 Kazakh Khanate																																																									1847 Russian Empire																																		1991 Republic of Kazakhstan													Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan		1000 Cuman Khanate																																			1220 Golden Horde (Mongol Empire)															1261 Golden Horde																																																																																												1456 Kazakh Khanate																																																									1847 Russian Empire																																		1991 Republic of Kazakhstan													Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan	963 Ghaznavid Empire													1040 Seljuq Empire																																	1157 Khwarezmian Empire																												1223 Mongol Empire		1227 Chagatai Khanate (Mongol Empire)														1261 Chagatai Khanate																																																			1380 Timurid Empire																																																					1500 Khanate of Bukhara																																																										1785 Emirate of Bukhara																																					1873 Russian Empire															1991 Republic of Uzbekistan												Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan	963 Ghaznavid Empire													1040 Seljuq Empire																																	1157 Khwarezmian Empire																														1227 Mongol Empire													1256 Ilkhanate (Mongol Empire)	1261 Ilkhanate																																															1370 Timurid Empire															1405 Shaybanid Dynasty																																															1511 Khanate of Khiva																																																										1740 Afsharid Iran			1746 Khanate of Khiva																																															1873 Russian Empire																										1991 Turkmenistan					Turkmenistan
Iran	934 Buyid Empire											1037 Great Seljuq Empire																																						1194 Khwarezmian Empire																		1237 Mongol Empire									1256 Ilkhanate (Mongol Empire)		1261 Ilkhanate																																																			1381 Timurid Empire																																																			1501 Safavid Iran											1524 Safavid Iran																																																										1736 Afsharid Iran							1750 Zand Iran																	1794 Qajar Iran													1826 Qajar Iran																																				1925 Pahlavi Iran										1979 Islamic Republic of Iran								Iran
Iraq	750 Abbasid Caliphate											1037 Seljuq Empire																																						1194 Abbasid Caliphate																												1258 Mongol Empire	1261 Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)																																																							Aq qoyunlu 1468 Aq Qoyunlu												1501 Safavid Iran																1533 Ottoman Empire																																																								1920 British Mandate of Mesopotamia (British Empire)						1932 Kingdom of Iraq											1958 Arab Federation	1958 Republic of Iraq		1963 Republic of Iraq																	2003 Republic of Iraq								Iraq
Kuwait	750 Abbasid Caliphate											1037 Seljuq Empire																																						1194 Abbasid Caliphate																												1258 Mongol Empire	1261 Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)																																																							Aq qoyunlu 1468 Aq Qoyunlu												1501 Safavid Iran																1533 Ottoman Empire																																																								1920 Sheikhdom of Kuwait (British Empire)																			1961 Kuwait																										Kuwait
Oman	967 Buyid Empire																1053 Seljuq Empire																													1154 Nabhani dynasty																																																						1515 Portuguese Empire															1550 Ottoman Empire	1552 Portuguese Empire														1581 Ottoman Empire			1588 Portuguese Empire																												1650 Yarubid Imamate																																						1744 Al Said Imamate																																					1820 Al Said Imamate															1856 Muscat and Oman																						1891 Muscat and Oman (British Empire)																		1951 Sultanate of Oman & Mascat (British Empire)						1971 Sultanate of Oman																	Oman
United Arab Emirates	967 Buyid Empire																1053 Seljuq Empire																													1154 Nabhani dynasty																																																						1515 Portuguese Empire															1550 Ottoman Empire	1552 Portuguese Empire														1581 Ottoman Empire			1588 Portuguese Empire																												1650 Yarubid Imamate																																						1744 Al Said Imamate																																					1820 Trucial States (British Empire)																																																					1968 Federation Arab Emirates (British Empire)		1971 United Arab Emirates																United Arab Emirates
Bahrain	750 Abbasid Caliphate																																			1253 Usfurids Dynasty																																1330 Jarwanid dynasty (Ormus Kingdom)																																				1418 ? Jabrids dynasty																																													1521 Portuguese Empire																																		1602 Safavid Iran																																																						1717 Yarubid Imamate										1744 Al Said Immamate					1753 Zand Iran											1783 Bahrain																		1820 Bahrain															1861 Bahrain (British Empire)																									1932 Bahrain (British Empire)						1971 Bahrain					2002 Bahrain					Bahrain
Qatar	750 Abbasid Caliphate																																			1258 Usfurids Dynasty																														1521 Portuguese Empire																																						1418 ? Jabrids dynasty																																													1538 Ottoman Empire																																																									1680 Safavid Iran																		1783 Bahrain																							1744 Al Said Immamate					1753 Zand Iran											1818 Ottoman Empire									1830 Bahrain									1861 Qatar (British Empire)			1872 Ottoman Empire																1916 Qatar (British Empire)							1936 Qatar (British Empire)				1949 Qatar (British Empire)									1971 Qatar								Qatar
Yemen	967 Fatimid Caliphate																																			1173 Ayyubid Sultanate																						1229 Rasulid dynasty																																																					1515 Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)	1517 Ottoman Empire																																																									1886 Aden Protectorate (British Empire)																																		1962 Federation of South Arabia (British Empire)	1967 People's Democratic Republic of Yemen											1990 Republic of Yemen															Yemen							1717 Yarubid Imamate
																																																																																																																																																																									1886 Aden Protectorate (British Empire)																																		1962 Protectorate of South Arabia (British Empire)	1967 People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
																																																																																																																																																																									1886 Ottoman Empire													1918 Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen																					1962 Yemen Arab Republic
Saudi Arabia	967 Fatimid Caliphate																											1094 Ayyubid Sultanate																																															1254 Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)																																																							1517 Ottoman Empire																																																							1916 Kingdom of Hejaz				1926 Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz			1932 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia																																									Saudi Arabia
Jordan	750 Abbasid Caliphate																																			1171 Ayyubid Sultanate																																				1260 Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)																																																							1517 Ottoman Empire																																																							1918 British Mandate for Palestine (British Empire)														1948 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan				1958 Arab Federation	1958 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan																													Jordan
Israel	909 Fatimid Caliphate																													1099 Kingdom of Jerusalem																																																																																																																																																								1918 British Mandate for Palestine (British Empire)														1948 State of Israel																																		Israel
Lebanon	750 Abbasid Caliphate																																		1124 Kingdom of Jerusalem																																																																																																																																																			1918 Ottoman Empire	1920 French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon (France)							1936 State of Greater Lebanon (France)			1943 Republic of Lebanon																																					Lebanon
Syria	750 Abbasid Caliphate																								1080 Seljuq Empire																																						1194 Ayyubid Sultanate																												1260 Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)																																																						1512 Ottoman Empire																																																										1936 Syrian Arab Republic									1958 United Arab Republic	1961 Syrian Arab Republic																												Syria
Syria	909 Fatimid Caliphate																													1098 Principality of Antioch																																																										1268 Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)																																																									1512 Ottoman Empire																																																										1936 Syrian Arab Republic									1958 United Arab Republic	1961 Syrian Arab Republic																												Syria
Turkey	909 Fatimid Caliphate																													1098 County of Edessa														1149 Seljuq Empire																			1194 Zengid dynasty																																																						1517 Ottoman Empire																																																							1923 Republic of Turkey																																													Turkey
	330 Byzantine Empire																																			1198 Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia																																																					1375 Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)
	330 Byzantine Empire																						1077 Seljuq Empire																																								1194 Sultanate of Rûm																																													1299 Ottoman Empire																																																									1453 Ottoman Empire			1461 Ottoman Empire
	330 Byzantine Empire																																			1204 Empire of Nicaea																							1261 Roman Empire																																																										1517 Ottoman Empire																																																1453 Ottoman Empire
	330 Byzantine Empire																																			1204 Empire of Trebizond
Cyprus	965 Byzantine Empire																																			1192 Kingdom of Cyprus																																																					1489 Republic of Venice																																		1570 Ottoman Empire																																																							1878 Cyprus (British Empire)																1914 United Kingdom					1925 Cyprus (British Empire)																1960 Republic of Cyprus																											Cyprus
Armenia	886 Armenia														1045 Byzantine Empire						1064 Seljuq Empire																																									1259 Ilkhanate (Mongol Empire)	1261 Ilkhanate																															1335 Jalayirid Sultanate																																											Qara Qoyunlu 1432 Qara Qoyunlu															Aq Koyunlu 1468 Aq Koyunlu															1501 Safavid Iran									1524 Ottoman Empire																																																											1813 Ottoman Empire						1826 Russian Empire																																						1918 Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic	1918 Democratic Republic of Armenia	1920 Soviet Union																								1991 Republic of Armenia												Armenia
Azerbaijan	667 Azerbaijan									1030 Ghaznavid Empire							1055 Seljuq Empire																																								1231 Mongol Empire											1256 Ilkhanate (Mongol Empire)		1261 Ilkhanate																																																																			Qara Qoyunlu 1432 Qara Qoyunlu															Aq Koyunlu 1468 Aq Koyunlu															1501 Safavid Iran									1524 Ottoman Empire																																																											1813 Russian Empire						1826 Russian Empire																																							1918 Azerbaijan Democratic Republic																									1991 Republic of Azerbaijan												Azerbaijan
Georgia	810 Kingdom of Georgia			1008 Kingdom of Georgia																		1071 Seljuq Empire								1099 Kingdom of Georgia																																															1220 Mongol Empire									1243 Kingdom of Georgia																																																						1460 Kingdom of Kartli																																									1555 Kingdom of Kartli (Safavid)																																																											1801 Russian Empire																																																																	1918 Democratic Republic of Georgia	1991 Georgia												Georgia
Georgia	780 Kingdom of Abkhazia			1008 Kingdom of Georgia																		1071 Seljuq Empire								1099 Kingdom of Georgia																																															1220 Mongol Empire									1243 Kingdom of Georgia																																																						1460 Kingdom of Imereti																																									1555 Kingdom of Imereti (Ottoman Empire)																																																											1801 Russian Empire																																																																	1918 Democratic Republic of Georgia	1991 Georgia												Georgia
Russia	650 Kingdom of Alania																																			1238 Mongol Empire	1240 Golden Horde (Mongol Empire)							1261 Golden Horde									1283 Golden Horde																																																						1520 Grand Duchy of Moscow											1547 Tsardom of Russia																																																							1721 Russian Empire																																																											1917 Russian Republic 1917 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic			1922 Soviet Union																														1991 Russian Federation											Russia
		1000 Cuman Khanate
	880 Kievan Rus'							1024 Principality of Chernigov																					1097 Principality of Murom-Ryazan																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																								1237 Mongol Empire
								1024 Kievan Rus'																			1093 Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal																																																	1283 Grand Duchy of Moscow (Golden Horde)																																																																																																																																																																																																									1478 Grand Duchy of Moscow (Golden Horde)	1480 Grand Duchy of Moscow
								1024 Kievan Rus'																			1093 Kievan Rus'																																															1136 Novgorod Republic																																																																																																																																																																																																											1478 Grand Duchy of Moscow (Golden Horde)	1480 Grand Duchy of Moscow
Japan	660BC Japan																																																				1603 Japan (Tokugawa family)																																																																														1868 Empire of Japan		1870 Empire of Japan																																	1945 Occupation of Japan			1952 Japan							1972 Japan												1999 Japan										Japan
	Ryukyuan people																																							1314 Kingdom of Hokuzan																																															1429 Ryūkyū Kingdom																																																						1609 Ryūkyū Kingdom Japan (Tokugawa family)																																																										1879 Empire of Japan																															1952 United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands United States
																																					1314 Kingdom of Chūzan
																																				1314 Kingdom of Nanzan
North Korea	935 Kingdom of Goguryo																																			1231 Mongol Empire																		1279 Mongol Empire (Yuan Dynasty)																														1350 Kingdom of Goryeo																		1392 Kingdom of Great Joseon																																																								1897 Korean Empire						1910 Korea (Japan Empire)													1945/1946 Provisional People's Committee for North Korea (Soviet Union)		1948 Democratic People's Republic of Korea																																North Korea
South Korea	935 Kingdom of Goguryo																																			1231 Mongol Empire																		1279 Mongol Empire (Yuan Dynasty)																														1350 Kingdom of Goryeo																		1392 Kingdom of Great Joseon																																																								1897 Korean Empire						1910 Korea (Japan Empire)													1945 United States Army Military Government in Korea (United States)		1948 Republic of Korea																																South Korea
Republic Of China	Chinese people, Taiwanese aborigines																																			1540 Kingdom of Middag																																																					1732 China Empire (Qing Dynasty)									1756 China Empire (Qing Dynasty)																																													1862 China Empire (Qing Dynasty)														1890 China Empire (Qing Dynasty)			1895 Taiwan (Japan Empire)																				1945 Republic of China	1949 Republic of China (Taiwan)																																	Republic Of China
																																				Chinese people, Taiwanese aborigines																																1624 Dutch Formosa									1642 Dutch Formosa								1662 Kingdom of Tungning Qing Dynasty																																																																																																																																		1683 China Empire (Qing Dynasty)
																																				Chinese people, Taiwanese aborigines																																1626 Spanish Formosa									1642 Dutch Formosa								1662 Kingdom of Tungning Qing Dynasty																																																																																																																																		1683 China Empire (Qing Dynasty)
People's Republic of China	840 Kara-Khanid Khanate																																			1212 Mongol Empire					1227 Chagatai Khanate (Mongol Empire)													1261 Chagatai Khanate																																																																																																										1399 Four Oirats																																																								1636? Zunghar Khanate																																																						1895 China Empire (Qing Dynasty)				1911/1912 Republic of China								1928 Republic of China						1949 People's Republic of China																									People's Republic of China
	960 China Empire (Song Dynasty) (Unified 221 BC under Qin Dynasty)												1038 China Empire (Song Dynasty)																																						1279 Yuan (Mongol Empire)																																						1368 China Empire (Ming Dynasty)																																																																							1644 China Empire (Qing Dynasty)
													1038 Tangut Empire (Western Xia)																																																																																																																																																																																																			1227 Mongol Empire
	937 Kingdom of Dali																																			1253 Mongol Empire
	841 Tibet																																			1247 Tibet (Mongol Empire)
	916 Khitan Empire (Liao Dynasty)																																1115 Jin dynasty		1125 Jurchen Empire (Jin dynasty)																																																																																																																																																																													1234 Mongol Empire
Mongolia	916 Khitan Empire (Liao Dynasty)																																		1125 Jurchen Empire (Jin dynasty)
Mongolia	916 Khitan Empire (Liao Dynasty)																																		1125 Khamag Mongol																																	1206 Mongol Empire																														1368 Northern Yuan (Mongol Empire)																																																																																																														1635 Qing Dynasty				1911 Bogd Khaanate of Mongolia				1919 Bogd Khaanate of Mongolia (Republic of China)		1921 Mongolia	1924 Mongolian People's Republic								1940 Mongolian People's Republic																						1992 Mongolia													Mongolia
Current Sovereign States / Decades	before																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																					Mongolia
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Empires are highlighted by color:
	Japanese Empire, Japan
	Kingdom of England, Commonwealth of England, The Protectorate, Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
	Habsburg Spain, Spanish Empire, Spain
	Kingdom of France, French Empire, France
	Dutch Republic, Dutch Empire, Batavian Republic, Kingdom of Holland, United Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands
	Ayyubid Sultanate, Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)
	Byzantine Empire
	Ottoman Empire, Turkey
	Mongol Empire
	Grand Duchy of Moscow, Tsardom of Russia, Russian Empire, Soviet Union, Russia
	Kingdom of Portugal, Portuguese Empire, Portugal

	Mughal Empire
	Korean Empire
	Great Seljuq Empire, Khwarezmian Empire, Timurid Empire, Safavid dynasty, Afsharid dynasty, Zand dynasty, Qajar dynasty, Pahlavi dynasty, Iran
	Pagan Empire, Toungoo Dynasty, Konbaung Dynasty
	China Empire, Republic of China, People's Republic of China

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