Learn the countries of Asia in 1600
The plan: 11 batches of five
How the pieces are shared out, five at a time and by area of the map (in brackets, the capital when its name differs). Each batch starts next to the last one.
- Batch 1: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kyiv (voivodeship)), Georgian kingdoms (Kartli, Kakheti, Imereti) (Tbilisi), Nogais and the peoples of the North Caucasus (No capital), Tsardom of Russia (Moscow), Khanate of Khiva (Urgench)
- Batch 2: Turkmen tribes (No capital), Safavid Empire (Qazvin), Khanate of Bukhara (Bukhara), Kazakh Khanate (Turkestan), Yarkent Khanate (Kashgaria) (Yarkand)
- Batch 3: Mughal Empire (Akbar's) (Fatehpur Sikri), Nepal and the Himalayan principalities (Kathmandu), Tibet (the Tsang kings) and Ladakh (Shigatse), Ahom kingdom and Koch Bihar (Garhgaon), Toungoo Burma (Ava) (Ava (Inwa))
- Batch 4: Kingdom of Arakan (Mrauk-U) (Mrauk-U), Pegu and the Mon coast (Portuguese Syriam) (Pegu (Bago)), Lan Na (a Burmese vassal) (Chiang Mai), Kingdom of Lan Xang (Vientiane), Trịnh lords and the Lê dynasty (Đàng Ngoài) (Thăng Long (Hanoi))
- Batch 5: Kingdom of Ayutthaya (Siam) (Ayutthaya), Kingdom of Cambodia (Longvek) (Longvek), Nguyễn lords (Đàng Trong) (Huế), Champa (Panduranga) (Panduranga), Johor Sultanate (Johor Lama)
- Batch 6: Aceh Sultanate (Banda Aceh), Sumatran sultanates (Jambi, Palembang, Minangkabau) (No capital), Banten Sultanate (Banten), Mataram Sultanate (Kotagede), Brunei Sultanate and the kingdoms of Borneo (Brunei)
- Batch 7: Sri Lanka (Kotte, Kandy, Jaffna) (Kotte), Nayakas and the heirs of Vijayanagara (Chandragiri), Kerala rajas (Calicut, Cochin, Venad) (Calicut (Kozhikode)), Portuguese India and Macau (Goa), Deccan sultanates (Bijapur, Golconda, Ahmednagar) (Bijapur)
- Batch 8: Indian Ocean islands (Maldives, Andaman, Nicobar) (No capital), Oman (Portuguese Muscat and the Ibadi interior) (Muscat), Bedouin tribes and Gulf sheikhs (No capital), Ottoman Empire (Istanbul), Oirat confederation (Dzungars) (No capital)
- Batch 9: Ming dynasty (Beijing), Mongol khanates (Khalkha, Chakhar, Ordos) (No capital), Later Jin (Nurhaci's Jurchens) (Hetu Ala), Korea (Joseon) (Hanyang (Seoul)), Japan (Toyotomi and Tokugawa) (Edo)
- Batch 10: Ryukyu Kingdom (Shuri), Taiwan's indigenous peoples (No capital), Spanish Philippines (Manila), Sultanates of Sulu and Maguindanao (Jolo), Eastern Indonesia (Gowa, Ternate, Bali…) (No capital)
- Batch 11: Ainu (Ezo) (No capital), Peoples of Siberia and the Arctic (No capital)
Learn the countries of Asia in 1600 at your own pace: we show you 52 pieces five at a time, each named on the map, and you go over the ones you miss until you know them. Free, no sign-up.
Test yourself
What is the easiest way to learn the countries of Asia in 1600?
By area and in small groups: learn five neighbouring pieces, find them on the map with no rush, and go over the ones you miss a little later, then the next day. Reviewing just before you would forget is what makes them stick.
How long does it take to learn the countries of Asia in 1600?
There are 52 pieces in 11 batches of five: about a minute per batch to see them all, then short reviews over a few days so you don't forget them.