World map 50 AD

Primary Sources for East-Hem_050ad.jpg:

1.   John Nelson. Interactive Historical Atlas of the World since 500BCE. Map of “Countries of the World 1/1/050 CE.”

              World History Maps Inc., Alexandria, VA, 2008. Available at www.WorldHistoryMaps.com.

2.   Euratlas. Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe. Comparison of maps “Europe in 100 AD” and “Europe in 001 AD”.
3.  Joseph Schwartzberg. The Historical Atlas of South Asia.
4.   User:Javierfv1212.  Map of the “World_in_50_CE.PNG”.  Available on Wikipedia.
5.  Bruce Gordon. Regnal Chronologies.

I – African information

  * North Africa borders and tribal locations are from:

1. Euratlas.  Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe. Maps of “Europe in 001 AD” and “Europe in 100 AD”.

  * Sub-Saharan Africa tribal locations are from:

1.  The DK Atlas of World History. Map of “Development of Complex Societies in Africa”. Pg 160.

          (Bantus, Berbers, Chadians, Cushites, Garamantes, Gur, Khoisans, Mandes, Nilotics, West Atlantic Peoples, etc.)

II – Asian Information

   * Caucasian borders ( Albania , Armenia , Colchis , Iberia , and Lazica)

1.  Euratlas. Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe. Map of “Europe in 001 AD” and “Europe in 100 AD”.

   * Central Asia peoples and borders are derived from:

1. John Nelson.Interactive Historical Atlas of the World. Map of the “Countries of the World 1/1/050 CE.”
2. Joseph Schwartzberg. The Historical Atlas of South Asia. Map of “The Satavahana-Saka-Kushana Age 1-300ad”.
3. David Christian.A History of Russia, Central Asia, & Mongolia, Vol 1. Pgs 210-218.

   * Chinese Empire (Han Dynasty) borders:

1.  John Nelson. Interactive Historical Atlas of the World. Map of “Countries of the World 1/1/050 CE.”

   * Greater India (Including modern Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan):

1. Joseph Schwartzberg. The Historical Atlas of South Asia. Map of “The Satavahana-Saka-Kushana Age 1-300ad”.
2.  John Nelson. Interactive Historical Atlas of the World. Map of “Countries of the World 1/1/050 CE.”

   * Korean borders derive from:

1.  Park Hyeon. Comparison of map of “History of Korea-001” and “History of Korea-100”. Available on Wikipedia.

   * Pahlava (Indo-Parthian) Empire borders derive from:

1.  John Nelson. Interactive Historical Atlas of the World. Map of “Countries of the World 1/1/045 CE.”
2. Wikipedia. Article about the Indo-Parthian Kingdom.
3. Encyclopaedia Iranica.Article about the Parthians. (States that the Parthian King Artabanus faced the “Pahlava”

               dynasty, possibly the Surena family, along the empire’s eastern border).

   * Parthian Empire borders derive from:

1.  John Nelson. Interactive Historical Atlas of the World. Map of “Countries of the World 1/1/050 CE.”
2. Wikipedia. Article about Parthia. 3. Encyclopaedia Iranica. Article about the Parthians.

   * Southeast Asian borders: (Funan, Lâm Áp/Linyi, Malay Kingdoms, Pyu Cities, etc.)

1. Joseph Schwartzberg. Historical Atlas of South Asia. Map of “Southeast Asia to AD 650”. Pg 30.
2.  The DK Atlas of World History, 2000 edition. Map of “Southeast Asia to 650 CE”. Pg 241.

III – European Information

   * European information is derived from:

1.   Euratlas.  Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe. Comparison of maps “Europe in 001 AD” & “Europe in 100 AD”.

Note:  Much of the information in this map was cross-checked with Bruce Gordon’s Regnal Chronologies.