#former countries

[utilitymonstermash]

Holy shit! Did you know you can register new domains in the USSR’s .su ccTLD?

[mapsontheweb]

Map of former countries in Asia.

u/PisseGuri82:

A little disclaimer: I didn't include everything. This is a map of interesting stories, not a complete index of every former state.

For instance:

There were more sultanates and kingdoms in the East Indies that held out against the Dutch and British until after 1860, but they are hard to research and entangled in a complex tributary/vassal/protectorate system where their actual independence in unclear. Also, including ten similar little countries makes for a tedious map, so I let the major one, Aceh, represent these.

There were also more republics proclaimed during the Philippine revolution. I omitted those that were direct precursors to the current Philippine republic, and some of the smaller ones that were very local.

I didn't include every single terrorist group either, even those that claim statehood. For instance, the Emirate of Caucasus has specifically proclaimed their territory to be "in the hearts of true believers" or something like that. Although they were a very real group, I do not consider them a de facto state like for instance the IS.