China in Revolution, 1911–1949 · THE MAP IN OCT 1949

Map of China in October 1949

The People’s Republic

China in October 1949: The People’s Republic. Since 1949, 1 territory changed status on this map: China (the Republic, 1912–49).

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Map of China in October 1949: The People’s Republic. Colours show Foreign empires — British, French, Russian, American, Communist-controlled territory, Japan defeated and under occupation (1945). — OCT 1949 · CHINA IN REVOLUTION, 1911–1949

These maps are reconstructed from published sources · USdiplomatic records — fallofCanton,Chungking andKunming,October–December1949 · Cliopatria v 0.2.1 — dated political boundaries · Natural Earth — physical reference geography · Natural Earth10m — province reference geometry

Source details

USdiplomatic records — fallofCanton,Chungking andKunming,October–December1949. Historical facts consulted; original prose/artwork not republished
Cliopatria contributors / Seshat Global History Databank. CC BY4.0 · Dated polity and constituent territory selections; campaign-dependent occupation overlays reconstructed separately.
Natural Earth. Public domain
Natural Earth10m — province reference geometry. Public domain

For October 1949, the earliest 1950 PRC outline is used with the Nationalist southwest removed. Contemporary provincial outlines serve as a disclosed regional proxy for the remaining front. The November and December conquests are excluded.

proxy: 1953earliestseparatepostwarhomereference;occupation1945–49 · proxy: October 1945–1949 control; 1950 physical island reference · reconstruction: 1949.76 · vector: 1948–1949

Layer records and reconstruction methods

What changes on the map

China (the Republic, 1912–49)

The Republic of China — the government at the time → Communist-controlled territory

On the ground

Hainan remained a Nationalist remnant until April 1950.

The chapters of this moment

CH 12 — Communist victory in China (1949)

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