Whence We Came

Map × timeline × war death population prototype

Mostly inferred · see methodology
Mostly inferred · see methodology No dot does not mean no deaths; it means no statistics Taiping Heavenly Kingdom deaths are converted from a 20% population loss into war deaths; the homepage total is not converted. See methodology

Chinese people who died in war

Each dot = people

Base map uses present-day boundaries for spatial reference only, not historical jurisdictions
Cumulative
One square dot = 500 people No dot does not mean no deaths; it means no statistics Taiping Heavenly Kingdom deaths are converted from a 20% population loss into war deaths; the homepage total is not converted. See methodology