Territorial change of French Indochina

“French Indochina” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1860 to 1957. Its territory was largest in AD 1908 – 1916, at ≈ 790 thousand km².

Territory by period

Period	Area
AD 1860 – 1867	≈ 94 thousand km²
AD 1868 – 1869	≈ 208 thousand km²
AD 1870 – 1870	≈ 209 thousand km²
AD 1871 – 1884	≈ 209 thousand km²
AD 1885 – 1889	≈ 444 thousand km²
AD 1890 – 1894	≈ 480 thousand km²
AD 1895 – 1897	≈ 697 thousand km²
AD 1898 – 1899	≈ 697 thousand km²
AD 1900 – 1904	≈ 699 thousand km²
AD 1905 – 1907	≈ 738 thousand km²
AD 1908 – 1916	≈ 790 thousand km²
AD 1917 – 1921	≈ 790 thousand km²
AD 1922 – 1923	≈ 790 thousand km²
AD 1924 – 1926	≈ 790 thousand km²
AD 1927 – 1929	≈ 790 thousand km²
AD 1930 – 1931	≈ 790 thousand km²
AD 1932 – 1937	≈ 790 thousand km²
AD 1938 – 1939	≈ 790 thousand km²
AD 1940 – 1940	≈ 790 thousand km²
AD 1941 – 1942	≈ 760 thousand km²
AD 1943 – 1945	≈ 760 thousand km²
AD 1946 – 1946	≈ 787 thousand km²
AD 1947 – 1947	≈ 787 thousand km²
AD 1948 – 1949	≈ 787 thousand km²
AD 1950 – 1952	≈ 788 thousand km²
AD 1953 – 1955	≈ 787 thousand km²
AD 1956 – 1957	≈ 35 thousand km²

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1908 – 1916 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

Frame	Area	Rank
AD 1860	≈ 94 thousand km²	71 of 142
AD 1861	≈ 94 thousand km²	71 of 140
AD 1862	≈ 94 thousand km²	70 of 138
AD 1863	≈ 94 thousand km²	70 of 139
AD 1864	≈ 94 thousand km²	70 of 139
AD 1865	≈ 94 thousand km²	68 of 139
AD 1866	≈ 94 thousand km²	67 of 133
AD 1868	≈ 208 thousand km²	47 of 134
AD 1870	≈ 209 thousand km²	47 of 132
AD 1871	≈ 209 thousand km²	47 of 113
AD 1873	≈ 209 thousand km²	44 of 108
AD 1877	≈ 209 thousand km²	42 of 104
AD 1880	≈ 209 thousand km²	42 of 104
AD 1884	≈ 209 thousand km²	43 of 105
AD 1885	≈ 444 thousand km²	30 of 101
AD 1890	≈ 480 thousand km²	33 of 99
AD 1895	≈ 697 thousand km²	29 of 90
AD 1898	≈ 697 thousand km²	30 of 87
AD 1900	≈ 699 thousand km²	29 of 84
AD 1905	≈ 738 thousand km²	29 of 83
AD 1908	≈ 790 thousand km²	28 of 79
AD 1911	≈ 790 thousand km²	28 of 76
AD 1912	≈ 790 thousand km²	30 of 77
AD 1913	≈ 790 thousand km²	29 of 78
AD 1914	≈ 790 thousand km²	29 of 76
AD 1915	≈ 790 thousand km²	28 of 75
AD 1916	≈ 790 thousand km²	29 of 71
AD 1917	≈ 790 thousand km²	29 of 71
AD 1918	≈ 790 thousand km²	29 of 80
AD 1919	≈ 790 thousand km²	26 of 88
AD 1920	≈ 790 thousand km²	27 of 84
AD 1922	≈ 790 thousand km²	30 of 87
AD 1924	≈ 790 thousand km²	30 of 86
AD 1926	≈ 790 thousand km²	29 of 84
AD 1927	≈ 790 thousand km²	29 of 84
AD 1928	≈ 790 thousand km²	29 of 85
AD 1929	≈ 790 thousand km²	29 of 85
AD 1930	≈ 790 thousand km²	29 of 86
AD 1932	≈ 790 thousand km²	32 of 88
AD 1936	≈ 790 thousand km²	32 of 89
AD 1938	≈ 790 thousand km²	33 of 88
AD 1939	≈ 790 thousand km²	34 of 86
AD 1940	≈ 790 thousand km²	36 of 77
AD 1941	≈ 760 thousand km²	36 of 74
AD 1942	≈ 760 thousand km²	37 of 75
AD 1943	≈ 760 thousand km²	36 of 73
AD 1944	≈ 760 thousand km²	34 of 73
AD 1945	≈ 760 thousand km²	33 of 76
AD 1946	≈ 787 thousand km²	32 of 83
AD 1947	≈ 787 thousand km²	32 of 92
AD 1948	≈ 787 thousand km²	33 of 96
AD 1949	≈ 787 thousand km²	33 of 96
AD 1950	≈ 788 thousand km²	32 of 94
AD 1953	≈ 787 thousand km²	32 of 97
AD 1956	≈ 35 thousand km²	92 of 103

Its highest rank was in AD 1919: number 88 of 26.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Kingdom of England — 379 frames
Crown of Castile — 304 frames
Dutch Republic — 274 frames
Switzerland — 162 frames
Kingdom of Italy — 141 frames
Belgium — 125 frames
County of Urgell — 113 frames
Holy Roman Empire — 111 frames
Comtat Venaissin — 102 frames
Andorra — 95 frames
German Empire — 86 frames
Kingdom of Portugal — 84 frames
Asante Empire — 63 frames
Habsburg monarchy — 60 frames
County of Nevers — 58 frames
Morocco — 54 frames
Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861) — 53 frames
County of Blois — 52 frames
County of Foix — 49 frames
Principality of Orange — 49 frames

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 10 by area.

Frame		Other country	Area
AD 1885	gained	Nguyễn dynasty	≈ 235 thousand km²
AD 1868	gained	Khmer Empire	≈ 115 thousand km²
AD 1895	gained	Luang Prabang	≈ 108 thousand km²
AD 1895	gained	Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)	≈ 64 thousand km²
AD 1908	gained	Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)	≈ 57 thousand km²
AD 1905	gained	Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)	≈ 39 thousand km²
AD 1895	gained	Kingdom of Champasak	≈ 37 thousand km²
AD 1890	gained	Luang Prabang	≈ 36 thousand km²
AD 1946	gained	Empire of Japan	≈ 30 thousand km²
AD 1941	lost	Empire of Japan	≈ 30 thousand km²

Notes on how this country is shown

Parent state: France (colony) — drawn in a lighter shade of the parent state’s colour on the map.

Wikipedia summary

French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China), officially known as the Indochinese Union and after 1941 as the Indochinese Federation, was a group of French-dependent territories in Southeast Asia from 1887 to 1954.

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