Thailand and Laos should be half half, south Vietnam too(to represent Champa)
Bigwillie00 on
Malaysia truly Asia?
Refror on
Wtf
Sweetspicker on
Malaysia is sophomore
Good_morining on
„account based in India“
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CanOfBeanzzzz on
Thailand should be both
Excellent-Pitch-7579 on
I don’t think Pakistan is going to be too happy with this map
According-Try3201 on
don’t show this to a proud thai
EshicalTV on
It’s definitely a mix everywhere. There is aspect from both cultures all over the continent.
Reignshin on
Philippines just chilling there in the middle
Kurumi_Gaming on
You are high if you think Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar are all in the Indosphere
CatoCensorius on
Mongolia is not in the Sinosphere. Very little cultural influence. They are in the Russosphere just like the rest of Central Asia.
asdf2k7 on
in terms of religion, maybe. but culturally, the indosphere isn’t that big
TintxoEH72 on
Isn’t Tibet part of the Indosphere? I ask because of Buddhism.
AVeryBadMon on
Southeast Asia is literally called Indochina because it’s a mix between India and China. They’re all mixed.
Een_man_met_voornaam on
Malaysians either want to be Arab or Korean
Spirited-Warning8751 on
Pakistan and Malaysia are neither, they are spiritual Arabs
micdia26 on
Well, china itself should be under incomplete considering Buddhism originates in India.
vt2022cam on
Cambodia is mixed too.
BenjaminHarrison88 on
All of them are mixed to some degree, at least toe southeast Asian ones. Even Vietnam, the most clearly in one camp, has Indian influences from the former cham states
bad_timing_bro on
Why is a country like Indonesia not more influential? They are a large country. Relatively stable from my outsider perspective. Controls some important shipping lanes. Seems like a recipe to be a more important player in Southeast Asia, yet never really hear about them.
balpomoreli on
Complete made up Internet slop bullshit. Thai Government from its origin have been mostly Chinese, including the royal family.
Phlaurien on
Laos is going to change soon with all the Chinese investment there
toxicvegeta08 on
I don’t know why mongolia is grouped with China Japan and the Koreas.
It has far more in common with areas like Kazakhstan bashkorstan tuva Uzbekistan etc.
toxicvegeta08 on
Just about all of southeast Asia is mixed.
Alexius_Psellos on
China should have some dashed lines over Tibet
TeBp242 on
as someone from SEA, i dont think this is completely accurate (besides MY & SG). All of SEA are mixed to a substantial degree. Heck u can definitely see some sino influence in Indonesia for sure.
timbomcchoi on
For those thinking about leaving a comment on how „X should be Y“ after looking on Wikipedia, here is an r/AskHistorians thread from a while back I remember reading about this very question.
And my stupid brain read this as Singapore Vs Indonesia
Tovarisch_Rozovyy on
Vietnam is mixed. There’re still remnants of Cham community, with Hindu/Islamic culture.
Naomi62625 on
Most of SE Asia should be purple
DegreeLost7331 on
id add west asia to indosphere cuz historically theyve been part of the larger fold
No-Muscle-5257 on
How exactly does Japan belong to the „Sinosphere“?
Dear_Milk_4323 on
Philippines was a mix of both before colonization. But I usually see Philippines placed in the Indosphere on these maps. Never in the Sinosphere
jackyy83 on
Did some Indian come up this? How can Thailand, indonesia, Laos under Indosphere?
fhjjjjjkkkkkkkl on
Only west Malaysia is mixed. East Malaysia is a world of its own with almost red sinosphere influence
Larry_McDorchester on
I’m no expert on Japanese culture, but my sense is the typical Japanese guy would strongly object to the idea of categorized as being under China’s sphere of cultural influence. Maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t think so.
pshaurk on
Tibet and nearby regions are heavily india influenced so should be in mixed
ViniusInvictus on
Every country on this map with Buddhist influences should be marked ‘mixed’ for better accuracy.
(And that would turn all red ones to purple).

Gdude823 on
Laos and Vietnam have many cultural similarities, so I don’t know how you can say one is fully in the Sinosphere and the other is in the Indosphere
Bitedamnn on
Pretty sure cambodia is pro China. Dont they have organ farms for China in Cambodia?
Justa_CuriousBoi on
And about India and China, they are most influenced by each-other. I would say both India and China are pretty similar culturally
unplugg160 on
the part showed in the map is 20 million km2 and it’s population is 4,9B, other part of asia (middle east+asian russia+central asia) is 24 million km2 but has 0,7B population. other part of asia is almost empty when it compared to the part on the map. i wouldnt want to live in sinosphere or indosphere
SpellAcrobatic6108 on
Why phillipines left out 🙁
NadeSaria on
Philippines is more sinosphere in terms of recent sociocultural influence, but indosphere influence is much more historical and more territorial legacy
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Thailand and Laos should be half half, south Vietnam too(to represent Champa)
Malaysia truly Asia?
Wtf
Malaysia is sophomore
„account based in India“
[deleted]
Thailand should be both
I don’t think Pakistan is going to be too happy with this map
don’t show this to a proud thai
It’s definitely a mix everywhere. There is aspect from both cultures all over the continent.
Philippines just chilling there in the middle
You are high if you think Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar are all in the Indosphere
Mongolia is not in the Sinosphere. Very little cultural influence. They are in the Russosphere just like the rest of Central Asia.
in terms of religion, maybe. but culturally, the indosphere isn’t that big
Isn’t Tibet part of the Indosphere? I ask because of Buddhism.
Southeast Asia is literally called Indochina because it’s a mix between India and China. They’re all mixed.
Malaysians either want to be Arab or Korean
Pakistan and Malaysia are neither, they are spiritual Arabs
Well, china itself should be under incomplete considering Buddhism originates in India.
Cambodia is mixed too.
All of them are mixed to some degree, at least toe southeast Asian ones. Even Vietnam, the most clearly in one camp, has Indian influences from the former cham states
Why is a country like Indonesia not more influential? They are a large country. Relatively stable from my outsider perspective. Controls some important shipping lanes. Seems like a recipe to be a more important player in Southeast Asia, yet never really hear about them.
Complete made up Internet slop bullshit. Thai Government from its origin have been mostly Chinese, including the royal family.
Laos is going to change soon with all the Chinese investment there
I don’t know why mongolia is grouped with China Japan and the Koreas.
It has far more in common with areas like Kazakhstan bashkorstan tuva Uzbekistan etc.
Just about all of southeast Asia is mixed.
China should have some dashed lines over Tibet
as someone from SEA, i dont think this is completely accurate (besides MY & SG). All of SEA are mixed to a substantial degree. Heck u can definitely see some sino influence in Indonesia for sure.
For those thinking about leaving a comment on how „X should be Y“ after looking on Wikipedia, here is an r/AskHistorians thread from a while back I remember reading about this very question.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/nh1625/](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/nh1625/)
And my stupid brain read this as Singapore Vs Indonesia
Vietnam is mixed. There’re still remnants of Cham community, with Hindu/Islamic culture.
Most of SE Asia should be purple
id add west asia to indosphere cuz historically theyve been part of the larger fold
How exactly does Japan belong to the „Sinosphere“?
Philippines was a mix of both before colonization. But I usually see Philippines placed in the Indosphere on these maps. Never in the Sinosphere
Did some Indian come up this? How can Thailand, indonesia, Laos under Indosphere?
Only west Malaysia is mixed. East Malaysia is a world of its own with almost red sinosphere influence
I’m no expert on Japanese culture, but my sense is the typical Japanese guy would strongly object to the idea of categorized as being under China’s sphere of cultural influence. Maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t think so.
Tibet and nearby regions are heavily india influenced so should be in mixed
Every country on this map with Buddhist influences should be marked ‘mixed’ for better accuracy.
(And that would turn all red ones to purple).

Laos and Vietnam have many cultural similarities, so I don’t know how you can say one is fully in the Sinosphere and the other is in the Indosphere
Pretty sure cambodia is pro China. Dont they have organ farms for China in Cambodia?
And about India and China, they are most influenced by each-other. I would say both India and China are pretty similar culturally
the part showed in the map is 20 million km2 and it’s population is 4,9B, other part of asia (middle east+asian russia+central asia) is 24 million km2 but has 0,7B population. other part of asia is almost empty when it compared to the part on the map. i wouldnt want to live in sinosphere or indosphere
Why phillipines left out 🙁
Philippines is more sinosphere in terms of recent sociocultural influence, but indosphere influence is much more historical and more territorial legacy