I've been working on trying to make a more accurate map of the cultures of EU4 over the past few months, and with more map changes coming sometime soon I've decided to throw this out here before I have to redo it as a suggestion for Paradox. The entirety of the old world has been completed and I've only manged to get my hands on improving Mayan in the new world. Some cultures have changed very little, with only name change, and some not at all, such as Cushitic.
What I'd like most is to hear suggestions from you guys about what should be changed and how wrong I was to put culture X in place Y. I would love for anyone to point me to any sources for around the time period of EU4 since the vast majority of sources I can get my hands on are from contemporary times.
World Map Link
Culture Group (Replaced Culture Groups)
-Culture (Replaced Cultures)
Iberian Map
-Portugese
-Galician
-Leonese
-Castilian
-Basque
-Aragonese
-Catalan
French Map
-French (Cosmopolitaine)
-Occitan (Occitain)
-Arpitan
Celtic Map
-Irish
-Welsh
-Cornish
-Breton
British Map
-English
-Scottish/Scots
German (Germanic) Map
-Bavarian (Austrian)
-Alemannic
-Franconian
-Thuringian/High Saxon (Saxon)
-Rhenish/Rhinelandic (Rheinlaender/Hessian)
-Dutch (Flemish)
-Frisian
-Saxon/Low Saxon (Hannoverian)
-Markish
-Pomeranian
-Prussian
Nordic (Scandinavian) Map
-Gutnish
-Danish
-Swedish
-Norwegian
-Icelandic
Italian Map
-Dalmatian
-Venetian
-Lombard
-Tuscan
-Umbrian
-Neapolitan
-Sicilian
-Sardinian
West Slavic Map
-Polish
-Slovak
-Czech
-Silesian (Schlesian)
-Sorbian
South Slavic Map
-Slovene/Slovenian
-Croatian
-Bosnian
-Serbian
-Bulgarian
Carpathian Map
-Hungarian
-Romanian
Baltic Map
-Lithuanian
-Latvian
East Slavic Map
-Russian
-Ruthenian
Uralic Map
-Sami
-Karelian
-Finnish
-Ingrian
-Estonian
-Mordvin
-Komi (Uralic)
-Yurik (Samoyed)
-Ostyak
Caucasian Map
-Armenian
-Georgian
-Dagestani
-Ciscassian
Hellenic (Byzantine) Map
-Albanian
-Greek
-Gothic
Arabic Map
-Iraqi
-Bedouin
-Levantine
-Egyptian
Sudanese Map
-Nubi
-Dinka
-Kordofan
-Fur
-Daju
Cushitic Map
-Tigray
-Amhara
-Sidamo
-Somali
Maghrebi Map
-Hassaniyya
-Andalusian
-Morroccan
-Algerian
-Tunisian
-Maltese
Oghuz Map
-Turkish
-Azerbaijani
-Turkmen
Kipchak (Tartar) Map
-Crimean
-Tartar
-Bashkir
-Nogai
-Kazakh
-Kyrgyz
-Siberian
Karluk Map
-Uzbek
-Uyghur
Iranian Map
-Kurdish
-Mazanderani
-Persian
-Afgani
-Balochi
Mongolic (Altaic) Map
-Mongol
-Oirat
-Buryat
Tungusic Map
-Yukaghir
-Evenks (Tungus)
-Yakut
-Manchu
Kamchadal (Kamchatkan) Map
-Ainu
-Koryak (Kamchatkan)
Japanese
-Japanese
Korean
-Korean
Chinese Map
-Jin
-Han (Hubei/Jianghuai/Shandong/Sichuanese/Xibei/Zhili/Zhongyuan)
-Xiang
-Gan
-Wu
-Min
-Hakka
-Yue (Cantonese)
Burman Map
-Tibetan
-Yi
-Bai
-Kachin
-Chin
-Burmese
-Karen
Western Aryan Map
-Sindhi
-Punjabi (Panjabi)
-Dardu/Kashmiri
Northern Aryan Map
-Nepali
-Pahari
Eastern Aryan Map
-Bengali
-Asamiya (Assamese)
-Bihari
-Oriya
Southern Aryan Map
-Marathi
-Sinhala
Central Aryan/Hindustani Map
-Hindavi (Hindvi)
-Awadhi (Avadhi)
-Rajasthani (Rajput/Malvi)
-Gujarati
Dravidian Map
-Kannada
-Tamil
-Telegu
-Malayalam
-Gondi
Austroasiatic Map
-Vietnamese
-Khmer
-Pegu
-Munda
Tai (Thai) Map
-Thai (Central Thai/Nothern Thai)
-Shan
-Lao (Laotion)
-Zhuang
Austronesian Map
-Malagasy (Madagasque/Madagascan)
-Malay (Sumatran)
-Javanese
-Bornean
-Philippine (Filipino)
-Sulawesi
-Moluccan
-Polynesian/Oceanic
-Formosan
-Cham
Australian Map
-Papuan
-Aboriginal
Berber Map
-Tamazight (Berber)
-Tuareg
Chadic (Sahelian) Map
-Hausa
-Kanuri
-Wandala
-Kotoko
-Bagirmi (Bilala)
-Maban
Senegambian Map
-Wolof (Senegambian)
-Fula/Fulani
-Balanta
-Temne
Songhai Map
-Songhai
Mande Map
-Soninke (Bozo)
-Maninka (Mali/Bambara/Dyola)
-Susu
-Kpelle
Nigerian (West African) Map
-Kru
-Kwa (Aka/Fon)
-Gur (Mossi/Dagomba)
-Benue (Yorumba/Nupe)
-Ijo
Bantu Map
-Fang
-Tsogo
-Lunda
-Mbundu (Kongolese)
-Swahili
-Makua/Makhuwa
-Sena/Nyasa
-Shona
-Tsonga
-Nguni
-Sotho
Khoisan Map
-Khoikhoi
Mayan Map
-Yucatec
-Tzeltal (Putun)
-Quichean (Highland Mayan)
What I'd like most is to hear suggestions from you guys about what should be changed and how wrong I was to put culture X in place Y. I would love for anyone to point me to any sources for around the time period of EU4 since the vast majority of sources I can get my hands on are from contemporary times.
World Map Link
Culture Group (Replaced Culture Groups)
-Culture (Replaced Cultures)
Iberian Map
-Portugese
-Galician
-Leonese
-Castilian
-Basque
-Aragonese
-Catalan
French Map
-French (Cosmopolitaine)
-Occitan (Occitain)
-Arpitan
Celtic Map
-Irish
-Welsh
-Cornish
-Breton
British Map
-English
-Scottish/Scots
German (Germanic) Map
-Bavarian (Austrian)
-Alemannic
-Franconian
-Thuringian/High Saxon (Saxon)
-Rhenish/Rhinelandic (Rheinlaender/Hessian)
-Dutch (Flemish)
-Frisian
-Saxon/Low Saxon (Hannoverian)
-Markish
-Pomeranian
-Prussian
Nordic (Scandinavian) Map
-Gutnish
-Danish
-Swedish
-Norwegian
-Icelandic
Italian Map
-Dalmatian
-Venetian
-Lombard
-Tuscan
-Umbrian
-Neapolitan
-Sicilian
-Sardinian
West Slavic Map
-Polish
-Slovak
-Czech
-Silesian (Schlesian)
-Sorbian
South Slavic Map
-Slovene/Slovenian
-Croatian
-Bosnian
-Serbian
-Bulgarian
Carpathian Map
-Hungarian
-Romanian
Baltic Map
-Lithuanian
-Latvian
East Slavic Map
-Russian
-Ruthenian
Uralic Map
-Sami
-Karelian
-Finnish
-Ingrian
-Estonian
-Mordvin
-Komi (Uralic)
-Yurik (Samoyed)
-Ostyak
Caucasian Map
-Armenian
-Georgian
-Dagestani
-Ciscassian
Hellenic (Byzantine) Map
-Albanian
-Greek
-Gothic
Arabic Map
-Iraqi
-Bedouin
-Levantine
-Egyptian
Sudanese Map
-Nubi
-Dinka
-Kordofan
-Fur
-Daju
Cushitic Map
-Tigray
-Amhara
-Sidamo
-Somali
Maghrebi Map
-Hassaniyya
-Andalusian
-Morroccan
-Algerian
-Tunisian
-Maltese
Oghuz Map
-Turkish
-Azerbaijani
-Turkmen
Kipchak (Tartar) Map
-Crimean
-Tartar
-Bashkir
-Nogai
-Kazakh
-Kyrgyz
-Siberian
Karluk Map
-Uzbek
-Uyghur
Iranian Map
-Kurdish
-Mazanderani
-Persian
-Afgani
-Balochi
Mongolic (Altaic) Map
-Mongol
-Oirat
-Buryat
Tungusic Map
-Yukaghir
-Evenks (Tungus)
-Yakut
-Manchu
Kamchadal (Kamchatkan) Map
-Ainu
-Koryak (Kamchatkan)
Japanese
-Japanese
Korean
-Korean
Chinese Map
-Jin
-Han (Hubei/Jianghuai/Shandong/Sichuanese/Xibei/Zhili/Zhongyuan)
-Xiang
-Gan
-Wu
-Min
-Hakka
-Yue (Cantonese)
Burman Map
-Tibetan
-Yi
-Bai
-Kachin
-Chin
-Burmese
-Karen
Western Aryan Map
-Sindhi
-Punjabi (Panjabi)
-Dardu/Kashmiri
Northern Aryan Map
-Nepali
-Pahari
Eastern Aryan Map
-Bengali
-Asamiya (Assamese)
-Bihari
-Oriya
Southern Aryan Map
-Marathi
-Sinhala
Central Aryan/Hindustani Map
-Hindavi (Hindvi)
-Awadhi (Avadhi)
-Rajasthani (Rajput/Malvi)
-Gujarati
Dravidian Map
-Kannada
-Tamil
-Telegu
-Malayalam
-Gondi
Austroasiatic Map
-Vietnamese
-Khmer
-Pegu
-Munda
Tai (Thai) Map
-Thai (Central Thai/Nothern Thai)
-Shan
-Lao (Laotion)
-Zhuang
Austronesian Map
-Malagasy (Madagasque/Madagascan)
-Malay (Sumatran)
-Javanese
-Bornean
-Philippine (Filipino)
-Sulawesi
-Moluccan
-Polynesian/Oceanic
-Formosan
-Cham
Australian Map
-Papuan
-Aboriginal
Berber Map
-Tamazight (Berber)
-Tuareg
Chadic (Sahelian) Map
-Hausa
-Kanuri
-Wandala
-Kotoko
-Bagirmi (Bilala)
-Maban
Senegambian Map
-Wolof (Senegambian)
-Fula/Fulani
-Balanta
-Temne
Songhai Map
-Songhai
Mande Map
-Soninke (Bozo)
-Maninka (Mali/Bambara/Dyola)
-Susu
-Kpelle
Nigerian (West African) Map
-Kru
-Kwa (Aka/Fon)
-Gur (Mossi/Dagomba)
-Benue (Yorumba/Nupe)
-Ijo
Bantu Map
-Fang
-Tsogo
-Lunda
-Mbundu (Kongolese)
-Swahili
-Makua/Makhuwa
-Sena/Nyasa
-Shona
-Tsonga
-Nguni
-Sotho
Khoisan Map
-Khoikhoi
Mayan Map
-Yucatec
-Tzeltal (Putun)
-Quichean (Highland Mayan)
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