Political entities in the 4th century – Political entities in the 6th century – Political entities by year

This is a list of political entities in the 5th century (401–500) AD.

Political entities

Map of the world in 500 AD
NameCapital(s)State typeExistedLocation
Sao civilisationVariousTribal city states6th century BC – 16th century ADAfrica: Central
GaramantesGaramaTribal Confederation/Empire500 BC – 700 ADAfrica: North
Mauro-Roman KingdomAltavaKingdom477 - 578 ADAfrica: North
Vandal KingdomCarthageKingdom435 – 534 ADAfrica: North, Europe: South
Kingdom of AksumAksumKingdomc.100 – c.940 ADAfrica: Northeast
BlemmyesTribal Kingdom600 BC – 8th century ADAfrica: Northeast
MakuriaDongolaKingdom340 – 1312 ADAfrica: Northeast
NobatiaPachorasKingdom350 – 650 ADAfrica: Northeast
GaetuliaTribal confederationc. 350 BC – 550 ADAfrica: Northwest
MauretaniaJulia CaesaraKingdom/Client Kingdom285 BC – 431 ADAfrica: Northwest
Ghana EmpireKoumbi SalehEmpirec. 400 – 1235 ADAfrica: West
MayaVariousKingdom City States2000 BC – 900ADAmericas: Central
ZapotecVariousKingdom City States700 BC – 1521 ADAmericas: Central
PuebloVariousTribal chiefdom's12th century BC – 14th century ADAmericas: North
Teotihuacan EmpireTeotihuacanEmpire100 BC – 8th century ADAmericas: North
MocheMoche-Trujillo.United Independent Polities100 – 800 ADAmericas: South
NazcaVariousTribal chiefdom's100 BC – 800 ADAmericas: South
Tiwanaku empireTiwanakuEmpire300 – 1000 ADAmericas: South
Byzantine EmpireConstantinopleEmpire395 – 1453 ADEurope: Balkans, Asia: West; Africa: Northeast
GepidsSirmiumKingdom454 – 567 ADEurope: Balkans
PaeoniaPrincipality/Kingdom/Client535 BC – 681 ADEurope: Balkans
AilechGrianán AilighKingdom450 – 1283 ADEurope: British Isles
AirgíallaClogherTribal Federation/Kingdom331 – 1590 ADEurope: British Isles
BerniciaBamburghKingdom420 – 634 ADEurope: British Isles
BrycheiniogTalgarthKingdom450 – 1045 ADEurope: British Isles
CaiTribal kingdom25 – 871 ADEurope: British Isles
CeTribal kingdom1st century – 900 ADEurope: British Isles
CeredigionKingdom475 – 680 ADEurope: British Isles
ConnachtTribal chiefdom/kingdomc. 10th century BC – 1474 ADEurope: British Isles
DumnoniaIsca DumnoniorumDukedom/principality290 – 875 ADEurope: British Isles
DyfedKingdom410 – 910 ADEurope: British Isles
FortriuTribal kingdom1 – 850 ADEurope: British Isles
GlywysingCardiffKingdom490 – 1063 ADEurope: British Isles
GododdinKingdom5th – 8th century ADEurope: British Isles
GwentCaerwent, Porth-is-CoedKingdom420 – 1081 ADEurope: British Isles
GwyneddVariousKingdom420 – 1261 ADEurope: British Isles
KentDurovernumKingdom455 – 871 ADEurope: British Isles
LeinsterKingdom436 – 1632 ADEurope: British Isles
LindseyLindumKingdom/Client410 – 775 ADEurope: British Isles
MeathDublinKingdom1st century – 1173 ADEurope: British Isles
OsraigeKilkennyKingdom150 – 1185 ADEurope: British Isles
PictlandKingdom250 BC – 850 AD [3]Europe: British Isles
PowysVariousKingdom488 – 1160 ADEurope: British Isles
StrathclydeDumbarton, GovanKingdom450 – 1093 ADEurope: British Isles
SussexSelseyKingdom477 – 860 ADEurope: British Isles
TyrconnellDun na nGallKingdom464 – 1607 ADEurope: British Isles
UlsterKingdom465 – 1177 ADEurope: British Isles
BulgarsBalkh/PhanagoriaTribal confederationc. 5th century – 7th century ADEurope: East
GeloniaGelonosTribal kingdom5th century BC – 5th century ADEurope: East
KutrigursNomadic confederation/client453 – 8th century ADEurope: East
Odoacer's KingdomRavennaKingdom476 – 493 ADEurope: South
Ostrogothic KingdomRavennaKingdom493 – 553 ADEurope: South
Hunnic EmpireTribal Empire470s – 469 ADEurope: East, West, Central, Balkans
MagyarTribal Confederation/Principality1100 BC – 895 ADEurope: East
VenedaeTribal Confederation400 BC – 7th century ADEurope: East
San MarinoSan MarinoRepublic301 AD – presentEurope: South
AlamanniaKingdom213 AD – 496 ADEurope: West
ArmoricaKingdom/dukedom343 – 1532 ADEurope: West
Kingdom of the BurgundiansBorbetomagus, LugdunumKingdom410 – 534 ADEurope: West
CornouaillePrincipality430 – 1084 ADEurope: West
FranksVariousTribal Confederation210 – 481 ADEurope: West
Frankish EmpireTournai, ParisKingdom/Empire481 – 843 ADEurope: West
Kingdom of GaliciaSantiago de CompostelaKingdom409 – 1833 ADEurope: West
Raetia CuriensisChurBishopric (religious state)452 – 1160 ADEurope: West
RugilandVindobonaKingdom467 – 487 ADEurope: West
Saxons (Continental)Tribal confederation5th century BC – 754 ADEurope: West
Kingdom of SoissonsNoviodunumKingdom457 – 486 ADEurope: West
SuebiTribal Confederation60 BC – 409 ADEurope: West
Kingdom of the SuebiBragaKingdom409 – 585 ADEurope: West
VandalsTribal chiefdoms2nd century BC – 409 ADEurope: West
Visigothic KingdomVariousKingdom418 – 720 ADEurope: West
Western Roman EmpireMediolanum, RavennaEmpire395 – 476 ADEurope: South, West, Balkans, British Isles; Africa: North
Caucasian AlbaniaKabalak, PartavKingdom/Client65 BC – 628 ADEurasian: Caucasus
IberiaVariousKingdom302 BC – 580 ADEurasian: Caucasus
LazicaPhasisKingdom/client1st century BC – 7th century ADEurasian: Caucasus
SarirHumrajKingdom/Client453 – 12th century ADEurasian: Caucasus
ArmeniaVanKingdom553 BC – 428ADAsia: West
CarmaniaKingdom/client600 BC – 651 ADAsia: West
CorduenePrincipality/kingdom/client800 BC – 653 ADAsia: West
GardmanParisosPrincipality/Kingdom/Client66 – 428 ADAsia: West
GhassanidBalka, Harith, Petra, SideirKingdom/Client220 – 712 ADAsia: West
Himyarite KingdomZafarKingdom110 BC–570 ADAsia: West
KindahQaryat Dhāt KāhilTribal kingdom2nd century BC – 525 ADAsia: West
LakhmidsAl-HirahKingdom300 – 602 ADAsia: West
Sasanian Persian EmpireEstakhr, CtesiphonEmpire224 – 637 ADAsia: West, South
ZabdicenePrincipality/client780 BC – 5th century ADAsia: West
AfrighidsKathKingdom/Client305 – 995 ADAsia: Central
FerganaKhokandKingdom220 BC – 590 ADAsia: Central
Hephthalite EmpireVariousEmpire408 – 670 ADAsia: Central
KangjuTribal Federation280 BC – 585 ADAsia: Central
Kingdom of ShuleKashgarKingdom/Client80 – 850 ADAsia: Central
KhotanKhotanKingdom56 – 1006 ADAsia: Central
KuchaKuchaBuddhist Kingdom46 – 658 ADAsia: Central
Rouran KhaganateConfederation330 – 555 ADAsia: Central, East
SumpaTribal chiefdom/client1600 BC – 7th century ADAsia: Central
TurpanTurpanBuddhist Kingdom480 – 640 ADAsia: Central
TuyuhunFuqiNomadic Kingdom285 – 670 ADAsia: Central
XionitesTribal federation320 – late 5th century ADAsia: Central
AnuradhapuraAnuradhapuraKingdom377 BC – 1017 ADAsia: South
AyAykudiKingdom4th century BC – 12th century ADAsia: South
Chera KingdomKingdom5th century BC – 1102 ADAsia: South
Gupta EmpirePataliputraEmpire320 – 620 ADAsia: South
KamarupaVariousKingdom350 – 1140 ADAsia: South
MaitrakaVallabhiEmpire475 – 767 ADAsia: South
Pallava EmpireKanchiEmpire250 BC – 800 ADAsia: South
PundraPundravardhanaKingdom1300 BC – 550 ADAsia: South
Rai dynastyArorEmpire489 – 690 ADAsia: South
RajarataVariousKingdom377 BC – 1310 ADAsia: South
RuhunaMagamaPrincipality200 BC – 450 ADAsia: South
Satavahana EmpireVatsagulmaEmpire250 – 500 ADAsia: South
VangaGangeKingdom1300 BC – 580 ADAsia: South
VishnukundinaIndrapalanagaraEmpire420 – 624 ADAsia: South
Western Ganga dynastyKolar, TalakadKingdom350 – 1000 ADAsia: South
Western SatrapsOzone, BarygazaKingdom35 – 405 ADAsia: South
ChampaVariousKingdom192 – 1832 ADAsia: Southeast
Chi TuKingdom100 BC – 7th century ADAsia: Southeast
FunanVariousKingdom60 – 550 ADAsia: Southeast
Gangga NegaraGangga NegaraKingdom2nd – 11th centuries ADAsia: Southeast
LangkasukaKedah, PattaniKingdom100 – 1516 ADAsia: Southeast
Lavo KingdomLavo, AyodhayaKingdom450 – 1388 ADAsia: Southeast
Melayu KingdomJambiKingdom4th – 13th centuries ADAsia: Southeast
Pyu city-statesSri KsetraFederated City States250 BC – 1085 ADAsia: Southeast
TarumanagaraSundapuraKingdom358 – 669 ADAsia: Southeast
Thaton KingdomThatonKingdom300 BC – 1085 ADAsia: Southeast
ChouchiLüeyangPrincipality184 – 511 ADAsia: East, China
KhitansShangjingKingdom/Client388 – 1211 ADAsia: East, China
Liu Song dynastyJiankangEmpire420 – 479 ADAsia: East, China
Northern LiangJiankangKingdom/Client397 – 460 ADAsia: East, China
Northern WeiShengleEmpire386 – 585 ADAsia: East, China
Southern QiJiankangKingdom477 – 502 ADAsia: East, China
Western QinYongshichengKingdom385 – 431 ADAsia: East, China
YamatoVariousKingdom3rd century AD – presentAsia: East, Japan
BaekjeVariousKingdom18 BC – 660 ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
BuyeoBuyeoseongKingdom189 BC – 494 ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
DongyeChiefdom3rd century BC – 5th century ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
Gaya confederacyGayaConfederacy42 – 562 ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
GoguryeoVariousKingdom37 BC – 668 ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
OkjeoTribal state2nd century BC – 5th century ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
SiljikKingdom102 – 6th century ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
SillaGyeongjuKingdom55 BC – 935 ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula

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