The world in AD 500
This map shows the 54 states and peoples the data has for the world in that year.
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States and peoples in the world in AD 500
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Rouran Khaganate
- White Huns
- Southern Qi
- Sasanian Empire
- Eastern Roman Empire
- Northern Wei
- Gupta Empire
- Visigothic Kingdom
- Ostrogothic Kingdom
- Scandinavian minor kingdoms
- Vakataka Kingdom
- Tuyuhun
- Protectorate of the Western Regions
- Goguryeo
- Salian Franks
- Mayan City-States
- Vandal Kingdom
- Himyarite Kingdom
- Lakhmid Kingdom
- Funan
- Kadamba Empire
- Brythons
- Burgundian Kingdom
- Maitraka Dynasty
- Nobatia
- Kamarupa Kingdom
- Kalabhra Dynasty
- Saxons
- Alodia
- Pyu City-States
- Kingdom of the Suebi
- Anglo-Saxon England
- Caucasian Albania
- Kingdom of Axum
- Ripuarian Franks
- Zapotec Civilization
- Chámpa
- Makuria
- Anurādhapura
- Kingdom of Thuringia
- Caucasian Iberia
- Kingdom of the Franks
- Late Pallava Empire
- Baekje
- Lazica
- Silla
- Lombards
- Tarumanagara
- Byeonhan
- Kingdom of Sussex
- Kingdom of Kent
- Teotihuacan
- Tamna
- Hunnic Empire
New on the map since AD 400
Rouran Khaganate · White Huns · Southern Qi · Visigothic Kingdom · Ostrogothic Kingdom · Scandinavian minor kingdoms · Vandal Kingdom · Brythons · Burgundian Kingdom · Maitraka Dynasty · Kingdom of the Suebi · Anglo-Saxon England · Kingdom of Thuringia · Kingdom of the Franks · Lombards · Kingdom of Sussex · Kingdom of Kent · Hunnic Empire
Gone from the map by AD 600
Rouran Khaganate · White Huns · Southern Qi · Northern Wei · Gupta Empire · Ostrogothic Kingdom · Vakataka Kingdom · Salian Franks · Vandal Kingdom · Kadamba Empire · Burgundian Kingdom · Kingdom of the Suebi · Anglo-Saxon England · Caucasian Albania · Ripuarian Franks · Kingdom of Thuringia · Caucasian Iberia · Lazica · Lombards · Byeonhan
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The outlines are coarse and follow the Cliopatria dataset: borders before modern surveys are estimates, and a blank area means the data has no state on record there, not that nobody lived there. A state that changed hands during the year can appear together with its successor.