List of political entities in the 1st century BC

Political entities
Map of the world in 50 BC
NameCapital(s)State typeExistedLocation
Sao civilisationVariousTribal city states6th century BC – 16th century ADAfrica: Central
CyreneCyreneKingdom, Republic, Kingdom, Republic, Kingdom/632–30 BCAfrica: North
GaramantesGaramaTribal Confederation/Empire500 BC – 700 ADAfrica: North
NumidiaCirtaKingdom202 – 46 BCAfrica: North
BlemmyesTribal Kingdom600 BC – 8th century ADAfrica: Northeast
KushKerma; Napata; MeroeKingdom1070 BC – 350 ADAfrica: Northeast
Ptolemaic KingdomAlexandriaKingdom/empire305 – 30 BCAfrica: Northeast; Asia: West
GaetuliaTribal confederationc. 350 BC – 550 ADAfrica: Northwest
MauretaniaJulia CaesaraKingdom/Client Kingdom285 BC – 431 ADAfrica: Northwest
Nok cultureVariousTribal Chiefdoms/Kingdom1000 BC – 300 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
NazcaVariousTribal chiefdom's100 BC – 800 ADAmericas: South
AcarnaniaKingdom7th – 1st century BCEurope: Balkans
BasternaeVariousTribal Confederation200 BC – 300ADEurope: Balkans
DaciaSarmizegetusa, RegiaKingdom/Empire700 BC – 106 ADEurope: Balkans
GetaeTribal Kingdom7th century BC – 4th century ADEurope: Balkans
IapydesVariousTribal confederation9th century – 34 BCEurope: Balkans
LiburniaTribal thalassocracy [4]11th century – 34 BCEurope: Balkans
MaediIamphorynnaTribal kingdom5th century – 86 BCEurope: Balkans
OdrysiaSeuthopolisKingdom460 BC – 46 ADEurope: Balkans
PaeoniaPrincipality/Kingdom/Client535 BC – 681 ADEurope: Balkans
ScordisciSingidunumIndependent tribal state3rd century BC – 1st century ADEurope: Balkans
BrigantiaTribal kingdom700 BC – c. 2nd ADEurope: British Isles
CatuvellauniVerulamiumTribal kingdom/client550 BC – 51 ADEurope: British Isles
CaledoniaTribal confederacy650 BC – 1st century ADEurope: British Isles
ConnachtTribal chiefdom/kingdomc. 10th century BC – 1474 ADEurope: British Isles
DeceangliTribal kingdom500 BC – 76 ADEurope: British Isles
CornoviiTribal kingdom4th century BC – 343 ADEurope: British Isles
IceniVenta IcenorumTribal kingdom/client500 BC – 64 ADEurope: British Isles
IverniIvernisTribal federated chiefdom's500 BC – 400 ADEurope: British Isles
OrdovicesTribal kingdom500 BC – c. 1st ADEurope: British Isles
SiluresTribal kingdom650 BC – c. 1st ADEurope: British Isles
PictlandKingdom250 BC – 850 AD [3]Europe: British Isles
Cimmerian BosporusPanticapaeumKingdom/Client480 BC – 370 ADEurope: East
GeloniaGelonosTribal kingdom5th century BC – 5th century ADEurope: East
DauniaDauniaTribal kingdom7th century – 89 BCEurope: South
IapygesGnapiaTribal kingdom11th century – 89 BCEurope: South
Magna GraeciaVariousKingdom city states740 – 89 BCEurope: South
MessapiiHyriaTribal kingdom8th century – 89 BCEurope: South
NoricumMagdalensbergTribal kingdom/federation400 – 16 BCEurope: South
SamnitesBovianumTribal confederationc. 600 – 82 BCEurope: South
MagyarTribal Confederation/Principality1100 BC – 895 ADEurope: East
SarmatiansTarki (Makhachkala)Tribal Confederation450BC – 400 ADEurope: East
VenedaeTribal Confederation400 BC – 7th century ADEurope: East
Roman RepublicRomeRepublic509 – 27 BCEurope: South, West, Balkans; Africa: North; Asia: West
Roman EmpireRome, ConstantinopleEmpire27 BC – 1453 ADEurope: South, West, Balkans; Africa: North; Asia: West
AlemanniTribal Confederation85 BC – 213 ADEurope: West
AquitaniVariousTribal confederation/client550 – 27 BCEurope: West
AsturesAsturicaTribal federation550 BC – 68 ADEurope: West
BelgaeVariousTribal confederation600 BC – c. 1st ADEurope: West
BoiiFelsinaTribal kingdom390 BC – 8 ADEurope: West
CantabriTribal confederation650 BC – 1st century ADEurope: West
CelticiTribal confederation600 – 19 BCEurope: West
HelvetiiTribal confederacy650 BC – 68 ADEurope: West
LusitaniansTribal confederationc. 450 – 27 BCEurope: West
RaetiTribal confederation500 – 15 BCEurope: West
Saxons (Continental)Tribal confederation5th century BC – 754 ADEurope: West
SuebiTribal Confederation60 BC – 409ADEurope: West
VandalsTribal chiefdoms2nd century BC – 409 ADEurope: West
VettonesTribal confederation300 – 14 BCEurope: West
VindeliciaTribal kingdom5th century BC – 1st century ADEurope: West
Caucasian AlbaniaKabalak, PartavKingdom/Client65 BC – 628 ADEurasian: Caucasus
CommageneSamosataKingdom/client163 BC – 72 ADEurasian: Caucasus
ColchisPhasisKingdom1300 BC – 2nd century ADEurasian: Caucasus
Caspiane[1]Tribal Kingdom/Client650 BC – 387 ADEurasian: Caucasus
IberiaVariousKingdom302 BC – 580 ADEurasian: Caucasus
LazicaPhasisKingdom/client1st century BC – 7th century ADEurasian: Caucasus
ArabaHatraKingdom3rd century BC – 300ADAsia: West
ArmeniaVanKingdom553 BC – 428ADAsia: West
Lesser ArmeniaPrincipality331 – 72 BCAsia: West
Ma'in?/ YathillKingdom580 – 85 BCAsia: West
AwsanḤajar YaḥirrKingdom7th century BC – 100 ADAsia: West
BithyniaNicomedia, NicaeaKingdom/client297 – 74 BCAsia: West
AtropateneGanzakKingdom/Client320 BC – 226ADAsia: West
Cappadocia, AriarathidMazakaKingdom331 BC–17 ADAsia: West
CarmaniaKingdom/client600 BC – 651 ADAsia: West
CharaceneCharax SpasinouKingdom127 BC – 222 ADAsia: West
CommageneSamosataKingdom163 BC–72 ADAsia: West
CorduenePrincipality/kingdom/client800 BC – 653 ADAsia: West
ElymaisSusaKingdom/Client147 BC – 224 ADAsia: West
GalatiaAncyraEmpire280 – 64 BCAsia: West
KhwarezmKath, GurganjKingdom180 BC – 98 ADAsia: West
HadhramautKingdom700 BC – 320 ADAsia: West
Hasmonean KingdomJerusalemKingdom140 – 37 BCAsia: West
Herodian JudeaJerusalemKingdom/client37 – 4 BCAsia: West
KindahQaryat Dhāt KāhilTribal kingdom2nd century BC – 525 ADAsia: West
Nabataean KingdomPetraKingdom168 BC – 106 ADAsia: West
OsroeneEdessaKingdom/Client134 BC – 244 ADAsia: West
Parthian EmpireCtesiphonEmpire247 BC – 224 ADAsia: West
QatabanTimnaKingdom6th century BC – 2nd century ADAsia: West
QedariteAdumattuTribal confederation/client870 BC – 250 ADAsia: West
Seleucid EmpireSeleucia, AntiochEmpire312 – 63 BCAsia: West
SopheneKarkathiokertaKingdom298 – 94 BCAsia: West
Pontic EmpireAmaseia, SinopeEmpire250 BC – 68 ADAsia: West
ZabdicenePrincipality/client780 BC – 5th century ADAsia: West
DayuanKingdom/Client329 BC – 280 ADAsia: Central
FerganaKhokandKingdom220 BC – 590 ADAsia: Central
IssedonesIssedonTribal chiefdom650 – 58 BCAsia: Central
KangjuTribal Federation280 BC – 585 ADAsia: Central
MassagataeTribal confederation600 – 46 BCAsia: Central
SakaTribal confederation500 BC – 50 BCAsia: Central
SumpaTribal chiefdom/client1600 BC – 7th century ADAsia: Central
YuezhiNomadic tribal confederation650 – 20 BCAsia: Central
AnuradhapuraAnuradhapuraKingdom377 BC – 1017 ADAsia: South
AyAykudiKingdom4th century BC – 12th century ADAsia: South
Chera dynastyKingdom5th century BC – 1102 ADAsia: South
Chola dynastyVariousKingdom300s BC–1279 ADAsia: South
Indo-Greek KingdomAlexandria in the Caucasus, Taxila, SagalaKingdom180 BC – 10 ADAsia: South
Indo-Parthian KingdomTaxilaKingdom12 BC – 98 ADAsia: South
Indo–Scythian KingdomVariousKingdom200 BC–400 ADAsia: South
Kuninda KingdomShravastiKingdom500 BC – 300 ADAsia: South
MushikaEzhimalaiKingdom3rd century BC – 4th century ADAsia: South
Pandyan dynastyKanchiEmpire250 BC – 800 ADAsia: South
PundraPundravardhanaKingdom1300 BC – 550 ADAsia: South
RajarataVariousKingdom377 BC – 1310 ADAsia: South
RuhunaMagamaPrincipality200 BC – 450 ADAsia: South
Satavahana dynastyMonarchy1st century BC–2nd century ADAsia: South
Vakataka EmpireAmaravatiEmpire230 BC – 230 ADAsia: South
VangaGangeKingdom1300 BC – 580 ADAsia: South
Chi TuKingdom100 BC – 7th century ADAsia: Southeast
Pyu city-statesSri KsetraFederated City States250 BC – 1085 ADAsia: Southeast
Thaton KingdomThatonKingdom300 BC – 1085 ADAsia: Southeast
Western Han dynastyVariousEmpire206 BC – 220 ADAsia: East, China
JapanVariousEmpire660 BC – 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
GoguryeoVariousKingdom37 BC – 668 ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
JolbonTribal kingdom1st century – 37 BCAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
Mahan confederacyCheonanConfederacy98 BC – 250 ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
OkjeoTribal state2nd century BC – 5th century ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
SamhanConfederacy1st century BC – 4th century ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
SillaGyeongjuKingdom55 BC – 935 ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula

See also
List of political entities in the 1st century BC
Preceded by
2nd century BC		 Political entities of
the 1st century BC		 Succeeded by
1st century AD

References
  1. Hewsen, Robert H. (2000). Armenia: A Historical Atlas. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226332284.
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