List of political entities in the 6th century

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
GarmulAltavaKingdom530 – 578 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
CañariTumebambaTribal Confederacy500 – 1533 ADAmericas: South
MocheMoche-Trujillo.United Independent Polities100 – 800 ADAmericas: South
NazcaVariousTribal chiefdom's100 BC – 800 ADAmericas: South
Tiwanaku empireTiwanakuEmpire300 – 1000 ADAmericas: South
Wari EmpireHuariEmpire500 – 1100 ADAmericas: South
Avar KhaganateKhaganate567 – 804 ADEurope: Balkans
Byzantine EmpireConstantinopleEmpire395 – 1453 ADEurope: Balkans, Asia: West; Africa: Northeast
GepidsSirmiumKingdom454 – 567 ADEurope: Balkans
NarentinesTribal chiefdom/countship/dukedom6th – 10th centuries ADEurope: Balkans
PaeoniaPrincipality/Kingdom/Client535 BC – 681 ADEurope: Balkans
Early Slavic politiesTribal principalities6th - 7th centuriesEurope: 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
Dál RiataDunaddKingdom501 – 878 ADEurope: British Isles
DeiraYorkKingdom559 – 664 ADEurope: British Isles
DumnoniaIsca DumnoniorumDukedom/principality290 – 875 ADEurope: British Isles
DyfedKingdom410 – 910 ADEurope: British Isles
Kingdom of East AngliaRendlesham, DommocKingdom6th century – 918 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
HaestingasHastingsTribal kingdom6th century – 771 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
MerciaTamworthKingdom527 – 918 ADEurope: British Isles
OsraigeKilkennyKingdom150 – 1185 ADEurope: British Isles
PictlandKingdom250 BC – 850 AD[1]Europe: British Isles
PowysVariousKingdom488 – 1160 ADEurope: British Isles
RhegedKingdom550 – 650 ADEurope: British Isles
StrathclydeDumbarton, GovanKingdom450 – 1093 ADEurope: British Isles
SussexSelseyKingdom477 – 860 ADEurope: British Isles
TyrconnellDun na nGallKingdom464 – 1607 ADEurope: British Isles
Uí FailgheRathangan, DaingeanKingdom507 – 1550 ADEurope: British Isles
UlsterKingdom465 – 1177 ADEurope: British Isles
WessexWinchesterKingdom519 – 1018 ADEurope: British Isles
BulgarsBalkh/PhanagoriaTribal confederationc. 5th century – 7th century ADEurope: East
Duchy of Benevento after 774, Principality of BeneventoBeneventoDukedom/Principality/Client571 – 1074 ADEurope: South
Kingdom of the LombardsPaviaKingdom568 – 774 ADEurope: South
KutrigursNomadic confederation/client453 – 8th century ADEurope: East
Ostrogothic KingdomRavennaKingdom493 – 553 ADEurope: South
MagyarTribal Confederation/Principality1100 BC – 895 ADEurope: East
VenedaeTribal Confederation400 BC – 7th century ADEurope: East
San MarinoSan MarinoRepublic301 AD – presentEurope: South
Duchy of TridentumBeneventoDukedom/Principality574 – 1802 ADEurope: South
ArmoricaKingdom/dukedom343 – 1532 ADEurope: West
AustrasiaMetzKingdom511 – 751 ADEurope: West
BavariaDukedom508 – 788 ADEurope: West
Kingdom of the BurgundiansBorbetomagus, LugdunumKingdom410 – 534 ADEurope: West
CornouaillePrincipality430 – 1084 ADEurope: West
Frankish EmpireTournai, ParisKingdom/Empire481 – 843 ADEurope: West
Raetia CuriensisChurBishopric (religious state)452 – 1160 ADEurope: West
Kingdom of GaliciaSantiago de CompostelaKingdom409 – 1833 ADEurope: West
PoherVorgiumPrincipality520 – 936 ADEurope: West
Saxons (Continental)Tribal confederation5th century BC – 754 ADEurope: West
Kingdom of the SuebiBragaKingdom409 – 585 ADEurope: West
Visigothic KingdomVariousKingdom418 – 720 ADEurope: West
Caucasian AlbaniaKabalak, PartavKingdom/Client65 BC – 628 ADEurasian: Caucasus
Kingdom of IberiaVariousKingdom302 BC – 580 ADEurasian: Caucasus
Principality of IberiaTbilisiPrincipality580 – 891 ADEurasian: Caucasus
LazicaPhasisKingdom/client1st century BC – 7th century ADEurasian: Caucasus
SarirHumrajKingdom/Client453 – 12th century ADEurasian: Caucasus
CarmaniaKingdom/client600 BC – 651 ADAsia: West
CorduenePrincipality/kingdom/client800 BC – 653 ADAsia: West
GhassanidBalka, Harith, Petra, SideirKingdom/Client220 – 712 ADAsia: West
KindahQaryat Dhāt KāhilTribal kingdom2nd century BC – 525 ADAsia: West
LakhmidsAl-HirahKingdom300 – 602 ADAsia: West
Sasanian Persian EmpireEstakhr, CtesiphonEmpire224 – 637 ADAsia: West, South
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
First and Second Turkic KhaganatesOrdu BaliqConfederation552 – 747 ADAsia: Central, East
TurpanTurpanBuddhist Kingdom480 – 640 ADAsia: Central
TuyuhunFuqiNomadic Kingdom285 – 670 ADAsia: Central
AnuradhapuraAnuradhapuraKingdom377 BC – 1017 ADAsia: South
AyAykudiKingdom4th century BC – 12th century ADAsia: South
Chera KingdomKingdom5th century BC – 1102 ADAsia: South
Gauda KingdomKarnasuvarnaKingdom590 – 626 ADAsia: South
Gupta EmpirePataliputraEmpire320 – 620 ADAsia: South
Kabul ShahiKabul, WaihindKingdom/Empire6th century – 1026 ADAsia: South
KamarupaVariousKingdom350 – 1140 ADAsia: South
MaitrakaVallabhiEmpire475 – 767 ADAsia: South
MaukhariKannaujEmpire550s – 8th century ADAsia: South
Pallava EmpireKanchiEmpire250 BC – 800 ADAsia: South
PundraPundravardhanaKingdom1300 BC – 550 ADAsia: South
Rai dynastyArorEmpire489 – 690 ADAsia: South
RajarataVariousKingdom377 BC – 1310 ADAsia: South
VangaGangeKingdom1300 BC – 580 ADAsia: South
VishnukundinaIndrapalanagaraEmpire420 – 624 ADAsia: South
Western Ganga dynastyKolar, TalakadKingdom350 – 1000 ADAsia: South
ChampaVariousKingdom192 – 1832 ADAsia: Southeast
Chenla KingdomBhavapura, IsanapuraKingdom550 – 706 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
Northern WeiShengleEmpire386 – 585 ADAsia: East, China
Southern QiJiankangKingdom477 – 502 ADAsia: East, China
JapanVariousEmpire660 BC – presentAsia: East, Japan
BaekjeVariousKingdom18 BC – 660 ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
Gaya confederacyGayaConfederacy42 – 562 ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
GoguryeoVariousKingdom37 BC – 668 ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
SiljikKingdom102 – 6th century ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
SillaGyeongjuKingdom55 BC – 935 ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
UsanKingdom512 – 930 ADAsia: East, Korean Peninsula
Vạn XuânLong BiênKingdom544 – 602 ADAsia: Southeast

See also
List of political entities in the 6th century
Preceded by
5th century		 Political entities
of the 6th century		 Succeeded by
7th century

References
  1. Salway, Peter. "Gaelic Kingdoms: Kingdoms of Caledonia". 2014. The History Files. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
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