List of political entities in the 6th century BC

See also: List of state leaders in the 6th century BC
Political entities in the 7th century BC – Political entities in the 5th century BC – Political entities by century
Main article: List of pre-modern states
Further information: List of Classical Age states

This is a list of sovereign states or polities that existed in the 6th century BC.

Africa[edit]

Map of the world in 600 BC
State Existed
Aethiopia c. 13th - 5th centuries BC
Blemmyes 600 BC - 8th century AD
Carthaganian Empire 650 - 146 BC
Kingdom of D'mt 980 - 400 BC
Kingdom of Cyrene 631 - 525 BC
Kingdom of Egypt 1069 - 525 BC
Garamantian Empire 1000 BC - 700 AD
Kingdom of Kush 1070 BC - 350 AD
Libu 1550 - 146BC
Macrobia c. 8th - 4th centuries BC
Mauri 580 - 285 BC
Nok 1000 BC - 300 AD
Persian Empire 525 - 330 BC
Sao 6th century BC - 6th century AD

Americas[edit]

name existed
Maya 2000 BC - 900 AD
Olmec 1400-400 BC
Paracas 800 - 100 BC
Pueblo 12th century BC - 14th century AD
Zapotec 700 BC - 1521 AD

Europe[edit]

North and West[edit]

name existed
Belgae 600 - 52 BC
Brigantia 700 BC - 76 AD
Caledonia 650 BC - 1st century AD
Catuvellauni 550 BC - 51 AD
Connacht c. 10th century BC - 1474 AD
Deceangli 500 BC - 76 AD
Helvetii 650 BC - 68 AD
Iceni 500 BC - 64 AD
Iverni 500 BC - 400 AD
Ordovice 500 BC -
Silure 650 BC -

South and East[edit]

State Existed
Aquitani 550 - 27 BC
Kingdom of Arcadia 980 - 743 BC
Kingdom of Acarnania 7th - 1st century BC
Kingdom of Argolis 1200 - 337 BC
Astures 550 BC - 68 AD
Republic of Athens 1068 - 146 BC
Cantabri 650 BC - 1st century AD
Carthaganian Empire 650 - 146 BC
Celtici 600 - 19 BC
Celtiberia 650 - 19 BC
Corinthia 700 - 338 BC
Dacia 700 BC - 106 AD
Kingdom of Etruria 768 - 264 BC
Getae 7th century BC - 4th century AD
Iapydes 9th century - 34 BC
Illyria 2000 - 168 BC
Liburnia 11th century - 34 BC
Kingdom of Locria 1250 - 386 BC
Lucania 1000 - 356 BC[1]
Magna Graecia 740 - 89 BC
Oenotria 1000 - 325 BC
Paeonia (kingdom) 535 BC - 681 AD
Padanian Etruria 9th century - 5th century BC
Persian Empire 549 - 330 BC
Phocis 690 - 222 BC
Roman Republic 509 - 27 BC
Kingdom of Sabinum c. 760 - 494 BC
Samnium c. 600 - 82 BC
Sicels c. 11th century - 425 BC
Kingdom of Sparta 950 - 146 BC
Kingdom of Thessaly 950 - 344 BC
Tartessos 1000 - 450 BC
Thrace 1500 - 450 BC
Umbria 9th century - 3rd century BC
Veneti 6th century - 218 BC

Eurasian Steppe and Central Asia[edit]

name existed
Aria 700 BC - 300 BC
Caspiane 650 BC - 387 AD
Bactria 1200 - 550 BC
Kingdom of Balhara 12th - 7th centuries BC
Bulgar 7th century BC - 7th century AD
Chorasmia 1290-180 BC
Kingdom of Colchis 1300 BC - 2nd century AD
Dahae 700 - 530 BC
Huns 600 BC - 370 AD
Issedon 650-58 BC
Magyar 1100 BC - 895 AD
Massagatae 600 - 46 BC
Persian Empire 549 - 330 BC
Qiang 2000 BC - 150 BC
Scythia 690BC-250 BC
Sogdiana 750 - 550 BC
Thyssagetae 650 BC - 110 AD
Xianyun 824-209 BC

East Asia[edit]

Name Existed
Ba (state) 13th century - 311 BC
Cai (state) 980 - 447 BC
Cao (state) 1053 - 487 BC
Chen (state) 1046 - 479 BC
Chu (state) 1030 - 223 BC
Donghu 1400 - 150 BC
Kingdom of Gojoseon 2333 - 108 BC
Jin (Korean state) 550 - 108 BC
Jin state 1042 - 376 BC
Pi (state) 1046 - 418 BC
Qiang 2000 BC - 150 BC
Qi (Henan) 1600 - 445 BC
Qi (state) 1046 - 221 BC
Qin (state) 858 - 221 BC
Quanrong 954 - 301 BC
Sui (state) 771 - 221 BC
Sumpa 1600 BC - 7th century AD
Shu (state) 1046 - 316 BC
Teng (state) 1046 - 414 BC
Kingdom of Van Lang 2879 - 258 BC
Xu (state) 2000 - 512 BC
Yan (state) 1046 - 222 BC
Zhongshan (state) 580 - 296 BC
Zhou Kingdom 1046 - 256 BC
Zou (state) 1012 - 350 BC

South Asia[edit]

Map of the world in 500 BC
Name Existed
Anarta Kingdom 1100 - 550 BC
Anga Kingdom 1380 - 550 BC
Avanti Kingdom 900 - 322 BC
Danda Kingdom 1100 - 450 BC
Haryanka Kingdom 684 - 413 BC
Kalinga Kingdom 1376 - 285 BC
Kamboja Kingdom 1450 - 195 BC
Kasmira Kingdom 1250 - 322 BC
Kimpurusha Kingdom 1000 - 325 BC
Kirata Kingdom 1350 - c. 300 BC
Kosala Kingdom 1000 - 266 BC
Magadha Kingdom 1000 - 323 BC
Malla republics c. 7th century BCE - c. 4th century BCE
Matsya Kingdom 1180 - 318 BC
Panchala 700 - 323 BC
Pandya Kingdom 1350 - 460 BC
Parvata Kingdom c. 9th century - 325 BC
Persian Empire 549 - 330 BC
Pundra Kingdom 1300 BC - 550 AD
Shakya Republic 800 - 320 BC
Sindhu Kingdom 800 - 320 BC
Sinhala Kingdom 700 - 543 BC
Surasena 1000 - 323 BC
Tambapanni 543 - 505 BC
Trigarta Kingdom 1150 - 322 BC
Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara 505 - 377 BC
Vanga Kingdom 1300 BC - 580 AD
Vatsa 1100 - 323 BC
Vajjika League c. 7th century BCE - c. 468 BCE
Yaksha Kingdom 1200 - 350 BC

West Asia[edit]

state type existed
Kingdom of Armenia 553 BC - 428 AD
Kingdom of Awsan 7th century BC - 100 AD
Kingdom of Caria 11th - 6th century BC
Carmania c. 7th century - 550 BC
Kingdom of Chaldea 1100 - 539 BC
Kingdom of Cilicia 795 - 546 BC
Principality of Corduene 800 BC - 653 AD
Kingdom of Doris 1200 - 580 BC
Kingdom of Edom 1200 - 125 BC
Elamite Empire 1210 - 535 BC
Gedrosia 600 BC -
Kingdom of Hadhramaut 700 BC - 320 AD
Kingdom of Haram 600 - 175 BC
Kingdom of Lycia 1183 - 546 BC
Kingdom of Magan 2200 - 550 BC
Kingdom of Ma'in 580 - 85 BC
Median Empire 678 - 549 BC
Mysia 1320 - 301 BC [2]
Neo-Babylonian Empire 626 - 539 BC
Kingdom of Paphlagonia 1480 - 546 BC[3]
Parsua 860 - 600 BC
Persian Empire 549 - 330 BC
Kingdom of Qataban 6th century BC - 2nd century AD
Principality of Zabdicene 780 BC - 5th century AD

See also[edit]

List of political entities in the 6th century BC
Preceded by Sovereign states of
the 6th century BC 		Succeeded by

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pritchard, James Cowles. "Kingdoms of Italy: Research into the Physical History of Mankind". 1999-2014. The History Files. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Kingdoms of Anatolia". 2014. The History Files. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Middle East Kingdoms Ancient Anatolia". 2014. The History Files. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
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