Late Antiquity is a historiographical term for the historical period from c. 200 AD to c. 700 AD, which marks the transition from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages. Precise boundaries for the period are a matter of debate, but historian Peter Brown proposed a period between the 2nd and 8th centuries. While generally, it can be thought of as from the end of the Roman Empire's Crisis of the Third Century (c. 235–284) to the re-organization of the Eastern Roman Empire under Heraclius and the Muslim conquests in the mid-7th century, for the purposes of this page it will be considered the period 200 to 700 AD.

This list's the main types state that existed in Africa, Americas, Central Asia, East Asia, Europe, Eurasian Steppe, South Asia, and West Asia.

Political entities

Location Name Capital(s) State type From ToCentral Africa Sao civilisation various tribal city states 6th cent. BC 16th cent. ADNorthern Africa Garamantes Garama tribal confederation/empire 500 BC 700 ADNorthern Africa; West Asia; Western Europe Umayyad Caliphate Damascus, Harran empire 661 750Northern Africa, Southern Europe Vandal Kingdom Carthage kingdom 435 534Northeast Africa Aksum Aksum c.100 c. 940Alodia Soba empire 680 1504Blemmyes tribal kingdom 600 BC 8th cent. ADMakuria Dongola kingdom 340 1312Nobatia Pachoras 350 650Northwest Africa Gaetulia tribal confederation c. 350 BC 550 ADGarmul Altava kingdom 530 578Ouarsenis Jedars 430 735West Africa Ghana Empire Koumbi Saleh empire c. 400 1235Central America Maya various kingdom city states 2000 BC 900 ADZapotec 700 BC 1521 ADNorth America Cholula Cholula city-state 600 BC 700 ADPueblo various tribal chiefdom's 12th cent. BC 14th cent. ADTeotihuacan Empire Teotihuacan empire 100 BC 8th cent. ADTeuchitlán various chiefdoms 350 BC 450/500 ADSouth America Lima Lima kingdom 100 650Moche Moche-Trujillo united independent polities 100 800Nazca various tribal chiefdom's 100 BC 800 ADTiwanaku empire Tiwanaku empire 300 1000Wari Empire Huari 500 1100Balkans Avar Khaganate khaganate 567 804Balkans, West Asia; Northeast Africa Byzantine Empire Constantinople empire 395 1453Balkans Gepids Sirmium kingdom 454 567British Isles Ailech Grianán Ailigh 450 1283Airgíalla Clogher tribal federation/kingdom 331 1590Bernicia Bamburgh kingdom 420 634Brycheiniog Talgarth 450 1045Cai tribal kingdom 25 871Ce 1st cent. 900Ceredigion kingdom 475 680Connacht tribal chiefdom/kingdom c. 10th cent. BC 1474 ADDál Riata Dunadd kingdom 501 878Deira York 559 664Dumnonia Isca Dumnoniorum dukedom/principality 290 875Dyfed kingdom 410 910East Anglia Rendlesham, Dommoc kingdom 6th cent. 918East Anglia Rendlesham, Dommoc 512 927Elmet Loidis 4th cent. 7th cent.Ergyng 5th cent. 7th cent.Essex 527 825Fortriu tribal kingdom 1 850Glywysing Cardiff kingdom 490 1063Gododdin 5th cent. 8th cent.Gwent Caerwent, Porth-is-Coed 420 1081Gwynedd various 420 1261Haestingas Hastings tribal kingdom 6th cent. 771Hwicce Worcester kingdom 577 780sKent Durovernum 455 871Leinster 436 1632Lindsey Lindum kingdom/client 410 775Meath Dublin kingdom 1st cent. 1173Mercia Tamworth 527 918Northumbria Bamburgh 653 954Osraige Kilkenny 150 1185Pictland 250 BC 850 ADPowys various 488 1160Rheged 550 650Seisyllwg 680 920Strathclyde Dumbarton, Govan 450 1093Sussex Selsey 477 860Tyrconnell Dun na nGall 464 1607Wessex Winchester 519 1018Wihtwara Wihtgarsburgh 512 927Eastern Europe Samo's Empire Morava empire 631 648Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Central Europe, Balkans Hunnic Empire tribal empire 370s 469Eastern Europe, Central Asia Huns nomadic confederation 1st cent. 370Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Caucasus Khazar Khaganate various nomadic kingdom 618 1048Eastern Europe Kutrigurs nomadic confederation/client 453 8th cent.Old Great Bulgaria Phanagoria kingdom 632 668Venedae tribal confederation 400 BC 7th cent. ADVolga Bulgaria Bolghar, Bilär kingdom 660 1236Southern Europe Duchy of Benevento after 774, Principality of Benevento Benevento dukedom/principality/client 571 1074Kingdom of the Lombards Pavia kingdom 568 774Odoacer's Kingdom Ravenna 476 493Ostrogothic Kingdom 493 553Southern Europe, Western Europe, Balkans, British Isles; Northern Africa; West Asia Roman Empire Rome, Constantinople empire 27 BC 1453 ADSouthern Europe San Marino San Marino republic 301 presentDuchy of Tridentum Benevento dukedom/principality 574 1802Western Europe Alamannia kingdom 213 496Alemanni tribal confederation 85 BC 213 ADArmorica kingdom/dukedom 343 1532Austrasia Metz kingdom 511 751Bavaria dukedom 508 788Kingdom of the Burgundians Borbetomagus, Lugdunum kingdom 410 534Carantania Karnburg principality 658 828Cornouaille 430 1084Francia Tournai, Paris kingdom/empire 481 843Franks various tribal confederation 210 481Frisian Kingdom Dorestad, Utrecht kingdom 600 734Galicia Santiago de Compostela kingdom 409 1833Poher Vorgium principality 520 936Raetia Curiensis Chur bishopric (religious state) 452 1160Rugiland Vindobona kingdom 467 487Saxons (Continental) tribal confederation 5th cent. BC 754 ADKingdom of Soissons Noviodunum kingdom 457 486Suebi tribal confederation 60 BC 409 ADKingdom of the Suebi Braga kingdom 409 585Visigothic Kingdom various 418 720Southern Europe, Western Europe, British Isles; Northern Africa Western Roman Empire Mediolanum, Ravenna empire 395 476Caucasus Arminiya Dvin principality/client 653 884Caspiane tribal kingdom/client 650 BC 387 ADCaucasian Albania Kabalak, Partav kingdom/client 65 BC 628 ADIberia various kingdom 302 BC 580 ADPrincipality of Iberia Tbilisi principality 580 891Lazica Phasis kingdom/client 1st cent. BC 7th cent. ADSarir Humraj 453 12th cent.West Asia Adiabene Arbela 15 379Armenia Van kingdom 553 BC 428 ADCorduene principality/kingdom/client 800 BC 653 ADGhassanid Balka, Harith, Petra, Sideir kingdom/client 220 712Kindah Qaryat Dhāt Kāhil tribal kingdom 2nd cent. BC 525 ADLakhmids Al-Hirah kingdom 300 602West Asia; Northeast Africa Rashidun Caliphate Medina, Kuffa empire 632 661West Asia, Central Asia, Caucasus Sasanian Empire Estakhr, Ctesiphon 224 637West Asia Zabdicene principality/client 780 BC 5th cent. ADCentral Asia Afrighids Kath kingdom/client 305 995Alchon Huns Kapisa kingdom 370 670Fergana Khokand 220 BC 590 ADHephthalite Empire various empire 408 670Kangju tribal federation 280 BC 585 ADKidarites Bactria, Peshawar, Taxila kingdom 320 467Khotan Khotan 56 1006Kucha Kucha buddhist kingdom 46 658Nezak Huns Ghazna, Kapisa kingdom 484 665Patola Shahis Gilgit buddhist kingdom 6th cent. 8th cent.Shanshan kingdom 92 BC 445 ADShule Kingdom Kashgar 200 BC 790 ADCentral Asia, East Asia Rouran Khaganate confederation 330 555Central Asia Sumpa tribal chiefdom/client 1600 BC 7th cent. ADEast Asia, Central Asia Tang dynasty Chang'an, Luoyang empire 618 907Central Asia, East Asia Tibetan Empire Lhasa, Pho brang 618 907Central Asia Turgesh Khaganate Balasagun nomadic empire 699 766Central Asia, East Asia First Turkic Khaganate Ordu Baliq confederation 552 747Central Asia Turpan Turpan buddhist kingdom 480 640Tuyuhun Fuqi nomadic kingdom 285 670Xionites tribal federation 320 late 5th cent.East Africa, Central Africa Yueban tribal confederation 160 490South Asia Andhra Ikshvaku Vijayapuri kingdom 3rd cent. 4th cent.Aulikara dynasty Mandsaur 4th cent. 550Ay Aykudi 4th cent. BC 12th cent. ADBumthang Chakhar Gutho 7th cent. 17th cent.Chalukya dynasty Badami 543 753Chera Kingdom 5th cent. BC 1102 ADDavaka kingdom Lanka ? 6th cent.Eastern Chalukyas Vengi, Rajamundry 624 1129Eastern Ganga dynasty various 493 1947Gauda Kingdom Karnasuvarna 590 626Gupta Empire Pataliputra empire 320 620Gurjara-Pratihara Kannauj 650 1036Harsha Kanauj 606 647Kabul Shahi Kabul, Waihind kingdom/empire 6th cent. 1026Kadamba dynasty Banavasi kingdom 345 540Kamarupa various 350 1140Maitraka Vallabhi empire 475 767Maukhari Kannauj 550s 8th cent.Mushika Ezhimalai kingdom 3rd cent. BC 4th cent. ADNala dynasty Pushkari 6th cent. 6th cent.Pallava Empire Kanchi empire 250 BC 800 ADPundra Pundravardhana kingdom 1300 BC 550 ADRai dynasty Aror empire 489 690Rajarata various kingdom 377 BC 1310 ADRuhuna Magama principality 200 BC 450 ADSharabhapuriya dynasty Sharabhapura kingdom 5th cent. 6th cent.Taank Kingdom Shekilo 550 700Traikutaka dynasty 388 456Vakataka Empire Amaravati empire 230 BC 230 ADVarman dynasty Kannauj kingdom 725 770Vishnukundina Indrapalanagara empire 420 624Western Ganga dynasty Kolar, Talakad kingdom 350 1000Western Satraps Ozone, Barygaza 35 405Southeast Asia Champa various 192 1832Chenla Kingdom Bhavapura, Isanapura 550 706Chi Tu 100 BC 7th cent. ADFunan various 60 550Gangga Negara Gangga Negara 2nd cent. 11th cent.Langkasuka Kedah, Pattani 100 1516Lavo Kingdom Lavo, Ayodhaya 450 1388Melayu Kingdom Jambi 4th cent. 13th cent.Pyu city-states Sri Ksetra federated city states 250 BC 1085 ADSamaskuta Kingdom kingdom ? 416Tarumanagara Sundapura 358 669Thaton Kingdom Thaton 300 BC 1085 ADSoutheast Asia, Vietnam Vạn Xuân Longbian 544 602East Asia, China Cao Wei various 220 265Chen dynasty Jiankang 557 589Cheng Han Chengdu 304 347Chouchi Lüeyang principality 184 511Duan tribal chiefdom/dukedom 250 338Eastern Wei Luoyang, Yecheng kingdom 534 550Eastern Wu Wuchang, Jianye 229 280Former Zhao Lishi 304 329Jin Luoyang empire 266 420Khitans Shangjing kingdom/client 388 1211Liang dynasty Jiankang, Jiangling kingdom 502 557Liu Song dynasty Jiankang empire 420 479Mu'ege Mugebaizhage chiefdom 300 1698Northern Liang Jiankang kingdom/client 397 460Northern Qi Yecheng kingdom 550 577Northern Wei Shengle empire 386 585Northern Zhou Chang'an kingdom 557 581Shu Han Chengdu 221 263Southern Qi Jiankang 477 502Sui dynasty Dazing, later Luoyang 581 618Western Liang Jingzhou 555 587Western Qin Yongshicheng 385 431Western Wei Chang'an 535 557East Asia, Japan Japan various empire 660 BC presentEast Asia, Korean Peninsula Baekje kingdom 18 BC 660 ADBalhae Dongmo empire 698 926Buyeo Buyeoseong kingdom 189 BC 494 ADDongye chiefdom 3rd cent. BC 5th cent. ADGaya confederacy Gaya confederation 42 562Goguryeo various kingdom 37 BC 668 ADMahan confederacy Cheonan confederation 98 BC 250 ADOkjeo tribal state 2nd cent. BC 5th cent. ADSamhan confederation 1st cent. BC 4th cent. ADSiljik kingdom 102 6th cent.Silla Gyeongju 55 BC 935 ADUsan 512 930

See also

List of Copper Age states (c. 5000–3300 BC) List of Bronze Age states (c. 3300–1200 BC) List of Iron Age states (c. 1200–600 BC) List of Classical Age states (c. 600 BC–200 AD) List of states during the Middle Ages (c. 700–1500) List of former sovereign states List of political entities in the 3rd century List of political entities in the 4th century List of political entities in the 5th century List of political entities in the 6th century List of political entities in the 7th century List of ancient great powers List of medieval great powers List of modern great powers List of largest empires Lists of state leaders by year History of Africa Ancient Americas History of Central Asia Ancient China History of East Asia History of Europe History of India Ancient Iran Ancient Middle East Ancient Near East History of South Asia

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