Political entities in the 4th century – Political entities in the 6th century – Political entities by year This is a list of political entities in the 5th century (401–500) AD.

Political entities

Name Capital(s) State type Existed LocationSao civilisation Various Tribal city states 6th century BC – 16th century AD Africa: CentralGaramantes Garama Tribal Confederation/Empire 500 BC – 700 AD Africa: NorthMauro-Roman Kingdom Altava Kingdom 477 - 578 AD Africa: NorthVandal Kingdom Carthage Kingdom 435 – 534 AD Africa: North, Europe: SouthKingdom of Aksum Aksum Kingdom c.100 – c.940 AD Africa: NortheastBlemmyes Tribal Kingdom 600 BC – 8th century AD Africa: NortheastMakuria Dongola Kingdom 340 – 1312 AD Africa: NortheastNobatia Pachoras Kingdom 350 – 650 AD Africa: NortheastGaetulia Tribal confederation c. 350 BC – 550 AD Africa: NorthwestMauretania Julia Caesara Kingdom/Client Kingdom 285 BC – 431 AD Africa: NorthwestGhana Empire Koumbi Saleh Empire c. 400 – 1235 AD Africa: WestMaya Various Kingdom City States 2000 BC – 900AD Americas: CentralZapotec Various Kingdom City States 700 BC – 1521 AD Americas: CentralPueblo Various Tribal chiefdom's 12th century BC – 14th century AD Americas: NorthTeotihuacan Empire Teotihuacan Empire 100 BC – 8th century AD Americas: NorthMoche Moche-Trujillo. United Independent Polities 100 – 800 AD Americas: SouthNazca Various Tribal chiefdom's 100 BC – 800 AD Americas: SouthTiwanaku empire Tiwanaku Empire 300 – 1000 AD Americas: SouthByzantine Empire Constantinople Empire 395 – 1453 AD Europe: Balkans, Asia: West; Africa: NortheastGepids Sirmium Kingdom 454 – 567 AD Europe: BalkansPaeonia Principality/Kingdom/Client 535 BC – 681 AD Europe: BalkansAilech Grianán Ailigh Kingdom 450 – 1283 AD Europe: British IslesAirgíalla Clogher Tribal Federation/Kingdom 331 – 1590 AD Europe: British IslesBernicia Bamburgh Kingdom 420 – 634 AD Europe: British IslesBrycheiniog Talgarth Kingdom 450 – 1045 AD Europe: British IslesCai Tribal kingdom 25 – 871 AD Europe: British IslesCe Tribal kingdom 1st century – 900 AD Europe: British IslesCeredigion Kingdom 475 – 680 AD Europe: British IslesConnacht Tribal chiefdom/kingdom c. 10th century BC – 1474 AD Europe: British IslesDumnonia Isca Dumnoniorum Dukedom/principality 290 – 875 AD Europe: British IslesDyfed Kingdom 410 – 910 AD Europe: British IslesFortriu Tribal kingdom 1 – 850 AD Europe: British IslesGlywysing Cardiff Kingdom 490 – 1063 AD Europe: British IslesGododdin Kingdom 5th – 8th century AD Europe: British IslesGwent Caerwent, Porth-is-Coed Kingdom 420 – 1081 AD Europe: British IslesGwynedd Various Kingdom 420 – 1261 AD Europe: British IslesKent Durovernum Kingdom 455 – 871 AD Europe: British IslesLeinster Kingdom 436 – 1632 AD Europe: British IslesLindsey Lindum Kingdom/Client 410 – 775 AD Europe: British IslesMeath Dublin Kingdom 1st century – 1173 AD Europe: British IslesOsraige Kilkenny Kingdom 150 – 1185 AD Europe: British IslesPictland Kingdom 250 BC – 850 AD Europe: British IslesPowys Various Kingdom 488 – 1160 AD Europe: British IslesStrathclyde Dumbarton, Govan Kingdom 450 – 1093 AD Europe: British IslesSussex Selsey Kingdom 477 – 860 AD Europe: British IslesTyrconnell Dun na nGall Kingdom 464 – 1607 AD Europe: British IslesUlster Kingdom 465 – 1177 AD Europe: British IslesBulgars Balkh/Phanagoria Tribal confederation c. 5th century – 7th century AD Europe: EastGelonia Gelonos Tribal kingdom 5th century BC – 5th century AD Europe: EastKutrigurs Nomadic confederation/client 453 – 8th century AD Europe: EastOdoacer's Kingdom Ravenna Kingdom 476 – 493 AD Europe: SouthOstrogothic Kingdom Ravenna Kingdom 493 – 553 AD Europe: SouthHunnic Empire Tribal Empire 470s – 469 AD Europe: East, West, Central, BalkansMagyar Tribal Confederation/Principality 1100 BC – 895 AD Europe: EastVenedae Tribal Confederation 400 BC – 7th century AD Europe: EastSan Marino San Marino Republic 301 AD – present Europe: SouthAlamannia Kingdom 213 AD – 496 AD Europe: WestArmorica Kingdom/dukedom 343 – 1532 AD Europe: WestKingdom of the Burgundians Borbetomagus, Lugdunum Kingdom 410 – 534 AD Europe: WestCornouaille Principality 430 – 1084 AD Europe: WestFranks Various Tribal Confederation 210 – 481 AD Europe: WestFrankish Empire Tournai, Paris Kingdom/Empire 481 – 843 AD Europe: WestKingdom of Galicia Santiago de Compostela Kingdom 409 – 1833 AD Europe: WestRaetia Curiensis Chur Bishopric (religious state) 452 – 1160 AD Europe: WestRugiland Vindobona Kingdom 467 – 487 AD Europe: WestSaxons (Continental) Tribal confederation 5th century BC – 754 AD Europe: WestKingdom of Soissons Noviodunum Kingdom 457 – 486 AD Europe: WestSuebi Tribal Confederation 60 BC – 409 AD Europe: WestKingdom of the Suebi Braga Kingdom 409 – 585 AD Europe: WestVandals Tribal chiefdoms 2nd century BC – 409 AD Europe: WestVisigothic Kingdom Various Kingdom 418 – 720 AD Europe: WestWestern Roman Empire Mediolanum, Ravenna Empire 395 – 476 AD Europe: South, West, Balkans, British Isles; Africa: NorthCaucasian Albania Kabalak, Partav Kingdom/Client 65 BC – 628 AD Eurasian: CaucasusIberia Various Kingdom 302 BC – 580 AD Eurasian: CaucasusLazica Phasis Kingdom/client 1st century BC – 7th century AD Eurasian: CaucasusSarir Humraj Kingdom/Client 453 – 12th century AD Eurasian: CaucasusArmenia Van Kingdom 553 BC – 428AD Asia: WestCarmania Kingdom/client 600 BC – 651 AD Asia: WestCorduene Principality/kingdom/client 800 BC – 653 AD Asia: WestGardman Parisos Principality/Kingdom/Client 66 – 428 AD Asia: WestGhassanid Balka, Harith, Petra, Sideir Kingdom/Client 220 – 712 AD Asia: WestHimyarite Kingdom ZafarKingdom 110 BC–570 AD Asia: WestKindah Qaryat Dhāt Kāhil Tribal kingdom 2nd century BC – 525 AD Asia: WestLakhmids Al-Hirah Kingdom 300 – 602 AD Asia: WestSasanian Persian Empire Estakhr, Ctesiphon Empire 224 – 637 AD Asia: West, SouthZabdicene Principality/client 780 BC – 5th century AD Asia: WestAfrighids Kath Kingdom/Client 305 – 995 AD Asia: CentralFergana Khokand Kingdom 220 BC – 590 AD Asia: CentralHephthalite Empire Various Empire 408 – 670 AD Asia: CentralKangju Tribal Federation 280 BC – 585 AD Asia: CentralKingdom of Shule Kashgar Kingdom/Client 80 – 850 AD Asia: CentralKhotan Khotan Kingdom 56 – 1006 AD Asia: CentralKucha Kucha Buddhist Kingdom 46 – 658 AD Asia: CentralRouran Khaganate Confederation 330 – 555 AD Asia: Central, EastSumpa Tribal chiefdom/client 1600 BC – 7th century AD Asia: CentralTurpan Turpan Buddhist Kingdom 480 – 640 AD Asia: CentralTuyuhun Fuqi Nomadic Kingdom 285 – 670 AD Asia: CentralXionites Tribal federation 320 – late 5th century AD Asia: CentralAnuradhapura Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BC – 1017 AD Asia: SouthAyAykudi Kingdom 4th century BC – 12th century AD Asia: SouthChera Kingdom Kingdom 5th century BC – 1102 AD Asia: SouthGupta EmpirePataliputra Empire 320 – 620 AD Asia: SouthKamarupa Various Kingdom 350 – 1140 AD Asia: SouthMaitraka Vallabhi Empire 475 – 767 AD Asia: SouthPallava Empire Kanchi Empire 250 BC – 800 AD Asia: SouthPundra Pundravardhana Kingdom 1300 BC – 550 AD Asia: SouthRai dynasty Aror Empire 489 – 690 AD Asia: SouthRajarata Various Kingdom 377 BC – 1310 AD Asia: SouthRuhuna Magama Principality 200 BC – 450 AD Asia: SouthSatavahana Empire Vatsagulma Empire 250 – 500 AD Asia: SouthVanga Gange Kingdom 1300 BC – 580 AD Asia: SouthVishnukundina Indrapalanagara Empire 420 – 624 AD Asia: SouthWestern Ganga dynasty Kolar, Talakad Kingdom 350 – 1000 AD Asia: SouthWestern Satraps Ozone, Barygaza Kingdom 35 – 405 AD Asia: SouthChampa Various Kingdom 192 – 1832 AD Asia: SoutheastChi Tu Kingdom 100 BC – 7th century AD Asia: SoutheastFunan Various Kingdom 60 – 550 AD Asia: SoutheastGangga Negara Gangga Negara Kingdom 2nd – 11th centuries AD Asia: SoutheastLangkasuka Kedah, Pattani Kingdom 100 – 1516 AD Asia: SoutheastLavo Kingdom Lavo, Ayodhaya Kingdom 450 – 1388 AD Asia: SoutheastMelayu Kingdom Jambi Kingdom 4th – 13th centuries AD Asia: SoutheastPyu city-states Sri Ksetra Federated City States 250 BC – 1085 AD Asia: SoutheastTarumanagara Sundapura Kingdom 358 – 669 AD Asia: SoutheastThaton Kingdom Thaton Kingdom 300 BC – 1085 AD Asia: SoutheastChouchi Lüeyang Principality 184 – 511 AD Asia: East, ChinaKhitans Shangjing Kingdom/Client 388 – 1211 AD Asia: East, ChinaLiu Song dynasty Jiankang Empire 420 – 479 AD Asia: East, ChinaNorthern Liang Jiankang Kingdom/Client 397 – 460 AD Asia: East, ChinaNorthern Wei Shengle Empire 386 – 585 AD Asia: East, ChinaSouthern Qi Jiankang Kingdom 477 – 502 AD Asia: East, ChinaWestern Qin Yongshicheng Kingdom 385 – 431 AD Asia: East, ChinaYamato Various Kingdom 3rd century AD – present Asia: East, JapanBaekje Various Kingdom 18 BC – 660 AD Asia: East, Korean PeninsulaBuyeo Buyeoseong Kingdom 189 BC – 494 AD Asia: East, Korean PeninsulaDongye Chiefdom 3rd century BC – 5th century AD Asia: East, Korean PeninsulaGaya confederacy Gaya Confederacy 42 – 562 AD Asia: East, Korean PeninsulaGoguryeo Various Kingdom 37 BC – 668 AD Asia: East, Korean PeninsulaOkjeo Tribal state 2nd century BC – 5th century AD Asia: East, Korean PeninsulaSiljik Kingdom 102 – 6th century AD Asia: East, Korean PeninsulaSilla Gyeongju Kingdom 55 BC – 935 AD Asia: East, Korean Peninsula

See also List of Bronze Age states List of Iron Age states List of Classical Age states List of states during Late Antiquity List of states during the Middle Ages

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