List of political entities in the 1st century

This is a list of political entities that existed between 1 AD and 100 AD.

Political entities in the 1st century BC – Political entities in the 2nd century – Political entities by year

Political entities

Map of the world in 50 AD^[1]

Name	Capital(s)	State type	Existed	Location
Sao civilisation	Various	Tribal city states	6th century BC – 16th century AD	Africa: Central
Garamantes	Garama	Tribal Confederation/Empire	500 BC – 700 AD	Africa: North
Kingdom of Aksum	Aksum	Kingdom	c.100 – c.940 AD	Africa: Northeast
Blemmyes		Tribal Kingdom	600 BC – 8th century AD	Africa: Northeast
Kush	Kerma; Napata; Meroe	Kingdom	1070 BC – 350 AD	Africa: Northeast
Gaetulia		Tribal confederation	c. 350 BC – 550 AD	Africa: Northwest
Mauretania	Julia Caesara	Kingdom/Client Kingdom	285 BC – 431 AD	Africa: Northwest
Maya	Various	Kingdom City States	2000 BC – 900AD	Americas: Central
Zapotec	Various	Kingdom City States	700 BC – 1521 AD	Americas: Central
Pueblo	Various	Tribal chiefdoms	12th century BC – 14th century AD	Americas: North
Teotihuacan Empire	Teotihuacan	Empire	100 BC – 8th century AD	Americas: North
Moche	Moche-Trujillo.	United Independent Polities	100 – 800 AD	Americas: South
Nazca	Various	Tribal chiefdoms	100 BC – 800 AD	Americas: South
Basternae	Various	Tribal Confederation	200 BC – 300AD	Europe: Balkans
Dacia	Sarmizegetusa, Regia	Kingdom	700 BC – 106 AD	Europe: Balkans
Odrysia	Seuthopolis	Kingdom	460 BC – 46 AD	Europe: Balkans
Getae		Tribal Kingdom	7th century BC – 4th century AD	Europe: Balkans
Scordisci	Singidunum	Independent tribal state	3rd century BC – 1st century AD	Europe: Balkans
Paeonia		Principality/Kingdom/Client	535 BC – 681 AD	Europe: Balkans
Brigantia		Tribal kingdom	700 BC – c. 2nd AD	Europe: British Isles
Catuvellauni	Verulamium	Tribal kingdom/client	550 BC – 51 AD	Europe: British Isles
Cai[dubious – discuss]		Tribal kingdom	25 – 871 AD	Europe: British Isles
Ce[dubious – discuss]		Tribal kingdom	1st century – 900 AD	Europe: British Isles
Connacht		Tribal chiefdom/kingdom	c. 10th century BC – 1474 AD	Europe: British Isles
Deceangli		Tribal kingdom	500 BC – 76 AD	Europe: British Isles
Cornovii		Tribal kingdom	4th century BC – 343 AD	Europe: British Isles
Iceni	Venta Icenorum	Tribal kingdom/client	500 BC – 64 AD	Europe: British Isles
Fortriu		Tribal kingdom	1 – 850 AD	Europe: British Isles
Iverni	Ivernis	Tribal federated chiefdoms	500 BC – 400 AD	Europe: British Isles
Ordovices		Tribal kingdom	500 BC – c. 1st AD	Europe: British Isles
Meath[dubious – discuss]	Dublin	Kingdom	1st century – 1173 AD	Europe: British Isles
Osraige	Kilkenny	Kingdom	150 – 1185 AD	Europe: British Isles
Silures		Tribal kingdom	650 BC – c. 1st AD	Europe: British Isles
Pictland		Kingdom	250 BC – 850 AD [3]	Europe: British Isles
Cimmerian Bosporus	Panticapaeum	Kingdom/Client	480 BC – 370 AD	Europe: East
Gelonia	Gelonos	Tribal kingdom	5th century BC – 5th century AD	Europe: East
Huns		Nomadic confederation	1st century – 370 AD	Europe: East; Asia: Central
Sarmatians	Tarki (Makhachkala)	Tribal Confederation	450BC – 400 AD	Europe: East
Venedae		Tribal Confederation	400 BC – 7th century AD	Europe: East
Roman Empire	Rome, Constantinople	Empire	27 BC – 1453 AD	Europe: South, West, Balkans, British Isles; Africa: North; Asia: West
Alamannia		Kingdom	213 AD – 496 AD	Europe: West
Cantabri		Tribal confederation	650 BC – 1st century AD	Europe: West
Boii	Felsina	Tribal kingdom	390 BC – 8 AD	Europe: West
Belgae	Various	Tribal confederation	600 BC – c. 1st AD	Europe: West
Astures	Asturica	Tribal federation	550 BC – 68 AD	Europe: West
Alemanni		Tribal Confederation	85 BC – 213 AD	Europe: West
Franks	Various	Tribal Confederation	210 – 481 AD	Europe: West
Helvetii		Tribal confederacy	650 BC – 68 AD	Europe: West
Suebi		Tribal Confederation	60 BC – 409AD	Europe: West
Vindelicia		Tribal kingdom	5th century BC – 1st century AD	Europe: West
Vandals		Tribal chiefdoms	2nd century BC – 409 AD	Europe: West
Caucasian Albania	Kabalak, Partav	Kingdom/Client	65 BC – 628 AD	Eurasian: Caucasus
Commagene	Samosata	Kingdom/client	163 BC – 72 AD	Eurasian: Caucasus
Colchis	Phasis	Kingdom	1300 BC – 2nd century AD	Eurasian: Caucasus
Caspiane		Tribal Kingdom/Client	650 BC – 387 AD	Eurasian: Caucasus
Iberia	Various	Kingdom	302 BC – 580 AD	Eurasian: Caucasus
Lazica	Phasis	Kingdom/client	1st century BC – 7th century AD	Eurasian: Caucasus
Adiabene	Arbela	Kingdom/Client	15 – 310 AD	Asia: West
Araba	Hatra	Kingdom	3rd century BC – 300AD	Asia: West
Armenia	Van	Kingdom	553 BC – 428AD	Asia: West
Awsan	Ḥajar Yaḥirr	Kingdom	7th century BC – 100 AD	Asia: West
Atropatene	Ganzak	Kingdom/Client	320 BC – 226AD	Asia: West
Carmania		Kingdom/client	600 BC – 651 AD	Asia: West
Characene	Charax Spasinou	Kingdom	127 BC – 222 AD	Asia: West
Corduene		Principality/kingdom/client	800 BC – 653 AD	Asia: West
Elymais	Susa	Kingdom/Client	147 BC – 224 AD	Asia: West
Gardman	Parisos	Principality/Kingdom/Client	66 – 428 AD	Asia: West
Ghassanid	Balka, Harith, Petra, Sideir	Kingdom/Client	220 – 712 AD	Asia: West
Khwarezm	Kath, Gurganj	Kingdom	180 BC – 98 AD	Asia: West
Hadhramaut	Shabwah	Kingdom	700 BC – 320 AD	Asia: West
Himyarite Kingdom	Zafar	Kingdom	110 BCE–570 CE	Asia: West
Kindah	Qaryat Dhāt Kāhil	Tribal kingdom	2nd century BC – 525 AD	Asia: West
Nabataea	Petra	Kingdom	168 BC – 106 AD	Asia: West
Osroene	Edessa	Kingdom/Client	134 BC – 244 AD	Asia: West
Palmyrene Empire	Palmyra	Empire	260 – 273 AD	Asia: West
Parthian Empire	Ctesiphon	Empire	247 BC – 224 AD	Asia: West
Qataban	Timna	Kingdom	6th century BC – 2nd century AD	Asia: West
Qedarite	Adumattu	Tribal confederation/client	870 BC – 250 AD	Asia: West
Pontus	Amaseia, Sinope	Empire	250 BC – 68 AD	Asia: West
Parthian Persian Empire	Estakhr, Ctesiphon	Empire	224 – 637 AD	Asia: West, South
Zabdicene		Principality/client	780 BC – 5th century AD	Asia: West
Dayuan		Kingdom/Client	329 BC – 280 AD	Asia: Central
Fergana	Khokand	Kingdom	220 BC – 590 AD	Asia: Central
Kangju		Tribal Federation	280 BC – 585 AD	Asia: Central
Kingdom of Shule	Kashgar	Kingdom/Client	80 – 850 AD	Asia: Central
Khotan	Khotan	Kingdom	56 – 1006 AD	Asia: Central
Kucha	Kucha	Buddhist Kingdom	46 – 658 AD	Asia: Central
Sumpa		Tribal chiefdom/client	1600 BC – 7th century AD	Asia: Central
Tuyuhun	Fuqi	Kingdom	285 – 670 AD	Asia: Central
Anuradhapura	Anuradhapura	Kingdom	377 BC – 1017 AD	Asia: South
Ay	Aykudi	Kingdom	4th century BC – 12th century AD	Asia: South
Indo-Parthian Kingdom	Taxila	Kingdom	12 BC – 98 AD	Asia: South
Indo-Greek Kingdom	Alexandria in the Caucasus, Taxila, Sagala	Kingdom	180 BC – 10 AD	Asia: South
Chera Kingdom		Kingdom	5th century BC – 1102 AD	Asia: South
Indo-Scythians	Sigal, Taxila, Mathura	Kingdom	200 BC – 400 AD	Asia: South
Kuninda	Shravasti	Kingdom	500 BC – 300 AD	Asia: South
Kushan Empire	Various	Empire	30 – 375 AD	Asia: South, Central
Mushika	Ezhimalai	Kingdom	3rd century BC – 4th century AD	Asia: South
Pallava Empire	Kanchi	Empire	250 BC – 800 AD	Asia: South
Pundra	Pundravardhana	Kingdom	1300 BC – 550 AD	Asia: South
Rajarata	Various	Kingdom	377 BC – 1310 AD	Asia: South
Ruhuna	Magama	Principality	200 BC – 450 AD	Asia: South
Satavahana Empire	Vatsagulma	Empire	250 – 500 AD	Asia: South
Vakataka Empire	Amaravati	Empire	230 BC – 230 AD	Asia: South
Vanga	Gange	Kingdom	1300 BC – 580 AD	Asia: South
Western Satraps	Ozone, Barygaza	Kingdom	35 – 405 AD	Asia: South
Champa	Various	Kingdom	192 – 1832 AD	Asia: Southeast
Chi Tu		Kingdom	100 BC – 7th century AD	Asia: Southeast
Funan	Various	Kingdom	60 – 550 AD	Asia: Southeast
Langkasuka	Kedah, Pattani	Kingdom	100 – 1516 AD	Asia: Southeast
Pyu city-states	Sri Ksetra	Federated City States	250 BC – 1085 AD	Asia: Southeast
Thaton Kingdom	Thaton	Kingdom	300 BC – 1085 AD	Asia: Southeast
Cao Wei	Various	Kingdom	220 – 265 AD	Asia: East, China
Chouchi	Lüeyang	Principality	184 – 511 AD	Asia: East, China
Duan		Tribal Chiefdom/Dukedom	250 – 338 AD	Asia: East, China
Eastern Wu	Wuchang, Jianye	Kingdom	229 – 280 AD	Asia: East, China
Han Empire	Various	Empire	206 BC – 220 AD	Asia: East, China
Shu Han	Chengdu	Kingdom	221 – 263 AD	Asia: East, China
Xianbei state		Nomadic (Empire)	93 – 234 AD	Asia: East, China
Na		Kingdom	1st century – 3rd century AD	Asia: East, Japan
Yamatai		Kingdom	1st century – 3rd century AD	Asia: East, Japan
Baekje	Various	Kingdom	18 BC – 660 AD	Asia: East, Korean Peninsula
Baekje		Kingdom	18 BC – 660 AD	Asia: East, Korean Peninsula
Buyeo	Buyeoseong	Kingdom	189 BC – 494 AD	Asia: East, Korean Peninsula
Dongye		Chiefdom	3rd century BC – 5th century AD	Asia: East, Korean Peninsula
Gaya confederacy	Gaya	Confederacy	42 – 562 AD	Asia: East, Korean Peninsula
Goguryeo	Various	Kingdom	37 BC – 668 AD	Asia: East, Korean Peninsula
Mahan confederacy	Cheonan	Confederacy	98 BC – 250 AD	Asia: East, Korean Peninsula
Okjeo		Tribal state	2nd century BC – 5th century AD	Asia: East, Korean Peninsula
Samhan		Confederacy	1st century BC – 4th century AD	Asia: East, Korean Peninsula
Siljik		Kingdom	102 – 6th century AD	Asia: East, Korean Peninsula
Silla	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

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

References

1. "Maps of the Roman World in the First Century C.E." www.centuryone.com. Retrieved 2024-06-10.