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 – 666 AD[1] |
Africa: North
|
Kingdom of Aksum |
Aksum |
Kingdom |
c.100 – c.1100 AD[2] |
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
|
Nok culture |
Various |
Tribal Chiefdoms/Kingdom |
1000 BC – 300 AD |
Africa: West
|
Maya |
Various |
Kingdom City States |
2000 BC – 900AD |
Americas: Central
|
Zapotec |
Various |
Kingdom City States |
700 BC – 1521 AD |
Americas: Central
|
Pueblo |
Various |
Tribal chiefdom's |
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 chiefdom's |
100 BC – 800 AD |
Americas: South
|
Basternae |
Various |
Tribal Confederation |
200 BC – 300AD |
Europe: Balkans
|
Getae |
|
Tribal Kingdom |
7th century BC – 4th century AD |
Europe: Balkans
|
Paeonia |
|
Principality/Kingdom/Client |
535 BC – 681 AD |
Europe: Balkans
|
Cai |
|
Tribal kingdom |
25 – 871 AD |
Europe: British Isles
|
Ce |
|
Tribal kingdom |
1st century – 900 AD |
Europe: British Isles
|
Connacht |
|
Tribal chiefdom/kingdom |
c. 10th century BC – 1474 AD |
Europe: British Isles
|
Cornovii |
|
Tribal kingdom |
4th century BC – 343 AD |
Europe: British Isles
|
Dumnonia |
Isca Dumnoniorum |
Dukedom/principality |
290 – 875 AD |
Europe: British Isles
|
Fortriu |
|
Tribal kingdom |
1 – 850 AD |
Europe: British Isles
|
Iverni |
Ivernis |
Tribal federated chiefdom's |
500 BC – 400 AD |
Europe: British Isles
|
Meath |
Dublin |
Kingdom |
1st century – 1173 AD |
Europe: British Isles
|
Osraige |
Kilkenny |
Kingdom |
150 – 1185 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
|
Magyar |
|
Tribal Confederation/Principality |
1100 BC – 895 AD |
Europe: East
|
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
|
Alemanni |
|
Tribal Confederation |
85 BC – 213 AD |
Europe: West
|
Franks |
Various |
Tribal Confederation |
210 – 481 AD |
Europe: West
|
Gallic Empire |
Colonia Agrippina, Augusta Treverorum |
Empire |
260 – 274 AD |
Europe: West, British Isles
|
Saxons (Continental) |
|
Tribal confederation |
5th century BC – 754 AD |
Europe: West
|
Suebi |
|
Tribal Confederation |
60 BC – 409AD |
Europe: West
|
Vandals |
|
Tribal chiefdoms |
2nd century BC – 409 AD |
Europe: West
|
Caucasian Albania |
Kabalak, Partav |
Kingdom/Client |
65 BC – 628 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
|
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
|
Hadhramaut |
Shabwah |
Kingdom |
700 BC – 320 AD |
Asia: West
|
Himyarite Kingdom |
Zafar |
Kingdom |
110 BC–570 AD |
Asia: West
|
Kindah |
Qaryat Dhāt Kāhil |
Tribal kingdom |
2nd century BC – 525 AD |
Asia: West
|
Osroene |
Edessa |
Kingdom/Client |
134 BC – 244 AD |
Asia: West
|
Qedarite |
Adumattu |
Tribal confederation/client |
870 BC – 250 AD |
Asia: West
|
Palmyrene Empire |
Palmyra |
Empire |
260 – 273 AD |
Asia: West
|
Parthian Persian Empire |
Ctesiphon |
Empire |
247 BC – 224 AD |
Asia: West
|
Sasanian 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 |
Nomadic 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
|
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 |
Pratiṣṭhāna |
Empire |
230 BC – 220 AD |
Asia: South
|
Vakataka Empire |
Amaravati |
Empire |
250 AD – 550 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
|
Gangga Negara |
Gangga Negara |
Kingdom |
2nd – 11th centuries 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
|
Yamato |
Various |
Kingdom |
3rd century AD – present |
Asia: East, Japan
|
Kunu |
|
Kingdom |
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
|