List of political entities in the 1st century BC

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

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

Political entities

Map of the world in 50 BC

Name	Capital(s)	State type	Existed	Location
Sao civilisation	Various	Tribal city states	6th century BC – 16th century AD	Africa: Central
Cyrene	Cyrene	Kingdom, republic, kingdom, republic, kingdom	632–30 BC	Africa: North
Garamantes	Garama	Tribal confederation/empire	500 BC – 700 AD	Africa: North
Numidia	Cirta	Kingdom	202 – 46 BC	Africa: North
Blemmyes		Tribal Kingdom	600 BC – 8th century AD	Africa: Northeast
Kush	Kerma; Napata; Meroe	Kingdom	1070 BC – 350 AD	Africa: Northeast
Ptolemaic Kingdom	Alexandria	Kingdom/empire	305 – 30 BC	Africa: Northeast; Asia: West
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 chiefdoms	12th century BC – 14th century AD	Americas: North
Teotihuacan Empire	Teotihuacan	Empire	100 BC – 8th century AD	Americas: North
Nazca	Various	Tribal chiefdoms	100 BC – 800 AD	Americas: South
Acarnania		Kingdom	7th – 1st century BC	Europe: Balkans
Basternae	Various	Tribal confederation	200 BC – 300AD	Europe: Balkans
Dacia	Sarmizegetusa, Regia	Kingdom/empire	700 BC – 106 AD	Europe: Balkans
Getae		Tribal Kingdom	7th century BC – 4th century AD	Europe: Balkans
Iapydes	Various	Tribal confederation	9th century – 34 BC	Europe: Balkans
Liburnia		Tribal thalassocracy	11th century – 34 BC	Europe: Balkans
Maedi	Iamphorynna	Tribal kingdom	5th century – 86 BC	Europe: Balkans
Odrysia	Seuthopolis	Kingdom	460 BC – 46 AD	Europe: Balkans
Paeonia		Principality/kingdom/client	535 BC – 681 AD	Europe: Balkans
Scordisci	Singidunum	Independent tribal state	3rd century BC – 1st century 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
Caledonia		Tribal confederacy	650 BC – 1st century 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 kingdom	500 BC – 64 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
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
Daunia	Daunia	Tribal kingdom	7th century – 89 BC	Europe: South
Iapyges	Gnapia	Tribal kingdom	11th century – 89 BC	Europe: South
Magna Graecia	Various	Kingdom city states	740 – 89 BC	Europe: South
Messapii	Hyria	Tribal kingdom	8th century – 89 BC	Europe: South
Noricum	Magdalensberg	Tribal kingdom/federation	400 – 16 BC	Europe: South
Samnites	Bovianum	Tribal confederation	c. 600 – 82 BC	Europe: South
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 Republic	Rome	Republic	509 – 27 BC	Europe: South, West, Balkans; Africa: North; Asia: West
Roman Empire	Rome, Constantinople	Empire	27 BC – 1453 AD	Europe: South, West, Balkans; Africa: North; Asia: West
Alemanni		Tribal confederation	85 BC – 213 AD	Europe: West
Aquitani	Various	Tribal confederation/client	550 – 27 BC	Europe: West
Astures	Asturica	Tribal federation	550 BC – 68 AD	Europe: West
Belgae	Various	Tribal confederation	600 BC – c. 1st AD	Europe: West
Boii	Felsina	Tribal kingdom	390 BC – 8 AD	Europe: West
Cantabri		Tribal confederation	650 BC – 1st century AD	Europe: West
Celtici		Tribal confederation	600 – 19 BC	Europe: West
Helvetii		Tribal confederacy	650 BC – 68 AD	Europe: West
Lusitanians		Tribal confederation	c. 450 – 27 BC	Europe: West
Raeti		Tribal confederation	500 – 15 BC	Europe: West
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
Vettones		Tribal confederation	300 – 14 BC	Europe: West
Vindelicia		Tribal kingdom	5th century BC – 1st century 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
Araba	Hatra	Kingdom	3rd century BC – 300AD	Asia: West
Armenia	Van	Kingdom	553 BC – 428AD	Asia: West
Lesser Armenia		Principality	331 – 72 BC	Asia: West
Ma'in	?/ Yathill	Kingdom	580 – 85 BC	Asia: West
Awsan	Ḥajar Yaḥirr	Kingdom	7th century BC – 100 AD	Asia: West
Bithynia	Nicomedia, Nicaea	Kingdom/client	297 – 74 BC	Asia: West
Atropatene	Ganzak	Kingdom/client	320 BC – 226AD	Asia: West
Cappadocia, Ariarathid	Mazaka	Kingdom	331 BC–17 AD	Asia: West
Carmania		Kingdom/client	600 BC – 651 AD	Asia: West
Characene	Charax Spasinou	Kingdom	127 BC – 222 AD	Asia: West
Commagene	Samosata	Kingdom	163 BC–72 AD	Asia: West
Corduene		Principality/kingdom/client	800 BC – 653 AD	Asia: West
Elymais	Susa	Kingdom/client	147 BC – 224 AD	Asia: West
Galatia	Ancyra	Empire	280 – 64 BC	Asia: West
Khwarezm	Kath, Gurganj	Kingdom	180 BC – 98 AD	Asia: West
Hadhramaut		Kingdom	700 BC – 320 AD	Asia: West
Hasmonean Kingdom	Jerusalem	Kingdom	140 – 37 BC	Asia: West
Herodian Judea	Jerusalem	Kingdom/client	37 – 4 BC	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
Nabataean Kingdom	Petra	Kingdom	168 BC – 106 AD	Asia: West
Osroene	Edessa	Kingdom/client	134 BC – 244 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
Seleucid Empire	Seleucia, Antioch	Empire	312 – 63 BC	Asia: West
Sophene	Karkathiokerta	Kingdom	298 – 94 BC	Asia: West
Pontic Empire	Amaseia, Sinope	Empire	250 BC – 68 AD	Asia: West
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
Issedones	Issedon	Tribal chiefdom	650 – 58 BC	Asia: Central
Kangju		Tribal Federation	280 BC – 585 AD	Asia: Central
Massagatae		Tribal confederation	600 – 46 BC	Asia: Central
Saka		Tribal confederation	500 BC – 50 BC	Asia: Central
Sumpa		Tribal chiefdom/client	1600 BC – 7th century AD	Asia: Central
Yuezhi		Nomadic tribal confederation	650 – 20 BC	Asia: Central
Anuradhapura	Anuradhapura	Kingdom	377 BC – 1017 AD	Asia: South
Ay	Aykudi	Kingdom	4th century BC – 12th century AD	Asia: South
Chera dynasty		Kingdom	5th century BC – 1102 AD	Asia: South
Chola dynasty	Various	Kingdom	300s BC–1279 AD	Asia: South
Indo-Greek Kingdom	Alexandria in the Caucasus, Taxila, Sagala	Kingdom	180 BC – 10 AD	Asia: South
Indo-Parthian Kingdom	Taxila	Kingdom	12 BC – 98 AD	Asia: South
Indo–Scythian Kingdom	Various	Kingdom	200 BC–400 AD	Asia: South
Kuninda Kingdom	Shravasti	Kingdom	500 BC – 300 AD	Asia: South
Mushika	Ezhimalai	Kingdom	3rd century BC – 4th century AD	Asia: South
Pandyan dynasty	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 dynasty		Monarchy	1st century BC–2nd century AD	Asia: South
Vakataka Empire	Amaravati	Empire	230 BC – 230 AD	Asia: South
Vanga	Gange	Kingdom	1300 BC – 580 AD	Asia: South
Chi Tu		Kingdom	100 BC – 7th century 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
Western Han dynasty	Various	Empire	206 BC – 220 AD	Asia: East, China
Baekje	Various	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
Goguryeo	Various	Kingdom	37 BC – 668 AD	Asia: East, Korean Peninsula
Jolbon		Tribal kingdom	1st century – 37 BC	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
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