Century · 1000 BCE – 901 BCE
The world in the 10th century BCE
From 1000 BCE to 901 BCE the atlas holds 95 states standing at some time, 12 of them founded in it - Arezzo and Kingdom of Judah the best known - and 9 ending in it. 40 people were born.
A century here is counted as Wikidata counts it, 1000 BCE to 901 BCE, and holds every row that began in it, however coarsely dated.
States founded and fallen
Founded 12
- Arezzo · state · 901 BCE
- Kingdom of Judah · state · 930 – 586 BCE
- Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) · state · 930 – 720 BCE
- Neo-Assyrian Empire · state · 911 – 609 BCE
- Sheba · state · 1000 BCE – 275 CE
- Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt · state · 945 – 715 BCE
- Qin · state · 905 – 221 BCE
- Panchala · state · 901 – 401 BCE
- Wu · state · 901 – 473 BCE
- Chen · state · 901 – 479 BCE
- Ḫiyawa · state · 901 – 701 BCE
- Bit Agusi · state · 901 – 743 BCE
Ended 9
- Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) · state · 1050 – 930 BCE
- Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt · state · 1077 – 943 BCE
- Carchemish · state · 1901 – 901 BCE
- Kuru kingdom · state · 1201 – 901 BCE
- Alashiya · state · 2000 – 1000 BCE
- Middle Assyrian Empire · state · 1363 – 912 BCE
- Bit Adini · state · 1001 – 901 BCE
- Ḫubuškia · state · 1001 – 901 BCE
- Palistin · state · 1100 – 901 BCE
Born in the 10th century BCE
The best known first, by how many Wikipedias write about them.
- Homer · poet · 901 – 801 BCE
- Solomon · monarch · 990 – 931 BCE
- Elijah · prophet · 904 – 850 BCE
- Rehoboam · monarch · 972 – 914 BCE
- Asa of Judah · monarch · 932 – 870 BCE
- Ahab · ruler · 918 – 852 BCE
- Abijah of Judah · ruler · 950 – 911 BCE
- Jehoshaphat · monarch · 905 – 849 BCE
- Shalmaneser III · ruler · 901 – 824 BCE
- Omri · monarch · 940 – 874 BCE
- Adad-nirari III · ruler · 901 – 783 BCE
- Jehoahaz of Israel · monarch · 901 – 798 BCE
- Jehoash of Israel · ruler · 901 – 782 BCE
- Shamshi-Adad V · ruler · 901 – 810 BCE
- Shammuramat · ruler · 901 – 801 BCE
- Ashur-dan III · ruler · 901 – 754 BCE
- Menua · monarch · 901 – 786 BCE
- Arame of Urartu · monarch · 901 – 844 BCE
- Hiram I · person · 1000 – 935 BCE
- Shalmaneser IV · monarch · 901 – 772 BCE
- Shoshenq II · ruler · 901 – 889 BCE
- Takelot II · statesperson · 901 – 825 BCE
- Coenus of Macedon · politician · 901 – 801 BCE
- Hazael · ruler · 901 – 801 BCE
and 16 more in the atlas.
States of the 10th century BCE
Every state that stood at some time in the 10th century BCE, by region, the best known first.
Europe5 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Arezzo · 901 BCE
- Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
- Greek Dark Ages · 1101 – 851 BCE
- Alba Longa · 1201 – 673 BCE
Middle East and North Africa42 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Assyria · 2025 – 609 BCE
- Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
- Babylonia · 1901 – 539 BCE
- Kingdom of Judah · 930 – 586 BCE
- Elam · 2700 – 539 BCE
- Lydia · 1200 – 546 BCE
- Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) · 930 – 720 BCE
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
- Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) · 1050 – 930 BCE
and 30 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia8 states
- Magadha · 1201 – 345 BCE
- Kuru kingdom · 1201 – 901 BCE
- Anga Kingdom · 1101 – 501 BCE
- Panchala · 901 – 401 BCE
- Kāśī · 1001 – 601 BCE
- Janapada · 1101 – 601 BCE
- Gandhara (Kingdom) · 1200 – 535 BCE
- Pundravardhana · 1280 – 345 BCE
East and Southeast Asia19 states
- Zhou dynasty · 1101 – 256 BCE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
- Qin · 905 – 221 BCE
- Western Zhou · 1046 – 771 BCE
- Qi (state) · 1045 – 221 BCE
- Lu · 1101 – 249 BCE
- Jin (Chinese state) · 1101 – 376 BCE
- Wu · 901 – 473 BCE
- Song · 1101 – 286 BCE
- Yue · 1101 – 222 BCE
- Shu · 2001 – 316 BCE
- Cai · 1045 – 447 BCE
and 7 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania2 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown19 states
- Diauehi · 1201 – 760 BCE
- Isuwa · 1501 – 824 BCE
- Dao · 1001 – 222 BCE
- Deng · 1201 – 678 BCE
- E · 1201 – 863 BCE
- Pattin · 1001 – 738 BCE
- Western Guo · 1046 – 767 BCE
- Ḫubuškia · 1001 – 901 BCE
- Dai (Spring and Autumn period) · 1001 – 457 BCE
- Huang · 1001 – 648 BCE
- Gandhara (Mahabharata) · 1501 – 535 BCE
- Xing · 1101 – 632 BCE
and 7 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1001 BCE – 901 BCE: every state, war and life of the 10th century BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 951 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.