Century · 2000 BCE – 1901 BCE
The world in the 20th century BCE
From 2000 BCE to 1901 BCE the atlas holds 33 states standing at some time, 4 of them founded in it - Babylonia and Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt the best known - and 3 ending in it. 10 people were born.
A century here is counted as Wikidata counts it, 2000 BCE to 1901 BCE, and holds every row that began in it, however coarsely dated.
States founded and fallen
Founded 4
- Babylonia · state · 1901 – 539 BCE
- Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt · state · 1991 – 1802 BCE
- Carchemish · state · 1901 – 901 BCE
- Alashiya · state · 2000 – 1000 BCE
Ended 3
- Sumer · state · 5501 – 1901 BCE
- Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt · state · 2150 – 1991 BCE
- Tenth Dynasty of Egypt · state · 2050 – 2000 BCE
Born in the 20th century BCE
The best known first, by how many Wikipedias write about them.
- Senusret III · politician · 1951 – 1842 BCE
- Amenemhat III · ruler · 1901 – 1806 BCE
- Sobekneferu · statesperson · 1901 – 1793 BCE
- Amenemhat IV · politician · 1901 – 1790 BCE
- Sargon I · ruler · 1901 BCE
- Sabium · ruler · 1901 – 1831 BCE
- Ikunum · ruler · 1901 BCE
- Puzur-Ashur II · ruler · 1901 – 1802 BCE
- Naram-Sin of Assyria · ruler · 1901 BCE
- Naram-Sin of Eshnunna · ruler · 1901 – 1801 BCE
States of the 20th century BCE
Every state that stood at some time in the 20th century BCE, by region, the best known first.
Europe1 state
- Minoan civilization · 3300 – 1100 BCE
Middle East and North Africa24 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE
- Sumer · 5501 – 1901 BCE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Assyria · 2025 – 609 BCE
- Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
- Babylonia · 1901 – 539 BCE
- Elam · 2700 – 539 BCE
- Meroë · 2501 – 1501 BCE
- Ugarit · 6001 – 1191 BCE
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
- Middle Kingdom of Egypt · 2040 – 1782 BCE
- Mari · 2901 – 1759 BCE
and 12 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa1 state
- Land of Punt · 2401 – 1069 BCE
South Asia1 state
- Indus Valley Civilisation · 3000 – 1800 BCE
East and Southeast Asia4 states
- Xia dynasty · 2070 – 1600 BCE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
- Shu · 2001 – 316 BCE
- Tamna · 2337 BCE – 1404 CE
Americas and Oceania2 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 2001 BCE – 1901 BCE: every state, war and life of the 20th century BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 1951 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.