Century · 2100 BCE – 2001 BCE
The world in the 21st century BCE
From 2100 BCE to 2001 BCE the atlas holds 38 states standing at some time, 10 of them founded in it - Maya civilization and Assyria the best known - and 9 ending in it. 16 people were born.
A century here is counted as Wikidata counts it, 2100 BCE to 2001 BCE, and holds every row that began in it, however coarsely dated.
States founded and fallen
Founded 10
- Maya civilization · state · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Assyria · state · 2025 – 609 BCE
- Xia dynasty · state · 2070 – 1600 BCE
- Middle Kingdom of Egypt · state · 2040 – 1782 BCE
- Tenth Dynasty of Egypt · state · 2050 – 2000 BCE
- Yamhad · state · 2004 – 1595 BCE
- Kizzuwatna · state · 2001 BCE
- Shu · state · 2001 – 316 BCE
- Gutian rule in Mesopotamia · state · 2100 – 2001 BCE
- Mira · state · 2001 BCE
Ended 9
- Lagash · state · 2501 – 2001 BCE
- First Intermediate Period of Egypt · state · 2181 – 2055 BCE
- Third Dynasty of Ur · state · 2112 – 2004 BCE
- Ninth Dynasty of Egypt · state · 2160 – 2050 BCE
- Kizzuwatna · state · 2001 BCE
- Meluhha · state · 2351 – 2001 BCE
- Gutian rule in Mesopotamia · state · 2100 – 2001 BCE
- Mira · state · 2001 BCE
- Abarsal · state · 2420 – 2001 BCE
Born in the 21st century BCE
The best known first, by how many Wikipedias write about them.
- Senusret I · ruler · 2001 – 1919 BCE
- Amenemhat II · politician · 2001 – 1885 BCE
- Senusret II · politician · 2001 – 1901 BCE
- Mentuhotep III · ruler · 2051 – 2005 BCE
- Sumu-abum · ruler · 2001 – 1881 BCE
- Erishum I · ruler · 2001 – 1901 BCE
- Horus Bird · ruler · 2002 BCE
- Puzur-Ashur I · ruler · 2051 – 1970 BCE
- Ilu-shuma · ruler · 2001 BCE
- Neferu III · politician · 2001 BCE
- Senusret IV · statesperson · 2001 BCE
- Abisare · ruler · 2001 – 1901 BCE
- Segerseni · ruler · 2001 – 1990 BCE
- Iyibkhentre · ruler · 2001 – 1990 BCE
- Qakare Ini · ruler · 2001 – 1990 BCE
- Seankhibtawy Seankhibra · ruler · 2001 BCE
States of the 21st century BCE
Every state that stood at some time in the 21st century BCE, by region, the best known first.
Europe1 state
- Minoan civilization · 3300 – 1100 BCE
Middle East and North Africa28 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE
- Sumer · 5501 – 1901 BCE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Assyria · 2025 – 609 BCE
- Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 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
- Lagash · 2501 – 2001 BCE
- Mari · 2901 – 1759 BCE
and 16 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
Location unknown1 state
- Meluhha · 2351 – 2001 BCE
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 2101 BCE – 2001 BCE: every state, war and life of the 21st century BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 2051 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.