Century · 2300 BCE – 2201 BCE
The world in the 23rd century BCE
From 2300 BCE to 2201 BCE the atlas holds 28 states standing at some time, 1 of them founded in it - Akkadian Empire the best known - and 2 ending in it. 17 people were born.
A century here is counted as Wikidata counts it, 2300 BCE to 2201 BCE, and holds every row that began in it, however coarsely dated.
States founded and fallen
Founded 1
- Akkadian Empire · state · 2270 – 2154 BCE
Ended 2
- Old Kingdom of Egypt · state · 2707 – 2216 BCE
- Ebla · state · 3000 – 2240 BCE
Born in the 23rd century BCE
The best known first, by how many Wikipedias write about them.
- Gudea · person · 2201 BCE
- Intef I · statesperson · 2201 – 2121 BCE
- Nitocris · statesperson · 2251 – 2192 BCE
- Merenre Nemtyemsaf I · ruler · 2251 – 2245 BCE
- Mentuhotep I · statesperson · 2201 BCE
- Menkare · ruler · 2201 BCE
- Merenhor · ruler · 2201 BCE
- Neferkare Pepiseneb · statesperson · 2201 BCE
- Neferkare Khendu · statesperson · 2201 BCE
- Neferkare Tereru · statesperson · 2201 BCE
- Nikare · ruler · 2201 BCE
- Neferkamin · statesperson · 2201 BCE
- Neferkare VII · statesperson · 2201 BCE
- Neferkauhor · statesperson · 2201 BCE
- Wahkare Khety · statesperson · 2201 BCE
- Khéty IV · statesperson · 2201 BCE
- Neferkare Cheti III. · ruler · 2201 BCE
States of the 23rd century BCE
Every state that stood at some time in the 23rd century BCE, by region, the best known first.
Europe1 state
- Minoan civilization · 3300 – 1100 BCE
Middle East and North Africa20 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE
- Sumer · 5501 – 1901 BCE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
- Akkadian Empire · 2270 – 2154 BCE
- Elam · 2700 – 539 BCE
- Old Kingdom of Egypt · 2707 – 2216 BCE
- Meroë · 2501 – 1501 BCE
- Ugarit · 6001 – 1191 BCE
- Lagash · 2501 – 2001 BCE
- Mari · 2901 – 1759 BCE
- Ebla · 3000 – 2240 BCE
and 8 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 Asia2 states
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
- Tamna · 2337 BCE – 1404 CE
Americas and Oceania1 state
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown2 states
- Meluhha · 2351 – 2001 BCE
- Awan dynasty · 2700 – 2150 BCE
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 2301 BCE – 2201 BCE: every state, war and life of the 23rd century BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 2251 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.