Century · 900 BCE – 801 BCE
The world in the 9th century BCE
From 900 BCE to 801 BCE the atlas holds 100 states standing at some time, 15 of them founded in it - Macedonia and Urartu the best known - and 8 ending in it. 1 wars, risings, treaties, discoveries and other events began - Battle of Qarqar the best known of the events; 55 people were born.
A century here is counted as Wikidata counts it, 900 BCE to 801 BCE, and holds every row that began in it, however coarsely dated.
What began in the 9th century BCE
By decade first - wars and battles in red, risings, regime changes and massacres beside them, everything else in grey - then by kind, the best known first.
Wars and battles 1
- Battle of Qarqar · battle · 853 BCE
States founded and fallen
Founded 15
- Macedonia · state · 808 – 167 BCE
- Urartu · state · 861 – 590 BCE
- Phrygia · state · 900 – 676 BCE
- Cimmerians · state · 900 – 601 BCE
- Ancient Carthage · state · 814 – 146 BCE
- Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt · state · 818 – 715 BCE
- Qataban · state · 801 BCE – 150 CE
- Videha · state · 851 – 501 BCE
- Zheng · state · 806 – 375 BCE
- Kingdom of Awsan · state · 801 – 701 BCE
- Qedarites · state · 801 – 201 BCE
- Pauravas · state · 890 – 322 BCE
- Parsua · state · 861 – 601 BCE
- Ellipi · state · 801 – 701 BCE
and 1 more in the atlas.
Ended 8
- Greek Dark Ages · state · 1101 – 851 BCE
- Mannaea · state · 1001 – 801 BCE
- Tabal · state · 1001 – 801 BCE
- Isuwa · state · 1501 – 824 BCE
- Gurgum · state · 1201 – 801 BCE
- E · state · 1201 – 863 BCE
- Bit Bahiani · state · 1200 – 808 BCE
- Han (NW Zhou state) · state · 1101 – 801 BCE
Born in the 9th century BCE
The best known first, by how many Wikipedias write about them.
- Athaliah · ruler · 898 – 835 BCE
- Achaemenes · person · 801 – 701 BCE
- Ahaziah of Judah · monarch · 863 – 841 BCE
- Amaziah of Judah · politician · 822 – 767 BCE
- Piye · statesperson · 801 – 716 BCE
- Jehoram of Judah · monarch · 881 – 842 BCE
- Jehoash of Judah · monarch · 842 – 795 BCE
- Uzziah · ruler · 801 – 733 BCE
- Jehu · monarch · 876 – 814 BCE
- Ahaziah of Israel · monarch · 870 – 851 BCE
- Tantamani · politician · 801 – 653 BCE
- Argišti I · monarch · 827 – 764 BCE
- Jehoram of Israel · monarch · 870 – 841 BCE
- Pekah · monarch · 801 – 732 BCE
- Pekahiah · monarch · 801 – 740 BCE
- Jeroboam II · monarch · 851 – 753 BCE
- Menahem · monarch · 801 – 742 BCE
- Zechariah of Israel · monarch · 801 – 752 BCE
- Ashur-nirari V · ruler · 801 – 745 BCE
- Shabaka · ruler · 801 BCE
- Marduk-apla-iddina II · ruler · 801 – 761 BCE
- Sarduri II · monarch · 801 – 735 BCE
- Tefnakht · statesperson · 801 BCE
- Nabonassar · ruler · 801 – 733 BCE
and 31 more in the atlas.
States of the 9th century BCE
Every state that stood at some time in the 9th century BCE, by region, the best known first.
Europe6 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE
- Cimmerians · 900 – 601 BCE
- Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
- Greek Dark Ages · 1101 – 851 BCE
- Alba Longa · 1201 – 673 BCE
Middle East and North Africa40 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
- Urartu · 861 – 590 BCE
- Phrygia · 900 – 676 BCE
- Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) · 930 – 720 BCE
and 28 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia9 states
- Magadha · 1201 – 345 BCE
- Anga Kingdom · 1101 – 501 BCE
- Panchala · 901 – 401 BCE
- Videha · 851 – 501 BCE
- Kāśī · 1001 – 601 BCE
- Pauravas · 890 – 322 BCE
- Janapada · 1101 – 601 BCE
- Gandhara (Kingdom) · 1200 – 535 BCE
- Pundravardhana · 1280 – 345 BCE
East and Southeast Asia20 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
- Zheng · 806 – 375 BCE
and 8 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 unknown23 states
- Kingdom of Awsan · 801 – 701 BCE
- Diauehi · 1201 – 760 BCE
- Qedarites · 801 – 201 BCE
- Isuwa · 1501 – 824 BCE
- Parsua · 861 – 601 BCE
- Dao · 1001 – 222 BCE
- Deng · 1201 – 678 BCE
- E · 1201 – 863 BCE
- Pattin · 1001 – 738 BCE
- Western Guo · 1046 – 767 BCE
- Ellipi · 801 – 701 BCE
- Dai (Spring and Autumn period) · 1001 – 457 BCE
and 11 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 901 BCE – 801 BCE: every state, war and life of the 9th century BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 851 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.