Decade · 180 – 189
The world in the 180s
From 180 to 189 the atlas holds 93 states standing at some time. 4 things began - Yellow Turban Rebellion, Hatepe eruption and United Provinces of New Granada among them - and 4 ended; 13 people were born and 6 died.
What began in the 180s
By kind, the best known first.
States 1
- United Provinces of New Granada · state · 181 – 1816
Unrest and atrocity 2
- Yellow Turban Rebellion · unrest · 184 – 205
- Liang Province rebellion · unrest · 184 – 189
Natural disasters 1
- Hatepe eruption · disaster · 180
What ended in the 180s
Wars and battles 2
- Marcomannic Wars · war · 166 – 180
- Civil War of Wa · war · 146 – 189
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Liang Province rebellion · unrest · 184 – 189
Famine and plague 1
- Antonine Plague · plague · 165 – 180
Born and died
Born 13
- Caracalla · monarch · 188 – 217
- Origen · philosopher · 184 – 254
- Ardashir I · politician · 180 – 242
- Geta · ruler · 189 – 211
- Zhuge Liang · inventor · 181 – 234
- Cao Pi · politician · 187 – 226
- Sun Quan · monarch · 182 – 252
- Emperor Xian of Han · monarch · 181 – 234
- Cao Zhen · commander · 185 – 231
- Ling Tong · military personnel · 189 – 237
- Guo Huai · writer · 187 – 255
- Sima Fu · politician · 180 – 272
- Chen Shi · person · 181 – 201
Died 6
- Marcus Aurelius · monarch · 121 – 180
- Pausanias · writer · 110 – 180
- Aulus Gellius · philosopher · 130 – 180
- Emperor Ling of Han · poet · 156 – 189
- Tanshihuai · person · 141 – 181
- Pharasmanes III · monarch · 134 – 185
States of the 180s
The states that stood at some time in the 180s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 180.
Europe14 states
- Roman Empire · 27 BCE – 395 CE · Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor since 161 and Commodus, Roman emperor since 177
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor since 161 and Commodus, Roman emperor since 177
- Huns · 106 – 673
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Burgundians · 154 – 409
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE · Sauromates II, King of the Bosporus since 172
and 6 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa23 states
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Parthian Empire · 247 BCE – 224 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE · Zoskales, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 100
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
and 15 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia20 states
- Kushan Empire · 30 – 375 · Huvishka, emperor since 151
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · 200 BCE – 400 CE
- Satavahana dynasty · 230 BCE – 220 CE
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Indo-Parthian kingdom · 19 BCE – 226 CE
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
and 12 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia20 states
- Han dynasty · 206 BCE – 220 CE · Emperor Ling of Han, Emperor of China since 168
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Gogukcheon of Goguryeo, wang since 179
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Chogo of Baekje, king since 166
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE · Tanshihuai, Daren of the Xianbei Confederation since 156
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Kaya confederacy · 42 – 562 · Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, Ruler since 42
and 12 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania4 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Teotihuacan · 50 BCE – 704 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
Location unknown12 states
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Geumgwan Gaya · 43 – 532 · Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, King of Geumgwan Gaya since 42
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Daegaya · 42 – 562
- Shanshan · 92 BCE – 445 CE
- Kingdom of Munster · 101 BCE – 1138 CE
- Arsacid dynasty of Caucasian Albania · 2 BCE – 428 CE
and 4 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 160 – 209: every state, war and life of the 180s, region by region.
- On the map in 185: 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.