Decade · 200 – 209
The world in the 200s
From 200 to 209 the atlas holds 98 states standing at some time. 7 things began - Battle of Red Cliffs, Battle of Guandu and Battle of Changban among them - and 1 ended; 18 people were born and 7 died.
What began in the 200s
By kind, the best known first.
States 1
- Gothia · state · 207 – 382
Wars and battles 6
- Battle of Red Cliffs · battle · 208
- Battle of Guandu · battle · 200
- Battle of Changban · battle · 208
- Battle of White Wolf Mountain · battle · 207
- Battle of Bowang · battle · 202
- Battle of Jiangling · battle · 208
What ended in the 200s
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Yellow Turban Rebellion · unrest · 184 – 205
Born and died
Born 18
- Plotinus · philosopher · 205 – 270
- Elagabalus · politician · 203 – 222
- Diophantus of Alexandria · mathematician · 200 – 284
- Severus Alexander · politician · 205 – 235
- Decius · politician · 201 – 251
- Philip the Arab · politician · 204 – 249
- Aemilianus · politician · 207 – 253
- Tacitus · politician · 200 – 276
- Trebonianus Gallus · politician · 206 – 253
- Diadumenian · monarch · 208 – 218
- Emperor Ōjin · ruler · 200 – 310
- Cao Rui · monarch · 205 – 239
- Liu Shan · ruler · 207 – 271
- Jiang Wei · politician · 202 – 264
- Sima Shi · politician · 208 – 255
- Dongcheon of Goguryeo · ruler · 209 – 248
and 2 more in the atlas.
States of the 200s
The states that stood at some time in the 200s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 200.
Europe15 states
- Roman Empire · 27 BCE – 395 CE · Septimius Severus, Roman emperor since 193 and Caracalla, Roman emperor since 198
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Septimius Severus, Roman emperor since 193 and Caracalla, Roman emperor since 198
- 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 7 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa24 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 and GDRT, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 200
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
and 16 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia20 states
- Kushan Empire · 30 – 375 · Vasudeva I, emperor since 191
- 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 Asia22 states
- Han dynasty · 206 BCE – 220 CE · Emperor Xian of Han, Emperor of China since 189
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Sansang of Goguryeo, wang since 197
- Champa · 192 – 1832
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Chogo of Baekje, king since 166
- Eastern Wu · 198 – 280
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
and 14 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 unknown13 states
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Geumgwan Gaya · 43 – 532
- 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 5 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 180 – 229: every state, war and life of the 200s, region by region.
- On the map in 205: 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.