Decade · 220 – 229
The world in the 220s
From 220 to 229 the atlas holds 101 states standing at some time. 10 things began - Sasanian Empire, Cao Wei and Ghassanids among them - and 9 ended; 10 people were born and 15 died, 1 of all these dated only to the decade.
What began in the 220s
By kind, the best known first.
States 4
- Sasanian Empire · state · 224 – 651
- Cao Wei · state · 220 – 265
- Ghassanids · state · 220 – 638
- Shu Han · state · 221 – 263
Wars and battles 5
- Battle of Hormozdgan · battle · 224
- Battle of Xiaoting · battle · 221
- Battle of Jieting · battle · 228
- Battle of Shiting · battle · 228
- Siege of Chencang · battle · 228 – 229
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Xincheng Rebellion · unrest · 227 – 228
What ended in the 220s
States 7
- Han dynasty · state · 206 BCE – 220 CE
- Parthian Empire · state · 247 BCE – 224 CE
- Atropatene · state · 323 BCE – 226 CE
- Satavahana dynasty · state · 230 BCE – 220 CE
- Indo-Parthian kingdom · state · 19 BCE – 226 CE
- Characene · state · 141 BCE – 222 CE
- Elymais · state · 147 BCE – 224 CE
Wars and battles 1
- Siege of Chencang · battle · 228 – 229
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Xincheng Rebellion · unrest · 227 – 228
Born and died
Born 10
- Gordian III · politician · 225 – 244
- Carus · military personnel · 222 – 283
- Herennius Etruscus · politician · 227 – 251
- Odaenathus · politician · 220 – 267
- Aureolus · military personnel · 220 – 268
- Saint Mercurius · military personnel · 225 – 250
- Zhong Hui · philosopher · 225 – 264
- Jungcheon of Goguryeo · ruler · 224 – 270
- Du Yu · military leader · 222 – 285
- Pei Xiu · politician · 224 – 271
Died 15
- Elagabalus · politician · 203 – 222
- Cao Cao · military leader · 155 – 220
- Athenaeus · writer · 170 – 223
- Guan Yu · military officer · 160 – 220
- Cao Pi · politician · 187 – 226
- Liu Bei · ruler · 161 – 223
- Zhang Fei · politician · 167 – 221
- Zhang Liao · military officer · 169 – 222
- Xiahou Dun · military officer · 155 – 220
- Cao Ren · military personnel · 168 – 223
- Huang Zhong · military personnel · 148 – 220
- Ma Chao · military leader · 176 – 222
- Gan Ning · military personnel · 175 – 222
- Xu Huang · military officer · 169 – 227
- Jia Xu · politician · 147 – 223
States of the 220s
The states that stood at some time in the 220s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 220.
Europe15 states
- Roman Empire · 27 BCE – 395 CE · Elagabalus, Roman emperor since 218
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Elagabalus, Roman emperor since 218
- Huns · 106 – 673
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Burgundians · 154 – 409
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE · Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis II, King of the Bosporus since 211
and 7 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa25 states
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Sasanian Empire · 224 – 651
- Parthian Empire · 247 BCE – 224 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE · GDRT, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 200
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE
and 17 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 · Farn-Sasan, King of Kings since 210
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
and 12 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia24 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 · Gusu of Baekje, king since 214
- Cao Wei · 220 – 265 · Cao Pi, Chinese king since 220
- Eastern Wu · 198 – 280
and 16 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, 200 – 249: every state, war and life of the 220s, region by region.
- On the map in 225: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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