Decade · 230 – 239
The world in the 230s
From 230 to 239 the atlas holds 97 states standing at some time. 8 things began - Crisis of the Third Century, Ripuarian Franks and Sima Yi's Liaodong campaign among them - and 1 ended; 11 people were born and 14 died.
What began in the 230s
By kind, the best known first.
States 3
- Ripuarian Franks · state · 238 – 509
- Gordian dynasty · state · 236 – 244
- Yan (Three Kingdoms) · state · 237 – 238
Wars and battles 5
- Crisis of the Third Century · war · 235 – 284
- Sima Yi's Liaodong campaign · battle · 238
- Battle at the Harzhorn · battle · 235
- Battle of Carthage · battle · 238
- Battle of Wuzhang Plains · battle · 234
What ended in the 230s
States 1
- Yan (Three Kingdoms) · state · 237 – 238
Born and died
Born 11
- Porphyry of Tyre · philosopher · 233 – 301
- Probus · ruler · 232 – 282
- Florianus · military personnel · 232 – 276
- Hostilian · ruler · 235 – 251
- Volusianus · politician · 230 – 253
- Gregory the Illuminator · religious leader · 239 – 325
- Philip II · politician · 237 – 249
- Emperor Wu of Jin · ruler · 236 – 290
- Chen Shou · politician · 233 – 297
- Cao Fang · ruler · 232 – 274
- Sun Xiu · ruler · 235 – 264
Died 14
- Tertullian · philosopher · 160 – 230
- Severus Alexander · politician · 205 – 235
- Maximinus Thrax · politician · 173 – 238
- Gordian I · military personnel · 159 – 238
- Pupienus · politician · 178 – 238
- Balbinus · politician · 178 – 238
- Zhuge Liang · inventor · 181 – 234
- Emperor Xian of Han · monarch · 181 – 234
- Cao Rui · monarch · 205 – 239
- Zhang He · military officer · 167 – 231
- Cao Zhen · commander · 185 – 231
- Gaius Julius Verus Maximus · politician · 216 – 238
- Ling Tong · military personnel · 189 – 237
- Cao Hong · military personnel · 169 – 232
States of the 230s
The states that stood at some time in the 230s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 230.
Europe17 states
- Roman Empire · 27 BCE – 395 CE · Severus Alexander, Roman emperor since 222
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Severus Alexander, Roman emperor since 222
- Huns · 106 – 673
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Burgundians · 154 – 409
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE · Tiberius Julius Cotys III, King of the Bosporus since 228 and Tiberius Julius Sauromates III, King of the Bosporus since 229
and 9 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa21 states
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Sasanian Empire · 224 – 651 · Ardashir I, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 224
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE · Ardashir I, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 224
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE · GDRT, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 200 and `DBH, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 230
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
and 13 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia18 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
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Wusun · 170 BCE – 450 CE
- Kucha · 111 – 648
and 10 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia23 states
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Dongcheon of Goguryeo, wang since 227
- Champa · 192 – 1832
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Gusu of Baekje, king since 214
- Cao Wei · 220 – 265 · Cao Rui, Emperor of China since 226
- Eastern Wu · 198 – 280 · Sun Quan, Emperor of China since 229
- Shu Han · 221 – 263 · Liu Shan, Emperor of China since 223
and 15 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 unknown14 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 6 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 210 – 259: every state, war and life of the 230s, region by region.
- On the map in 235: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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