Decade · 270 – 279
The world in the 270s
From 270 to 279 the atlas holds 101 states standing at some time. 9 things began - Pallava dynasty, Palmyrene Empire and Battle of Fano among them - and 4 ended; 10 people were born and 17 died.
What began in the 270s
By kind, the best known first.
States 2
- Pallava dynasty · state · 275 – 897
- Palmyrene Empire · state · 270 – 273
Wars and battles 7
- Battle of Fano · battle · 271
- Battle of Châlons · battle · 274
- Battle of Pavia · battle · 271
- Battle of Placentia · battle · 271
- Conquest of Wu by Jin · battle · 279 – 280
- Battle of Emesa · battle · 272
- Battle of Immae · battle · 272
What ended in the 270s
States 4
- Gallic Empire · state · 260 – 274
- Palmyrene Empire · state · 270 – 273
- Sheba · state · 1000 BCE – 275 CE
- Sabaeans · state · 1200 BCE – 275 CE
Born and died
Born 10
- Constantine the Great · politician · 274 – 337
- Saint George · commander · 275 – 303
- Maxentius · politician · 278 – 312
- Saint Barbara · person · 273 – 306
- Maximinus Daza · politician · 270 – 313
- Emperor Yuan of Jin · monarch · 276 – 323
- Shi Le · military personnel · 274 – 333
- Liu Yuan · military leader · 271 – 310
- Li Xiong · ruler · 274 – 334
- Liu Yao · military personnel · 275 – 329
Died 17
- Plotinus · philosopher · 205 – 270
- Aurelian · politician · 214 – 275
- Mani · religious leader · 216 – 277
- Claudius Gothicus · politician · 214 – 270
- Quintillus · politician · 212 – 270
- Tacitus · politician · 200 – 276
- Zenobia · ruler · 240 – 274
- Florianus · military personnel · 232 – 276
- Dexippus · politician · 210 – 278
- Liu Shan · ruler · 207 – 271
- Cao Fang · ruler · 232 – 274
- Vaballathus · ruler · 266 – 273
- Jungcheon of Goguryeo · ruler · 224 – 270
- Pei Xiu · politician · 224 – 271
- Ding Feng · politician · 190 – 271
- Sima Fu · politician · 180 – 272
and 1 more in the atlas.
States of the 270s
The states that stood at some time in the 270s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 270.
Europe17 states
- Roman Empire · 27 BCE – 395 CE · Claudius Gothicus, Roman emperor since 268 and Quintillus, Roman emperor since 270
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Claudius Gothicus, Roman emperor since 268 and Quintillus, Roman emperor since 270
- Huns · 106 – 673
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Burgundians · 154 – 409
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE · Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis V, King of the Bosporus since 240
and 9 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa22 states
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Sasanian Empire · 224 – 651 · Shapur I, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 240 and Hormizd I, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 270
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE · Shapur I, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 240 and Hormizd I, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 270
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE · DTWNS, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 260 and Endubis, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 270
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
and 14 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia22 states
- Kushan Empire · 30 – 375
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · 200 BCE – 400 CE
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Wusun · 170 BCE – 450 CE
and 14 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia22 states
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Jin dynasty (266–420) · 266 – 420 · Emperor Wu of Jin, Emperor of China since 266
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Jungcheon of Goguryeo, wang since 248 and Seocheon of Goguryeo, wang since 270
- Champa · 192 – 1832
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Goi, king since 234
- Eastern Wu · 198 – 280 · Sun Hao, Emperor of China since 264
- 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 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, 250 – 299: every state, war and life of the 270s, region by region.
- On the map in 275: 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.