Decade · 280 – 289
The world in the 280s
From 280 to 289 the atlas holds 101 states standing at some time. 6 things began - Byzantine Empire, Western Roman Empire and Saxons among them - and 3 ended; 5 people were born and 7 died.
What began in the 280s
By kind, the best known first.
States 4
- Byzantine Empire · state · 285 – 1453
- Western Roman Empire · state · 285 – 476
- Saxons · state · 283 – 799
- Tuyuhun · state · 285 – 672
Wars and battles 2
- Byzantine–Sasanian wars · war · 285 – 628
- Battle of the Margus · battle · 285
What ended in the 280s
States 1
- Eastern Wu · state · 198 – 280
Wars and battles 2
- Crisis of the Third Century · war · 235 – 284
- Conquest of Wu by Jin · battle · 279 – 280
Born and died
Born 5
- Saint Nicholas · bishop · 283 – 345
- Emperor Huai of Jin · monarch · 284 – 313
- Theodore Stratelates · military personnel · 281 – 319
- Ghatotkacha Gupta · ruler · 280 – 319
- Li Ban · ruler · 288 – 334
States of the 280s
The states that stood at some time in the 280s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 280.
Europe18 states
- Roman Empire · 27 BCE – 395 CE · Probus, Roman emperor since 276
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Probus, Roman emperor since 276
- Huns · 106 – 673
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Western Roman Empire · 285 – 476
- Saxons · 283 – 799
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
and 10 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa20 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Sasanian Empire · 224 – 651 · Bahram II, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 274
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE · Bahram II, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 274
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE · Endubis, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 270
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE
and 12 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia22 states
- Kushan Empire · 30 – 375 · Vasudeva II, king since 275
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · 200 BCE – 400 CE
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897 · Simhavarman I, Pallava emperor since 275
- 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 Asia23 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 · 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 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, 260 – 309: every state, war and life of the 280s, region by region.
- On the map in 285: 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.