Decade · 320 – 329
The world in the 320s
From 320 to 329 the atlas holds 111 states standing at some time. 5 things began - Gupta Empire, Battle of Adrianople (324) and Battle of Chrysopolis among them - and 2 ended; 17 people were born and 7 died, 2 of all these dated only to the decade.
What began in the 320s
By kind, the best known first.
States 2
- Gupta Empire · state · 320 – 550
- Former Liang · state · 320 – 376
Wars and battles 3
- Battle of Adrianople (324) · battle · 324
- Battle of Chrysopolis · battle · 324
- Battle of the Hellespont · battle · 324
What ended in the 320s
States 1
- Han-Zhao · state · 304 – 329
Wars and battles 1
- Civil wars of the Tetrarchy · war · 308 – 324
Born and died
Born 17
- Basil of Caesarea · philosopher · 329 – 379
- Gregory of Nazianzus · religious leader · 329 – 389
- Valentinian I · politician · 321 – 375
- Valens · politician · 328 – 378
- Constans · politician · 323 – 350
- Aurelius Victor · poet · 320 – 390
- Constantius Gallus · politician · 325 – 354
- Procopius · politician · 326 – 366
- Helena · writer · 320 – 360
- Oribasius · physician · 325 – 403
- Geunchogo of Baekje · ruler · 324 – 375
- Emperor Cheng of Jin · politician · 321 – 342
- Emperor Jianwen of Jin · politician · 320 – 372
- Emperor Kang of Jin · ruler · 322 – 344
- Geungusu of Baekje · ruler · 322 – 384
- Murong Chui · poet · 326 – 396
and 1 more in the atlas.
Died 7
- Licinius · politician · 263 – 325
- Lactantius · writer · 240 – 320
- Gregory the Illuminator · religious leader · 239 – 325
- Crispus · military leader · 303 – 326
- Emperor Yuan of Jin · monarch · 276 – 323
- Emperor Ming of Jin · ruler · 299 – 325
- Liu Yao · military personnel · 275 – 329
States of the 320s
The states that stood at some time in the 320s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 320.
Europe23 states
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Roman Empire · 27 BCE – 395 CE · Constantine the Great, Roman emperor since 306 and Licinius, Roman emperor since 308
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Constantine the Great, Roman emperor since 306 and Licinius, Roman emperor since 308
- Huns · 106 – 673
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Western Roman Empire · 285 – 476
- Saxons · 283 – 799
and 15 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa22 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Sasanian Empire · 224 – 651 · Shapur II, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 309
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE · Shapur II, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 309
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE · Ousanas, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 320
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE
and 14 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia22 states
- Gupta Empire · 320 – 550 · Chandragupta I, Gupta emperor since 320
- Kushan Empire · 30 – 375 · Shaka Kushan, emperor since 300
- 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
and 14 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia25 states
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Jin dynasty (266–420) · 266 – 420
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Micheon of Goguryeo, wang since 300
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Fan Tat, king since 284
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Biryu of Baekje, king since 304
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
and 17 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania5 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Teotihuacan · 50 BCE – 704 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- Tiwanaku polity · 300 – 1150
- 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, 300 – 349: every state, war and life of the 320s, region by region.
- On the map in 325: 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.