Decade · 390 – 399
The world in the 390s
From 390 to 399 the atlas holds 121 states standing at some time. 8 things began - Visigoths, Battle of the Frigidus and Northern Liang among them - and 6 ended; 13 people were born and 15 died, 1 of all these dated only to the decade.
What began in the 390s
By kind, the best known first.
States 4
- Visigoths · state · 396 – 425
- Northern Liang · state · 397 – 439
- Southern Liang · state · 397 – 414
- Southern Yan · state · 398 – 410
Wars and battles 2
- Battle of the Frigidus · battle · 394
- Silla–Goguryeo and Paekche–Kaya–Wa War · war · 391 – 407
Unrest and atrocity 2
- Massacre of Thessalonica · atrocity · 390
- Gildonic War · unrest · 397 – 398
What ended in the 390s
States 5
- Roman Empire · state · 27 BCE – 395 CE
- Former Qin · state · 350 – 394
- Zhai Wei · state · 388 – 392
- Western Yan · state · 384 – 394
- Dongye · state · 91 BCE – 391 CE
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Gildonic War · unrest · 397 – 398
Born and died
Born 13
- Flavius Aetius · politician · 390 – 454
- Marcian · politician · 392 – 457
- Avitus · bishop · 395 – 457
- Petronius Maximus · politician · 396 – 455
- Theodoric I · person · 393 – 451
- Theodoret · bishop · 393 – 450
- Pulcheria · ruler · 399 – 453
- Kumaragupta I · politician · 399 – 455
- Prosper of Aquitaine · theologian · 390 – 463
- Fan Ye · politician · 398 – 445
- Jangsu of Goguryeo · monarch · 394 – 491
- Jeonji of Baekje · ruler · 390 – 420
- Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei · ruler · 392 – 423
Died 15
- Theodosius I · politician · 347 – 395
- Martin of Tours · bishop · 316 – 397
- Ammianus Marcellinus · writer · 330 – 395
- Ausonius · politician · 310 – 395
- Valentinian II · politician · 371 – 392
- Aurelius Victor · poet · 320 – 390
- Libanius · writer · 314 – 393
- Emperor Nintoku · ruler · 290 – 399
- Eugenius · politician · 345 – 394
- Emperor Xiaowu of Jin · ruler · 362 – 396
- Virius Nicomachus Flavianus · politician · 334 – 394
- Yao Chang · ruler · 331 – 394
- Murong Chui · poet · 326 – 396
- Fu Deng · ruler · 343 – 394
- Murong Bao · ruler · 355 – 398
States of the 390s
The states that stood at some time in the 390s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 390.
Europe24 states
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Roman Empire · 27 BCE – 395 CE · Valentinian II, Roman emperor since 375 and Theodosius I, Roman emperor since 379
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Valentinian II, Roman emperor since 375 and Theodosius I, Roman emperor since 379
- Huns · 106 – 673
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Western Roman Empire · 285 – 476
- Visigoths · 396 – 425
and 16 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa20 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Theodosius I, Byzantine emperor since 379
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Sasanian Empire · 224 – 651 · Bahram IV, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 388
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE · Bahram IV, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 388
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE
and 12 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia24 states
- Gupta Empire · 320 – 550 · Chandragupta II, Gupta emperor since 380
- 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 16 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia29 states
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Jin dynasty (266–420) · 266 – 420
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Gogugyang of Goguryeo, wang since 384
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Bhadravarman I, king since 380
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Jinsa of Baekje, king since 385
- Rouran Khaganate · 330 – 555
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
and 21 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 unknown19 states
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Southern Liang · 397 – 414
- Alchon Huns · 380 – 560
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Geumgwan Gaya · 43 – 532
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Varman dynasty · 350 – 655
- Daegaya · 42 – 562
and 11 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 370 – 419: every state, war and life of the 390s, region by region.
- On the map in 395: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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