Decade · 40 – 49
The world in the 40s
From 40 to 49 the atlas holds 90 states standing at some time. 5 things began - Kaya confederacy, Trưng sisters and Battle of the Medway among them - and 3 ended; 6 people were born and 5 died.
What began in the 40s
By kind, the best known first.
States 4
- Kaya confederacy · state · 42 – 562
- Trưng sisters · state · 43 – 50
- Geumgwan Gaya · state · 43 – 532
- Daegaya · state · 42 – 562
Wars and battles 1
- Battle of the Medway · battle · 43
What ended in the 40s
States 3
- Yuezhi · state · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Odrysian kingdom · state · 460 BCE – 46 CE
- Herodian tetrarchy · state · 4 BCE – 44 CE
Born and died
Born 6
- Martial · poet · 40 – 104
- Publius Papinius Statius · poet · 45 – 96
- Pedanius Dioscorides · physician · 40 – 90
- Gnaeus Julius Agricola · military leader · 40 – 93
- Taejo of Goguryeo · monarch · 47 – 165
- Lucius Flavius Silva · politician · 40 – 81
Died 5
- Caligula · politician · 12 – 41
- Herod Agrippa · person · 10 BCE – 44 CE
- Ptolemy of Mauretania · politician · 9 BCE – 40 CE
- Daemusin of Goguryeo · ruler · 4 – 44
- Ma Yuan · commander · 14 BCE – 49 CE
States of the 40s
The states that stood at some time in the 40s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 40.
Europe12 states
- Roman Empire · 27 BCE – 395 CE · Caligula, Roman emperor since 37
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Caligula, Roman emperor since 37
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Dacia · 60 BCE – 106 CE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE · Tiberius Julius Mithridates, King of the Bosporus since 39
- Odrysian kingdom · 460 BCE – 46 CE
- Lazica · 101 BCE – 700 CE
and 4 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa28 states
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Parthian Empire · 247 BCE – 224 CE · Gondophares, King of Kings since 19
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE · Pharasmanes I, King of Iberia since 1
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
- Caucasian Albania · 2 BCE – 461 CE
and 20 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia19 states
- Kushan Empire · 30 – 375 · Kujula Kadphises, emperor since 30
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · 200 BCE – 400 CE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Satavahana dynasty · 230 BCE – 220 CE
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Indo-Parthian kingdom · 19 BCE – 226 CE · Gondophares, King of Kings since 19
and 11 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia17 states
- Han dynasty · 206 BCE – 220 CE · Emperor Guangwu of Han, Emperor of China since 25
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Daemusin of Goguryeo, wang since 18
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Taru of Paekche, king since 28
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Kaya confederacy · 42 – 562
and 9 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania3 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Teotihuacan · 50 BCE – 704 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown11 states
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- 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
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
and 3 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 20 – 69: every state, war and life of the 40s, region by region.
- On the map in 45: 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.