PastlasHistorical atlas

Decade · 420 – 429

The world in the 420s

From 420 to 429 the atlas holds 129 states standing at some time. 6 things began - Northern and Southern dynasties, Kingdom of Bernicia and Liu Song dynasty among them - and 6 ended; 14 people were born and 14 died, 2 of all these dated only to the decade.

Its years

The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.

420: 2 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other420421: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other421422: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other422423: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other423424: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other424425: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other425426: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other426427: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other427428: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other428429: 2 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other429

What began in the 420s

By kind, the best known first.

States 4

Wars and battles 2

What ended in the 420s

States 5

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

Born 14

Died 14

States of the 420s

The states that stood at some time in the 420s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 420.

Europe: 33 statesEurope33Middle East and North Africa: 23 statesMiddle East and North Africa23South Asia: 22 statesSouth Asia22East and Southeast Asia: 26 statesEast and Southeast Asia26Americas and Oceania: 5 statesAmericas and Oceania5Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe33 states

and 25 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa23 states

and 15 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

South Asia22 states

and 14 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia26 states

and 18 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania5 states

Location unknown20 states

and 12 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 400 – 449: every state, war and life of the 420s, region by region.
  • On the map in 425: 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.