Decade · 450 – 459
The world in the 450s
From 450 to 459 the atlas holds 128 states standing at some time. 12 things began - Venice, Ostrogoths and Battle of the Catalaunian Plains among them - and 2 ended; 11 people were born and 21 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.
- 450 14
What began in the 450s
By kind, the best known first.
States 7
- Venice · state · 452
- Ostrogoths · state · 455 – 499
- Kingdom of Kent · state · 450 – 871
- Kingdom of Deira · state · 450 – 655
- Kingdom of Soissons · state · 457 – 486
- Tarumanagara · state · 450 – 669
- Kingdom of Brycheiniog · state · 450 – 1045
Wars and battles 4
- Battle of the Catalaunian Plains · battle · 451
- Battle of Avarayr · battle · 451
- Battle of Nedao · battle · 454
- Battle of Órbigo · battle · 456
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Sack of Rome · atrocity · 455
What ended in the 450s
States 2
- Wusun · state · 170 BCE – 450 CE
- Jushi Kingdom · state · 108 BCE – 450 CE
Born and died
Born 11
- Theodoric the Great · monarch · 454 – 526
- Pope Hormisdas · writer · 450 – 523
- Justin I · politician · 450 – 527
- Alaric II · military leader · 458 – 507
- Emperor Kenzō · ruler · 450 – 487
- Emperor Keitai · ruler · 450 – 531
- Thrasamund · person · 450 – 523
- Ariadne · ruler · 452 – 515
- Emperor Xianwen of Northern Wei · ruler · 454 – 476
- Emperor Ming of Southern Qi · politician · 452 – 498
- Liu Zixun · politician · 456 – 466
Died 21
- Theodosius II · politician · 401 – 450
- Valentinian III · monarch · 419 – 455
- Marcian · politician · 392 – 457
- Avitus · bishop · 395 – 457
- Petronius Maximus · politician · 396 – 455
- Theodoric I · person · 393 – 451
- Galla Placidia · politician · 386 – 450
- Theodoret · bishop · 393 – 450
- Pulcheria · ruler · 399 – 453
- Sozomen · writer · 400 – 450
- Emperor Ankō · ruler · 401 – 456
- Kumaragupta I · politician · 399 – 455
- Emperor Ingyō · ruler · 376 – 453
- Philostorgius · writer · 368 – 450
- Ellac · ruler · 425 – 454
- Vardan Mamikonian · military personnel · 388 – 451
and 5 more in the atlas.
States of the 450s
The states that stood at some time in the 450s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 450.
Europe41 states
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Venice · 452
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Theodosius II, Roman emperor since 402 and Valentinian III, Roman emperor in the West since 425
- Huns · 106 – 673 · Attila, King of the Huns since 445
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Western Roman Empire · 285 – 476 · Valentinian III, Roman emperor in the West since 425
- Ostrogoths · 455 – 499
and 33 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa22 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Theodosius II, Byzantine emperor since 408 and Aelia Eudocia, Byzantine emperor since 421
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Sasanian Empire · 224 – 651 · Yazdegerd II, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 438
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE · Yazdegerd II, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 438
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE · Ebana, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 439 and Nezool, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 450
- 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 · Kumaragupta I, Gupta emperor since 415
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Hephthalites · 408 – 670
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897
- 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 Asia20 states
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Jangsu of Goguryeo, wang since 413
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Devanika, king since 446
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Biyu, king since 427
- Rouran Khaganate · 330 – 555 · Yujiulü Tuhezhen, khagan since 444
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
and 12 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 unknown18 states
- Northern and Southern dynasties · 420 – 589 · Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei, Emperor of China since 423 and Emperor Wen of Song, Emperor of China since 424
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Alchon Huns · 380 – 560
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Licchavis of Nepal · 400 – 750
- Geumgwan Gaya · 43 – 532
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Varman dynasty · 350 – 655
and 10 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 430 – 479: every state, war and life of the 450s, region by region.
- On the map in 455: 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.