Decade · 529 BCE – 520 BCE
The world in the 520s BCE
From 529 BCE to 520 BCE the atlas holds 96 states standing at some time. 2 things began - Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt and Battle of Pelusium - and 1 ended; 4 people were born and 3 died.
What began in the 520s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 1
- Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt · state · 525 – 404 BCE
Wars and battles 1
- Battle of Pelusium · battle · 525 BCE
What ended in the 520s BCE
States 1
- Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt · state · 664 – 525 BCE
Born and died
Born 4
- Aeschylus · writer · 525 – 456 BCE
- Themistocles · politician · 524 – 459 BCE
- Pāṇini · writer · 520 – 460 BCE
- Xanthippus · politician · 525 – 475 BCE
Died 3
- Mahavira · religious leader · 540 – 527 BCE
- Anaximenes of Miletus · astronomer · 585 – 525 BCE
- Cambyses II · ruler · 559 – 522 BCE
States of the 520s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 520s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 529 BCE.
Europe11 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, King of Rome since 534 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE
- Etruscan civilization · 750 – 265 BCE
- Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE
- Roman Kingdom · 753 – 509 BCE · Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, King of Rome since 534 BCE
- Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
- Scythia · 800 – 400 BCE
and 3 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa23 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE · Amasis II, pharaoh since 570 BCE
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Achaemenid Empire · 550 – 330 BCE · Cambyses II, King of Kings since 530 BCE
- Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE · Cambyses II, King of Kings since 530 BCE
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
- Ancient Carthage · 814 – 146 BCE · Hasdrubal I of Carthage, monarch of Carthage since 530 BCE
and 15 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia19 states
- Magadha · 1201 – 345 BCE · Bimbisara, king since 544 BCE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Mahajanapadas · 600 – 345 BCE
- Kosala · 701 – 501 BCE
- Anga Kingdom · 1101 – 501 BCE
- Panchala · 901 – 401 BCE
- Avanti · 701 – 301 BCE
- Vajjika League · 701 – 401 BCE
and 11 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia26 states
- Zhou dynasty · 1101 – 256 BCE · King Jing of Zhou, Chinese king since 544 BCE
- Spring and Autumn period · 771 – 476 BCE · King Jing of Zhou, Chinese king since 544 BCE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
- Chu (state) · 722 – 223 BCE
- Qin · 905 – 221 BCE
- Yan (state) · 750 – 223 BCE
- Qi (state) · 1045 – 221 BCE · Duke Jing of Qi, Lord of Qi since 547 BCE
- Lu · 1101 – 249 BCE
and 18 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania3 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Olmecs · 650 – 351 BCE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown14 states
- Argead dynasty · 700 – 309 BCE
- Chedi kingdom · 601 – 301 BCE
- Qedarites · 801 – 201 BCE
- Licchavis of Vaishali · 701 – 468 BCE
- Kingdom of Tambapanni · 543 – 437 BCE · Vijaya, head of state since 543 BCE
- Dao · 1001 – 222 BCE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
- Dai (Spring and Autumn period) · 1001 – 457 BCE
and 6 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 549 BCE – 500 BCE: every state, war and life of the 520s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 524 BCE: 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.