PastlasHistorical atlas

Decade · 530 – 539

The world in the 530s

From 530 to 539 the atlas holds 153 states standing at some time. 18 things began - Gothic War, Nika riots and Asuka period among them - and 9 ended; 17 people were born and 20 died.

Its years

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

530: 2 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other530531: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other531532: 3 began — 1 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other532533: 3 began — 3 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other533534: 2 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other534535: 3 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other535536: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other536537: 2 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other537538: 1 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other538539: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other539

What began in the 530s

By kind, the best known first.

States 4

Wars and battles 12

and 4 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 1

Treaties 1

What ended in the 530s

States 5

Wars and battles 4

Born and died

Born 17

and 1 more in the atlas.

Died 20

and 4 more in the atlas.

States of the 530s

The states that stood at some time in the 530s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 530.

Europe: 66 statesEurope66Middle East and North Africa: 21 statesMiddle East and North Africa21South Asia: 21 statesSouth Asia21East and Southeast Asia: 22 statesEast and Southeast Asia22Americas and Oceania: 5 statesAmericas and Oceania5Location unknown: 18 statesLocation unknown18

Europe66 states

and 58 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa21 states

and 13 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

South Asia21 states

and 13 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia22 states

and 14 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania5 states

Location unknown18 states

and 10 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 510 – 559: every state, war and life of the 530s, region by region.
  • On the map in 535: 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.