Decade · 549 BCE – 540 BCE
The world in the 540s BCE
From 549 BCE to 540 BCE the atlas holds 103 states standing at some time. 6 things began - Battle of Pteria, Battle of Thymbra and Haryanka dynasty among them - and 2 ended; 8 people were born and 2 died, 1 of all these dated only to the decade.
What began in the 540s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 2
- Haryanka dynasty · state · 544 – 413 BCE
- Kingdom of Tambapanni · state · 543 – 437 BCE
Wars and battles 4
- Battle of Pteria · battle · 547 BCE
- Battle of Thymbra · battle · 547 BCE
- Siege of Sardis · battle · 547 BCE
- Battle of the 300 Champions · battle · 546 BCE
What ended in the 540s BCE
States 2
- Lydia · state · 1200 – 546 BCE
- Pradyota dynasty · state · 682 – 544 BCE
Born and died
Born 8
- Sun Tzu · philosopher · 544 – 496 BCE
- Mahavira · religious leader · 540 – 527 BCE
- Aristides · politician · 540 – 467 BCE
- Lucius Junius Brutus · politician · 540 – 509 BCE
- Amyntas I of Macedon · ruler · 540 – 498 BCE
- Leotychidas II · ruler · 541 – 469 BCE
- Spurius Cassius Vecellinus · politician · 542 – 485 BCE
- Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis · politician · 540 – 480 BCE
Died 2
- Anaximander · astronomer · 620 – 547 BCE
- Adad-guppi · ruler · 650 – 546 BCE
States of the 540s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 540s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 549 BCE.
Europe11 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Servius Tullius, King of Rome since 578 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE
- Etruscan civilization · 750 – 265 BCE
- Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE
- Roman Kingdom · 753 – 509 BCE · Servius Tullius, King of Rome since 578 BCE
- Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
- Scythia · 800 – 400 BCE
and 3 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa27 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE · Amasis II, pharaoh since 570 BCE
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE · Nabonidus, King of Babylon since 556 BCE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Achaemenid Empire · 550 – 330 BCE · Cyrus the Great, King of Kings since 559 BCE
- Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
- Babylonia · 1901 – 539 BCE · Nabonidus, King of Babylon since 556 BCE
- Elam · 2700 – 539 BCE
- Lydia · 1200 – 546 BCE · Croesus, King of Lydia since 585 BCE
and 19 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia20 states
- Magadha · 1201 – 345 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 12 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia26 states
- Zhou dynasty · 1101 – 256 BCE · King Ling of Zhou, Chinese king since 571 BCE
- Spring and Autumn period · 771 – 476 BCE · King Ling of Zhou, Chinese king since 571 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
- 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 unknown16 states
- Argead dynasty · 700 – 309 BCE
- Chedi kingdom · 601 – 301 BCE
- Qedarites · 801 – 201 BCE
- Licchavis of Vaishali · 701 – 468 BCE
- Pradyota dynasty · 682 – 544 BCE
- Kingdom of Tambapanni · 543 – 437 BCE
- Dao · 1001 – 222 BCE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
and 8 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 569 BCE – 520 BCE: every state, war and life of the 540s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 544 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.