PastlasHistorical atlas

Decade · 550 – 559

The world in the 550s

From 550 to 559 the atlas holds 165 states standing at some time. 23 things began - Göktürks, First Turkic Khaganate and Chenla among them - and 9 ended; 13 people were born and 20 died, 3 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.

550: 2 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other550551: 3 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other551552: 5 began — 3 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other552553: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other553554: 2 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other554555: 4 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other555556: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other556557: 3 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other557558: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other558559: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other559

What began in the 550s

By kind, the best known first.

States 14

and 6 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 7

Natural disasters 2

What ended in the 550s

States 6

Wars and battles 3

Born and died

Born 13

Died 20

and 4 more in the atlas.

States of the 550s

The states that stood at some time in the 550s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 550.

Europe: 66 statesEurope66Middle East and North Africa: 21 statesMiddle East and North Africa21South Asia: 23 statesSouth Asia23East and Southeast Asia: 29 statesEast and Southeast Asia29Americas and Oceania: 6 statesAmericas and Oceania6Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

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 Asia23 states

and 15 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia29 states

and 21 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania6 states

Location unknown20 states

and 12 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 530 – 579: every state, war and life of the 550s, region by region.
  • On the map in 555: 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.