Year
The world in 476
In 476 the atlas holds 130 states standing across 5 regions. 5 things began that year - Visigothic Kingdom, Thuringi and Kingdom of Odoacer among them - and 2 ended; 1 person was born and 2 died.
Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 470s page, and to its century on the 5th century.
What began in 476
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 3
- Visigothic Kingdom · state · 476 – 718
- Thuringi · state · 476 – 533
- Kingdom of Odoacer · state · 476 – 493
Wars and battles 1
- Battle of Ravenna · battle · 476
Regime change 1
- Deposition of Romulus Augustus · adverse regime change · 476
What ended in 476
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 2
- Ancient Rome · state · 753 BCE – 476 CE
- Western Roman Empire · state · 285 – 476
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 476 1
- Aryabhata · astronomer · 476 – 550
Died in 476 2
- Orestes · politician · 420 – 476
- Emperor Xianwen of Northern Wei · ruler · 454 – 476
Standing in 476
The states the atlas holds as standing that year, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office where the record dates it.
Europe45 states
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Julius Nepos, Roman emperor in the West since 474 and Romulus Augustulus, Roman emperor in the West since 475
- Huns · 106 – 673
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Western Roman Empire · 285 – 476 · Julius Nepos, Roman emperor in the West since 474 and Romulus Augustulus, Roman emperor in the West since 475
- Ostrogoths · 455 – 499 · Theodoric the Great, King of the Ostrogoths since 471
- Saxons · 283 – 799
- Visigothic Kingdom · 476 – 718 · Euric, king of Wisigoths since 466
- Celtic Britons · 439 – 1284
and 35 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa21 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Basiliscus, Byzantine emperor since 475 and Zenonis, Byzantine emperor since 475
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Sasanian Empire · 224 – 651 · Peroz I, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 459
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE · Peroz I, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 459
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE · Nezool, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 450
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE
- Ghassanids · 220 – 638
- Himyar · 110 BCE – 525 CE
and 11 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia22 states
- Gupta Empire · 320 – 550 · Kumaragupta II, Gupta emperor since 473
- 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
- Vakataka dynasty · 250 – 500
- Western Ganga dynasty · 350 – 1000
- Kucha · 111 – 648
and 12 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 · Munju, king since 475
- Rouran Khaganate · 330 – 555 · Yujiulü Yucheng, khagan since 464
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Kaya confederacy · 42 – 562
- Kingdom of Funan · 68 – 550
and 10 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 unknown17 states
- Northern and Southern dynasties · 420 – 589 · Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei, Emperor of China since 471 and Latter Deposed Emperor of Liu Song, Emperor of China since 472
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Alchon Huns · 380 – 560 · Mehama, emperor since 461
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Licchavis of Nepal · 400 – 750
- Geumgwan Gaya · 43 – 532
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Varman dynasty · 350 – 655
- Daegaya · 42 – 562
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
and 7 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 451 – 501: every state, war and life of 476 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 476: 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.