Year
The world in 480
In 480 the atlas holds 129 states standing across 5 regions. 1 thing began that year - Lombards - and 1 ended; 7 people were born and 1 died.
Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 480s page, and to its century on the 5th century.
What began in 480
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 1
- Lombards · state · 480 – 586
What ended in 480
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Prince Hoshikawa Rebellion · unrest · 479 – 480
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 480 7
- Benedict of Nursia · theologian · 480 – 547
- Gelimer · person · 480 – 553
- Theodahad · ruler · 480 – 536
- Simplicius of Cilicia · astronomer · 480 – 560
- Theudis · ruler · 480 – 548
- Maelgwn Gwynedd · ruler · 480 – 547
- Xiao Zhaowen · politician · 480 – 494
Died in 480 1
- Julius Nepos · politician · 430 – 480
Standing in 480
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.
Europe44 states
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Huns · 106 – 673
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Lombards · 480 – 586
- 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
- Kingdom of Galicia · 410 – 1833
and 34 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa21 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Zeno, Byzantine emperor since 476 and Ariadne, Byzantine emperor since 476
- 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
- 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 · Harishena, Vakataka king since 480
- 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 and Pham Dang Thang, king since 480
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Dongseong of Baekje, king since 479
- 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 Emperor Gao of Southern Qi, Emperor of China since 479
- 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, 455 – 505: every state, war and life of 480 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 480: 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.