PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 590

In 590 the atlas holds 159 states standing across 5 regions. 2 things began that year - Duchy of Rome and Roman Plague of 590 - and 1 ended; 5 people were born and 3 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 590s page, and to its century on the 6th century.

What began in 590

By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.

States 1

Famine and plague 1

What ended in 590

States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 590 5

Died in 590 3

Standing in 590

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.

Europe: 69 statesEurope69Middle East and North Africa: 22 statesMiddle East and North Africa22South Asia: 24 statesSouth Asia24East and Southeast Asia: 20 statesEast and Southeast Asia20Americas and Oceania: 6 statesAmericas and Oceania6Location unknown: 18 statesLocation unknown18

Europe69 states

and 59 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa22 states

and 12 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

South Asia24 states

and 14 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia20 states

and 10 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania6 states

Location unknown18 states

and 8 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 565 – 615: every state, war and life of 590 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 590: 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.