Year
The world in 602
In 602 the atlas holds 165 states standing across 5 regions. 2 things began that year - Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 and Duchy of Gascony - and 4 ended; 4 people were born and 2 died.
Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 600s page, and to its century on the 7th century.
What began in 602
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 1
- Duchy of Gascony · state · 602 – 1453
Wars and battles 1
- Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 · war · 602 – 628
What ended in 602
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 3
- Lakhmid kingdom · state · 268 – 602
- Justinian dynasty · state · 518 – 602
- Early Lý dynasty · state · 544 – 602
Wars and battles 1
- Maurice's Balkan campaigns · battle · 582 – 602
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 602 4
- Xuanzang · explorer · 602 – 664
- Sigebert II · monarch · 602 – 613
- Abu Musa al-Ash'ari · theologian · 602 – 665
- Li Chunfeng · astronomer · 602 – 670
Died in 602 2
- Maurice · military leader · 539 – 602
- Theodosius · monarch · 583 – 602
Standing in 602
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.
Europe71 states
- France · 481 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Huns · 106 – 673
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Francia · 481 – 843
- Saxons · 283 – 799
- Kingdom of Wessex · 519 – 927
- Volga Bulgaria · 601 – 1240
- Kingdom of Mercia · 527 – 918 · Pybba of Mercia, King of Mercia since 593
- Pannonian Avars · 600 – 900
and 61 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa22 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Maurice, Byzantine emperor since 582 and Constantina, Byzantine emperor since 582
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Sasanian Empire · 224 – 651 · Khosrow II, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 590
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE · Khosrow II, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 590
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE · Gersem of Axum, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 600
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Ghassanids · 220 – 638
- Mauretania · 301 BCE – 698 CE
- Lakhmid kingdom · 268 – 602
- Kingdom of Makuria · 500 – 1518
and 12 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia23 states
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Hephthalites · 408 – 670
- First Turkic Khaganate · 551 – 603
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897 · Mahendravarman I, Pallava emperor since 590
- Chalukya dynasty · 543 – 753 · Mangalesa, Chalukya king since 596
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Western Turkic Khaganate · 581 – 659
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Western Ganga dynasty · 350 – 1000
- Kucha · 111 – 648
and 13 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia22 states
- Sui dynasty · 581 – 618 · Emperor Wen of Sui, Emperor of China since 581
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Yeongyang of Goguryeo, wang since 590
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Sambhuvarman, king since 572
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Mu of Baekje, king since 600
- Göktürks · 552 – 657
- Asuka period · 538 – 710
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Chenla · 550 – 706
and 12 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania7 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Teotihuacan · 50 BCE – 704 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- Tiwanaku polity · 300 – 1150
- Wari Empire · 600 – 1100
- Classic Veracruz culture · 555 – 1235
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
Location unknown20 states
- Avar Khaganate · 562 – 828 · Bayan I, khagan of Avars since 558 and Bayan II, khagan since 602
- Justinian dynasty · 518 – 602 · Maurice, Byzantine emperor since 582
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Licchavis of Nepal · 400 – 750
- Old Saxony · 600 – 804
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Varman dynasty · 350 – 655 · Bhaskaravarman, Maharajadhiraja since 600
- Dál nAraidi · 550 – 1150
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
and 10 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 577 – 627: every state, war and life of 602 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 602: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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