Year
The world in 655
In 655 the atlas holds 162 states standing across 5 regions. 2 things began that year - Battle of the Masts and Battle of the Winwaed - and 2 ended; 3 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 650s page, and to its century on the 7th century.
What began in 655
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
Wars and battles 2
- Battle of the Masts · battle · 655
- Battle of the Winwaed · battle · 655
What ended in 655
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 2
- Kingdom of Deira · state · 450 – 655
- Varman dynasty · state · 350 – 655
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 655 3
- Childeric II · monarch · 655 – 675
- Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr · military leader · 655 – 691
- Vikramaditya I · ruler · 655 – 680
Died in 655 3
- Penda of Mercia · ruler · 606 – 655
- Œthelwald of Deira · ruler · 625 – 655
- Ubadah ibn al-Samit · religious leader · 586 – 655
Standing in 655
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.
Europe72 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 · Penda of Mercia, King of Mercia since 632 and Peada of Mercia, King of Mercia since 655
- Pannonian Avars · 600 – 900
and 62 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa19 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Constans II, Byzantine emperor since 641 and Constantine IV, Byzantine emperor since 654
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Rashidun Caliphate · 632 – 661 · Uthman ibn Affan, Rashidun since 644
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Mauretania · 301 BCE – 698 CE
- Kingdom of Makuria · 500 – 1518
- Anshan Persia · 4000 BCE – 675 CE
- Shirvan · 400 – 1539
and 9 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia20 states
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Hephthalites · 408 – 670
- Tibetan Empire · 618 – 842
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897 · Narasimhavarman I, Pallava emperor since 630
- Chalukya dynasty · 543 – 753 · Vikramaditya I, Chalukya king since 655
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Western Turkic Khaganate · 581 – 659
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Western Ganga dynasty · 350 – 1000
- Kamarupa · 350 – 1140
and 10 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia24 states
- Tang dynasty · 618 – 907 · Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Emperor of China since 649
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Bojang of Goguryeo, wang since 642
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Vikrantavarman I, king since 653
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Uija of Baekje, king since 641
- Göktürks · 552 – 657
- Asuka period · 538 – 710
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
and 14 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
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Licchavis of Nepal · 400 – 750
- Old Saxony · 600 – 804
- Zunbil dynasty · 650 – 870
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Varman dynasty · 350 – 655
- Dál nAraidi · 550 – 1150
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
and 10 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 630 – 680: every state, war and life of 655 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 655: 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.