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This is a list of sovereign states or polities that existed in the 6th century BC.
State | Existed |
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Aethiopia | c. 13th – 5th centuries BC |
Blemmyes | 600 BC – 8th century AD |
Carthaganian Empire | 650–146 BC |
Kingdom of D'mt | 980–400 BC |
Kingdom of Cyrene | 631–525 BC |
Kingdom of Egypt | 1069–525 BC |
Garamantian Empire | 1000 BC – 700 AD |
Kingdom of Kush | 1070 BC – 350 AD |
Libu | 1550–146BC |
Macrobia | c. 8th – 4th centuries BC |
Mauri | 580–285 BC |
Nok | 1000 BC – 300 AD |
Persian Empire | 525–330 BC |
Sao | 6th century BC – 6th century AD |
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name | existed |
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Maya | 2000 BC – 900 AD |
Olmec | 1400-400 BC |
Paracas | 800–100 BC |
Pueblo | 12th century BC – 14th century AD |
Zapotec | 700 BC – 1521 AD |
name | existed |
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Belgae | 600–52 BC |
Brigantia | 700 BC – 76 AD |
Caledonia | 650 BC – 1st century AD |
Catuvellauni | 550 BC – 51 AD |
Connacht | c. 10th century BC – 1474 AD |
Deceangli | 500 BC – 76 AD |
Helvetii | 650 BC – 68 AD |
Iceni | 500 BC – 64 AD |
Iverni | 500 BC – 400 AD |
Ordovice | 500 BC – |
Silure | 650 BC – |
State | Existed |
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Aquitani | 550–27 BC |
Kingdom of Arcadia | 980–743 BC |
Kingdom of Acarnania | 7th – 1st century BC |
Kingdom of Argolis | 1200–337 BC |
Astures | 550 BC – 68 AD |
Republic of Athens | 1068–146 BC |
Cantabri | 650 BC – 1st century AD |
Carthaganian Empire | 650–146 BC |
Celtici | 600–19 BC |
Celtiberia | 650–19 BC |
Corinthia | 700–338 BC |
Dacia | 700 BC – 106 AD |
Kingdom of Etruria | 768–264 BC |
Getae | 7th century BC – 4th century AD |
Iapydes | 9th century – 34 BC |
Illyria | 2000–168 BC |
Liburnia | 11th century – 34 BC |
Kingdom of Locria | 1250–386 BC |
Lucania | 1000–356 BC [1] |
Magna Graecia | 740–89 BC |
Oenotria | 1000–325 BC |
Paeonia (kingdom) | 535 BC – 681 AD |
Padanian Etruria | 9th century – 5th century BC |
Persian Empire | 549–330 BC |
Phocis | 690–222 BC |
Roman Republic | 509–27 BC |
Kingdom of Sabinum | c. 760–494 BC |
Samnium | c. 600–82 BC |
Sicels | c. 11th century – 425 BC |
Kingdom of Sparta | 950–146 BC |
Kingdom of Thessaly | 950–344 BC |
Tartessos | 1000–450 BC |
Thrace | 1500–450 BC |
Umbria | 9th century – 3rd century BC |
Veneti | 6th century – 218 BC |
name | existed |
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Aria | 700 BC – 300 BC |
Caspiane | 650 BC – 387 AD |
Bactria | 1200–550 BC |
Kingdom of Balhara | 12th – 7th centuries BC |
Bulgar | 7th century BC – 7th century AD |
Chorasmia | 1290-180 BC |
Kingdom of Colchis | 1300 BC – 2nd century AD |
Dahae | 700–530 BC |
Huns | 600 BC – 370 AD |
Issedon | 650-58 BC |
Magyar | 1100 BC – 895 AD |
Massagatae | 600–46 BC |
Persian Empire | 549–330 BC |
Qiang | 2000 BC – 150 BC |
Scythia | 690BC-250 BC |
Sogdiana | 750–550 BC |
Thyssagetae | 650 BC – 110 AD |
Xianyun | 824-209 BC |
Name | Existed |
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Ba (state) | 13th century – 311 BC |
Cai (state) | 980–447 BC |
Cao (state) | 1053–487 BC |
Chen (state) | 1046–479 BC |
Chu (state) | 1030–223 BC |
Donghu | 1400–150 BC |
Kingdom of Gojoseon | 2333–108 BC |
Jin (Korean state) | 550–108 BC |
Jin state | 1042–376 BC |
Pi (state) | 1046–418 BC |
Qiang | 2000 BC – 150 BC |
Qi (Henan) | 1600–445 BC |
Qi (state) | 1046–221 BC |
Qin (state) | 858–221 BC |
Quanrong | 954–301 BC |
Sui (state) | 771–221 BC |
Sumpa | 1600 BC – 7th century AD |
Shu (state) | 1046–316 BC |
Teng (state) | 1046–414 BC |
Kingdom of Van Lang | 2879–258 BC |
Xu (state) | 2000–512 BC |
Yan (state) | 1046–222 BC |
Zhongshan (state) | 580–296 BC |
Zhou Kingdom | 1046–256 BC |
Zou (state) | 1012–350 BC |
Name | Existed |
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Anarta kingdom | 1100–550 BC |
Anga kingdom | 1380–550 BC |
Avanti kingdom | 900–322 BC |
Danda kingdom | 1100–450 BC |
Haryanka kingdom | 684–413 BC |
Kalinga kingdom | 1376–285 BC |
Kamboja kingdom | 1450–195 BC |
Kasmira kingdom | 1250–322 BC |
Kimpurusha kingdom | 1000–325 BC |
Kirata kingdom | 1350 – c. 300 BC |
Kosala kingdom | 1000–266 BC |
Magadha kingdom | 1000–323 BC |
Malla republics | c. 7th century BCE – c. 4th century BCE |
Matsya kingdom | 1180–318 BC |
Panchala | 700–323 BC |
Pandya kingdom | 1350–460 BC |
Parvata kingdom | c. 9th century – 325 BC |
Persian Empire | 549–330 BC |
Pundra kingdom | 1300 BC – 550 AD |
Shakya Republic | 800–320 BC |
Sindhu kingdom | 800–320 BC |
Sinhala kingdom | 700–543 BC |
Surasena | 1000–323 BC |
Tambapanni | 543–505 BC |
Trigarta kingdom | 1150–322 BC |
kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara | 505–377 BC |
Vanga kingdom | 1300 BC – 580 AD |
Vatsa | 1100–323 BC |
Vajjika League | c. 7th century BCE – c. 468 BCE |
Yaksha kingdom | 1200–350 BC |
state type | existed |
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Kingdom of Armenia | 553 BC – 428 AD |
Kingdom of Awsan | 7th century BC – 100 AD |
Kingdom of Caria | 11th – 6th century BC |
Carmania | c. 7th century – 550 BC |
Kingdom of Chaldea | 1100–539 BC |
Kingdom of Cilicia | 795–546 BC |
Principality of Corduene | 800 BC – 653 AD |
Kingdom of Doris | 1200–580 BC |
Kingdom of Edom | 1200–125 BC |
Elamite Empire | 1210–535 BC |
Gedrosia | 600 BC – |
Kingdom of Hadhramaut | 700 BC – 320 AD |
Kingdom of Haram | 600–175 BC |
Kingdom of Lycia | 1183–546 BC |
Kingdom of Magan | 2200–550 BC |
Kingdom of Ma'in | 580–85 BC |
Median Empire | 678–549 BC |
Mysia | 1320–301 BC [2] |
Neo-Babylonian Empire | 626–539 BC |
Kingdom of Paphlagonia | 1480–546 BC [3] |
Parsua | 860–600 BC |
Persian Empire | 549–330 BC |
Kingdom of Qataban | 6th century BC – 2nd century AD |
Principality of Zabdicene | 780 BC – 5th century AD |
Kingdom of Za'in | 800 BC-756 BC |
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