World Map in AD 400

This world map shows state borders in AD 400. The largest states and empires were Ruanruan, Jin, Gupta Empire, Western Roman Empire and Persia. The map stays in use until the next recorded border change in AD 500.

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Largest states and empires in AD 400

Areas are approximate, from the historical border data.

State	Approx. area	Region
Ruanruan	2.93 million km²	Asia
Jin	2.87 million km²	Asia
Gupta Empire	2.48 million km²	Asia
Western Roman Empire	2.33 million km²	Europe
Persia	2.28 million km²	Europe
Eastern Roman Empire	1.83 million km²	Europe
Suren Kingdom	1.09 million km²	Asia
Sixteen Kingdoms	1.05 million km²	Asia
Hunnic Empire	870,000 km²	Europe
Hopewell Culture	780,000 km²	–
Meroe	600,000 km²	Africa
Satavahanihara	490,000 km²	Asia
Himyarite Kingdom	470,000 km²	Africa
Maya chiefdoms and states	360,000 km²	–
Empire of Ghana	340,000 km²	Africa
Caucasian Alans	270,000 km²	Europe
Hindu kingdoms	210,000 km²	Asia
Northern Liang	160,000 km²	Asia
Koguryo	130,000 km²	Asia
Hadramaut	110,000 km²	Africa
Moche	100,000 km²	–
Axum	90,000 km²	Africa
Yueban	70,000 km²	Asia
Monte Albán	60,000 km²	–
Simhala	60,000 km²	Asia
Visigoths	50,000 km²	Europe
Ostrogoths	40,000 km²	Europe
Nazca	40,000 km²	–
Paekche	40,000 km²	Asia
Teotihuacan	40,000 km²	–

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Key events, AD 400 to AD 499

Year	Event	Where
AD 410	Visigoths sack Rome	Rome
AD 451	Battle of the Catalaunian Plains	Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
AD 476	Fall of the Western Roman Empire	Ravenna
AD 496	Clovis converts to Catholicism

Battles and sites in this period

Ephesus · AD 431
Battle of the Catalaunian Plains · AD 451

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