List of rulers in the 6th century BC Chr.
Overview
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This is a synchronous representation of the reigns of early ancient rulers in the 6th century BC , visualized in the form of equally scaled timelines.
North africa
Middle East
China
Remarks
Little is known about the rulers of Carthage .
For Urartu, the Assyrian reporting about the kings broke off in the 7th century, Urartu existed until the 6th century. After that, however, the archaeological evidence is weak.
Nabu-kudurri-usur III. and Nabu-kudurri-usur IV were short-term usurpers in Babylon.
Neriglissar was followed by Lābāši-Marduk , who was murdered shortly after taking over power and is not listed above.
Of the Chinese states of the spring and autumn annals , only the larger principalities are listed.
For the period 600-500 BC there are further details on rulers that are not listed here for various reasons. These include mythical ancestral kings, but also rulers, who cannot be precisely fixed in time. See, for example, the lists of the kings of Ireland , Rome , Nubia , Byblos , Tire , Argos , Sparta , Corinth , the Scythians , Vietnam , Korea and Japan . Even the earliest Roman consuls (from 509) are seen more as the stuff of legends.
Deputies and viceroys are only listed here if the territory they administer formed an independent state before or afterwards. This applies to Pontos , for example .
General
In the timeline, a gap of one year symbolizes that the transition between two rulers will be assumed around this time. If the transition period can be determined more precisely, this is indicated by a thinner line. Larger gaps between two names do not necessarily mean that there was no ruler; but indicate an uncertainty. If no colored bars are displayed, the relevant rulers cannot be dated more precisely according to the latest research. The representation does not claim to be complete.
Specifically, the dating according to Nissen (2012) is used here for the information on ancient oriental kings and the dating according to Beckerath (1994) for the information on Egyptian kings.
General note: some of the years in this list cannot be determined more precisely. Due to new archaeological findings, the state of research and current doctrine on dating can occasionally change abruptly. If more recent findings are incorporated, the source / place of discovery must be indicated and checked for simultaneity of rulers (this should be guaranteed according to archaeological evidence).
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans Jörg Nissen : History of the ancient Near East. 2nd edition, Oldenbourg Verlag, Munich 2012, ISBN 3-486-59223-8 .
- ↑ Jürgen von Beckerath : Chronology of the Pharaonic Egypt. The timing of Egyptian history from prehistoric times to 332 BC BC (= Munich Egyptological Studies . Volume 46). von Zabern, Mainz 1997.