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The Bronze Age (c. 3300–1200 BC) marks the emergence of the first complex state societies, and by the Middle Bronze Age (mid-3rd millennium BC) the first empires. This is a list of Bronze Age polities.
Overview map of the world at the end of the 2nd millennium BC, color-coded by cultural stage:
By the end of the Bronze Age, complex state societies were mostly limited to the Fertile Crescent and to China, while Bronze Age tribal chiefdoms with less complex forms of administration were found throughout Bronze Age Europe and Central Asia, in the northern Indian subcontinent, and in parts of Mesoamerica and the Andes (although these latter societies were not in the Bronze Age cultural stage).
West Asia
The Hittite Empire shown in blue, late Bronze Age, 1400 BC
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This article or section possibly contains original synthesis Source material should verifiably mention and relate to the main topic Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of Bronze Age states news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message The Bronze Age c 3300 1200 BC marks the emergence of the first complex state societies and by the Middle Bronze Age mid 3rd millennium BC the first empires This is a list of Bronze Age polities Overview map of the world at the end of the 2nd millennium BC color coded by cultural stage Palaeolithic or Mesolithic hunter gatherers nomadic pastoralists simple farming societies complex farming societies Old World Bronze Age Andes state societies Fertile Crescent China By the end of the Bronze Age complex state societies were mostly limited to the Fertile Crescent and to China while Bronze Age tribal chiefdoms with less complex forms of administration were found throughout Bronze Age Europe and Central Asia in the northern Indian subcontinent and in parts of Mesoamerica and the Andes although these latter societies were not in the Bronze Age cultural stage West AsiaThe Hittite Empire shown in blue late Bronze Age 1400 BCName Capital State type ExistedAkkadian Empire Akkad Empire 2334 2154 BCAlashiya Enkomi Kalavasos Kingdom 1450 1050 BCAmurru Sumer Kingdom 2000 1200 BCArme Shupria Van Kingdom 1290 1190 BCArmi Armi Kingdom city state client 2290 40 BCArzawa Apasa Confederation of principalities 1700 1300 BCAssyria Assur Empire 2025 609 BCAssuwa league Various Confederation of city states 1400 1250 BCBabylonia Babylon Empire 1894 1595 BCByblos Byblos Phoenocian city state 1800 970 BCCanaan Various Confederation of city states 1800 1194 BCDilmun Qal at Kingdom 2600 675 BCEbla Ebla Kingdom 3500 1600 BCElam Susa Kingdom 2700 1210 BCEshnuna Eshnunna Kingdom city state 2000 BC 8th century BCGutium Arrapkha Kingdom 2141 2050 BCHatti Hattusa Principality city states 2700 1900 BCHayasa Azzi Samuha 2 Kingdom confederation 1500 1190 BCHittite Empire Hattusa Empire 1600 1178 BCHyksos Itjtawy Thebes Confederacy 1800 1180 BCIsuwa not specified Kingdom 2800 12th c BCKassite Babylon Kingdom 1750 1135 BCKaskia Zalpa Nerik Tribal confederation kingdom 1430 1200 BCKizzuwatna Kummanni Kingdom 1600 1220 BCKussara Kussara Kingdom city states 1900 1650 BCLukka Not specified Tribal kingdom 2000 1183 BCLullubi Lulubuna Tribal kingdom 2400 650 BCLuvia Tribal kingdom 2000 1400 BCMagan Not specified Kingdom 2200 550 BCMarhasi Marhasi Kingdom city state 2900 1900 BCMari Mari Kingdom city state 2900 1759 BCMittani Washukanni Kingdom 1600 1300 BCNamar Namar Kingdom 2350 750 BCNagar Nagar Kingdom 2600 2300 BCPala Kingdom 1178 BCPhoenicia Various Kingdom city states 2500 539 BCPurushanda Purushanda Kingdom city state 2000 1650 BCQatna Qatna City State 2000 1340 BCSea Peoples Not specified Tribal confederacy 1575 1175 BCSumer Various Kingdom city states 4500 1900 BCTroas Troy Kingdom 2000 700 BCUgarit Ugarit Kingdom city state 2500 1090 BCUr Ur city state 3800 800 BCUrkesh Urkesh Kingdom city state client 2250 1350 BCYamhad Halab Kingdom 1810 1525 BCZalpa Zalpa Kingdom city state client 1830 1670 BCAfricaName Capital s Type ExistedEarly Dynastic Egypt Thinis Memphis Kingdom 3150 2686 BCOld Kingdom of Egypt Memphis Kingdom 2686 2181 BCKingdom of Egypt Thebes Kingdom 2055 1550 BCEgyptian Empire Akhetaten Pi Ramesses Thebes Empire 1550 1069 BCNubia Kerma Principalities 2500 15th century BCLibu Not specified Tribal chiefdoms 1550 630 BCPunt Not specified Kingdom 2400 1069 BCAmericasname capital state type existedCaral Supe civilization Various city states 3500 1800 BCCasma Sechin Various city state 3600 200 BCOlmec La Venta Kingdom city states 1600 400 BCEuropeName Capital s Type ExistedMinoa Knossos Kingdom city states 3100 1000 BCMycenaea Mycenae Kingdom city states 1600 1100 BCSea Peoples Not specified Tribal confederacy 1500 1175 BCAsiaEurasian Steppe and Central Asia Name Capital Type ExistedBactria Margiana Gonur Tribal kingdoms 2300 1700 BCColchis Phasis Kingdom 1300 BC 2nd century ADEast Asia Approximate location of the territory of the Shang Kingdom within Chinaname capital state type existedQi Qi Dukedom 1600 445 BCShang Anyang Kingdom 1600 1046 BCXia Yangcheng Kingdom 2070 1600 BCSouth Asia Ruins of houses at Mehrgarh Balochistan Extent of various city states of the Harrapa Civilization by researcher Rajesh Rao name capital state type existedMehrgarh Mehrgarh unclear 7000 2500 2000 BCIndus Valley civilization Harappa unclear 3300 1300 BCSee alsoCopper Age state societies List of Iron Age states c 1200 600 BC List of Classical Age states c 600 BC 200 AD List of former sovereign states List of ancient great powers List of largest empiresReferences Karmah Archaeological site The Sudan Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica Inc Retrieved 11 August 2014 Taylor Francis Kingdoms of North Africa Encyclopaedia of African History Volume 1 A G 1999 2014 The History Files Retrieved 18 March 2014 External linksHistory Files Livius Ancient History Articles World History Maps individual from 1300 BC to 1500 AD
