1st century

== Regional politics ==
{{Main|List of political entities in the 1st century}}
* [[Western Europe]]: [[Celts|Celtic]], [[Germanic peoples|Germanic]], [[Sami people|Saami]] and [[Finns|Finnic]] [[tribe|tribal]] [[chiefdom]] and the [[Roman Empire]]
* [[Eastern Europe]]: [[Roman Empire]], [[Dacians|Dacian]], [[Sarmatians|Sarmatian]], [[West Slavs|Venedae]] and [[Balts|Balt]] [[tribe|tribal]] [[chiefdom]]s
* [[North Africa]]: [[Roman Empire]], [[Garamantes]], [[Mauri people|Mauri]], [[Punics|Libyan]] and [[Gaetuli]]an [[tribe|tribal]] [[chiefdom]]s
* [[West Africa]]: [[Gur languages|Gur]], [[Volta–Niger languages|Kwa]], [[Soninke people|Soninke]] and [[Mandé peoples|Mande]] [[tribe|tribal]] [[chiefdom]]s
* [[Central Africa]]: [[Bantu peoples|Bantu tribes]], collapsing [[Nok culture]], [[Nok civilization]]
* [[East Africa]]: [[Kingdom of Kush]], Kingdom of [[Blemmyes]], [[Kingdom of Aksum]]
* [[Southern Africa]]: [[Bantu peoples|Bantu tribes]], [[Khoisan]]
* [[Western Asia]]: Roman and [[Parthian Empire]]s, [[Sabaeans|Sabaean]] and Arabian Kingdoms
* [[Central Asia]]: [[Kushan Empire]], [[Sarmatian]], [[Dahae]] and other [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]] [[tribe|tribal]] [[chiefdom]]s
* [[South Asia]]: Kushan Empire, [[Western Satraps]], [[Satavahana dynasty|Satavahana Empire]], [[Tamilakam|Dravidian Kingdoms]], Kingdom of [[Kalinga (historical region)|Kalinga]], [[Indo-Parthian Kingdom]], [[Zhangzhung]]
* [[Southeast Asia]]: [[Mandala (Southeast Asian political model)|Mandala]] of [[city-state]]s, [[Kingdom of Funan]]
* [[East Asia]]: [[Han dynasty]], [[Yamatai]], [[Xiongnu]] and [[Xianbei]] [[tribe|tribal]] [[chiefdom]]s, [[Three Kingdoms of Korea]] ([[Goguryeo]], [[Baekje]] and [[Silla]])
* [[Central America]]: [[Maya civilization|Mayan]], [[Teotihuacan]] and [[Zapotec civilization|Zapotec]] [[civilization]]s
* [[South America]]: [[Nazca culture|Nazca]], [[Moche culture|Moche]] [[civilization]]s, [[Tairona]] [[tribe|tribal]] [[chiefdom]]s