Kingdom of the Suebi

Kingdom of the Suebi was a state in Iberia (Europe) that lasted from 409 to 585 CE, about 176 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Germanic settlers who founded the first post-Roman kingdom in the west, in Galicia and northern Portugal. The Visigoth Leovigild annexed it in 585.

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Facts

Dates

409 to 585 CE

Duration

176 years

Type

State

Region

Iberia, Europe

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Bracara Augusta (Braga)

Came from

• Roman Hispania 218 BCE to 472 CE

Became

• Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo 507 to 711 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 410 Visigoths sack Rome
• 476 End of the Western Roman Empire
• 541 Plague of Justinian

Neighbours in Europe

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Hunnic Empire c. 370 to 469 CE
• Roman Hispania 218 BCE to 472 CE
• Roman Gaul 50 BCE to 486 CE
• Kingdom of Wessex c. 519 to 927 CE
• Kingdom of Mercia c. 527 to 918 CE
• Roman Britain 43 to 410 CE
• Merovingian Kingdom 481 to 751 CE
• Avar Khaganate c. 567 to 822 CE
• Lombard Kingdom 568 to 774 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
• Gupta Empire c. 320 to 550 CE, South Asia
• First Turkic Khaganate 552 to 603 CE, Central and North Asia

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