List of states during the Middle Ages
Post-classical history is the period of time that immediately followed the end of ancient history. Depending on the continent, the era generally falls between the years AD 200–600 and AD 1200–1500. The name of this era of history derives from classical antiquity of Europe. Though, the everyday context in use is reverse. In European history, "post-classical" is synonymous with the medieval time or Middle Ages, the period of history from around the 5th century to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: Antiquity, Medieval period, and Modern period. The Medieval period is itself subdivided into the early, high, and late Middle Ages.
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These are prehistoric states, listed either based on archaeological evidence or based on their existence at the time of European contact.| Name | Capital | State type | Existed | Flag |
| Chiefdom of Ameca | Ameca | Chiefdom | 1325–1522 AD | |
| Aymara kingdoms | Various | Kingdoms | 1151–1477 AD | |
| Azcapotzalco | Azcapotzalco | Kingdom | 995–1428 AD | |
| Aztec Empire | Tenochtitlan | Empire | 1428–1521 AD | |
| Cañari | Tumebamba | Tribal Confederacy | 500–1533 AD | |
| Chachapoya | Tribal Confederacy | 800–1470 AD | ||
| Chalco | various | Kingdom | 13th century – 1521 | |
| Chimor | Chan Chan | Kingdom | 900–1470 AD | |
| Cocollán | Cocollan | Chiefdom | 1100–1521 AD | |
| Chincha Kingdom | Kingdom | 900–1450 AD | ||
| Colhuacan | Colhuacan | City-state | 717–1521 AD | |
| Kingdom of Cusco | Cusco | Kingdom | 1200–1438 AD | |
| Ichma Kingdom | Pachacamac | Kingdom | 1100–1469 AD | |
| Inca Empire | Cusco | Empire | 1438–1533/72 AD | |
| Iroquois | Onondaga | Tribal Confederacy | 1450–1660 AD | |
| Maya | Various | Kingdom City States | 2000 BC–900AD | |
| Mississippian culture | various | 800–1600 AD | ||
| Moche | Moche-Trujillo. | United Independent Polities | 100–800 AD | |
| Nazca | Various | Tribal chiefdoms | 100 BC–800 AD | |
| Tsenacommacah | Werowocomoco | Tribal Confederacy | 16th century–1677 AD | |
| Pueblo | Various | Tribal chiefdoms | 12th century BC–14th century AD | |
| Purépecha Empire | Tzintzuntzan | Empire | 1300–1530 AD | |
| Quilmes | Quilmes | Chiefdom | 850–1500 AD | |
| Teotihuacan Empire | Teotihuacan | Empire | 100 BC–8th century AD | |
| Tiwanakun Empire | Tiwanaku | Empire | 300–1000 AD | |
| Tlatelolco | Tiwanaku | Empire | 1337–1473 AD | |
| Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala | Confederacy | 1348–1520 AD | |
| Toltec Empire | Tula | Empire | 674–1122 AD | |
| Veracruz | El Tajín | city-states | 1200–1438 AD | |
| Xochimilco | Xochimilco | Kingdom | 900–1521 AD | |
| Wari Empire | Huari | Empire | 500–1100 AD | |
| Zapotec | Kingdom City States | 700 BC–1521 AD | ||
| Muisca Confederation | Hunza and Bacatá | Tribal Confederacy | ~1450–1540 AD | |
| Tairona | Various | Tribal chiefdoms | 2nd century BC–16th century AD |