Peoples of the past
575 peoples so far, 115 of them historical. 8,475 more are on the list to be written.
Safavid dynastyصفویان
🇮🇷 Iran and 11 moreRuling dynasty of Iran from 1501 to 1736, founders of Shia state religion
Historical, Turkic, Indo-Iranian
Israelitesבני ישראל
🇮🇱 Israel and 11 moreAncient Semitic-speaking people of Canaan, known for their tribal confederation
Historical, Canaanite (Northwest Semitic)
ToltecTōltēkah
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreBuilders of Tula, influential in central Mexico's Postclassic era
Historical, Uto-Aztecan, Oto-Manguean
Abbasidsالعباسيون
🇮🇶 Iraq and 3 moreArab dynasty that ruled the Abbasid Caliphate from 750 to 1258
Historical, Afro-Asiatic
Old Prussians
🇵🇱 Poland and 2 moreA Baltic people of the southeastern Baltic coast, known for Old Prussian language and beliefs
Historical, Baltic
Twelve Tribes of Israelשִׁבְטֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל (Šiḇṭê Yiśrāʾēl)
🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreAncient tribal confederation of the biblical Israelites in Canaan
Historical, Semitic
Ansarالأنصار
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaSupporters of Muhammad from Medina's Banu Aws and Banu Khazraj tribes
Historical, Semitic
Sabaeans
🇾🇪 Yemen and 2 moreAncient South Arabian people of the kingdom of Sheba in Yemen
Historical, Old South Arabian
Lakhmids
🇮🇶 Iraq and 1 moreArab dynasty ruling southern Mesopotamia and northeastern Arabia (3rd–7th century CE)
Historical, Semitic (Arabic, Syriac), Iranian (Middle Persian)
Tribe of Judahשֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה (Shevet Yehudah)
🇮🇱 Israel and 2 moreA leading tribe of ancient Israel, centered in southern Judea
Historical, Afro-Asiatic
Tribe of Levi
🇮🇱 IsraelPriestly tribe of ancient Israel, known for religious and temple duties
Historical
Curonians
🇱🇻 Latvia and 4 moreA Baltic tribe of warriors and sailors from the shores of Latvia and Lithuania
Historical
Sicels
🇮🇹 ItalyIron Age tribe of eastern Sicily known for their language and cults
Historical, Indo-European
Parisii
🇫🇷 FranceIron Age Gallic tribe of the Seine, origin of the name Paris
Historical, Celtic
Scordisci
🇷🇸 Serbia and 2 moreA mixed people of the central Balkans, active from the 3rd to 1st century BC
Historical
Thuringi
🇩🇪 Germany and 2 moreA Germanic people of early medieval Central Germany
Historical
Tribe of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן (Binyāmīn)
🇮🇱 IsraelAncient Israelite tribe between Judah and Ephraim, famed for warriors and King Saul
Historical, Semitic
Tribe of Dan
🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreAncient Israelite tribe known for migration and seafaring
Historical
Tribe of Naphtali
🇮🇱 IsraelA northern tribe of ancient Israel, known for its swift warriors and lost after exile
Historical
Tribe of Ephraim
🇮🇱 IsraelA leading tribe of ancient Israel, later counted among the Ten Lost Tribes
Historical, Semitic
Tribe of Simeon
🇮🇱 Israel and 2 moreAn ancient Israelite tribe once settled in the southwest of Canaan
Historical
Tribe of Reubenרְאוּבֵן
🇯🇴 Jordan and 3 moreAn ancient Israelite tribe east of the Jordan River
Historical, Semitic
Silures
🇬🇧 United KingdomAncient tribal confederation of south-east Wales
Historical
Ripuarian Franks
🇩🇪 Germany and 3 moreA Frankish group settled around Cologne on the Rhine after the Roman Empire
Historical
Banu Qurayza
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaA Jewish tribe of Yathrib (Medina) in pre-Islamic and early Islamic Arabia
Historical
Tribe of Gad
🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreA tribe of ancient Israel settled east of the Jordan River
Historical
ZenataIznaten
🇲🇦 Morocco and 5 moreA major Berber tribal confederation of the Maghreb, once nomadic and semi-nomadic
Historical, Afro-Asiatic (Berber branch)
Minaeans
🇾🇪 Yemen and 4 moreAncient traders and kingdom-builders of northwest Yemen
Historical
Tribe of Zebulun
🇮🇱 IsraelAncient Israelite tribe settled between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean
Historical
Tribe of Asher
🇮🇱 Israel and 3 moreA historical Israelite tribe linked to western and coastal Galilee
Historical
Sciri
🇺🇦 Ukraine and 2 moreAn East Germanic people once living north of the Black Sea and Danube
Historical, Germanic
Swedessvear
🇸🇪 SwedenNorth Germanic tribe of Svealand, central Sweden
Historical, North Germanic
Tribe of Manassehשֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה (Shevet Menashe)
🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreAncient Israelite tribe with territory on both sides of the Jordan River
Historical
Tribe of Issachar
🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreAncient Israelite tribe known for scholarship and wisdom
Historical
Latgalians
🇱🇻 LatviaAn ancient Baltic tribe of eastern Latvia, core ancestors of modern Latvians
Historical, Baltic
Tocharians of KarasahrĀrśi
🇨🇳 ChinaAncient Indo-European people of Karasahr in the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang
Historical, Indo-European
Danes
🇸🇪 Sweden and 6 moreNorth Germanic tribe who founded Denmark and shaped the Viking Age
Historical, North Germanic
ʿĀdعَاد
🇯🇴 Jordan and 2 moreAn ancient Arab tribe once settled in the Wadi Rum region of southern Jordan
Historical
BarghawataBuṛɣwaṭa
🇲🇦 MoroccoBerber confederation of 29 tribes on Morocco's Atlantic coast, 8th–11th centuries
Historical
Okjeo옥저
🇰🇵 North KoreaAncient tribal communities of northern Korea, known for farming and village chiefs
Historical, Puyŏ languages
Barlas
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan and 8 moreA Mongol-origin tribe that became influential in Central Asia and beyond
Historical, Turkic, Mongolic, Iranian
Banu Nadir
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 1 moreA Jewish tribe of northern Arabia, expelled from Medina in the 7th century
Historical, Semitic
Caspians
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan and 1 moreAncient people of the southwestern Caspian Sea region
Historical
Trinovantes
🇬🇧 United KingdomCeltic tribe of Iron Age southeastern Britain, centered at Camulodunum
Historical
Gododdin
🇬🇧 United KingdomA Brittonic people of the Old North, famed in early Welsh poetry
Historical, Celtic
Banu Aws
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 1 moreArab tribe of Medina, allies of Muhammad known as the Ansar
Historical, Semitic
Tribe of Joseph
🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreA major ancient Israelite tribe later divided into Ephraim and Manasseh
Historical, Semitic
Banu Qaynuqa
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 1 moreJewish tribe of merchants in early Medina, expelled in the 7th century
Historical