Longest lasting peace?

Kazmir · Jul 18, 2009

What has been the longest known period of peace a nation has experienced in recorded history? A period where no wars, civil-wars, revolutions or great deal of unrest has occurred?

Pax Romana comes to my mind, but has there been longer periods? Perhaps outside of Europe? Should probably exclude the sparsely populated areas.

Beamed · Jul 18, 2009

As far as I know, San Marino hasn't been at war throughout its existence.

Veldmaarschalk · Jul 18, 2009

Beamed said:
As far as I know, San Marino hasn't been at war throughout its existence.

You really need to read up on San Marino's history

dublish · Jul 19, 2009

Kazmir said:
What has been the longest known period of peace a nation has experienced in recorded history? A period where no wars, civil-wars, revolutions or great deal of unrest has occurred?

Pax Romana comes to my mind, but has there been longer periods? Perhaps outside of Europe? Should probably exclude the sparsely populated areas.

Rome was constantly making war on everybody it could find.

Tarnor · Jul 19, 2009

IIRC: from 1648 till 1940 the german-dutch border saw no action.

Beamed · Jul 19, 2009

Veldmaarschalk said:
You really need to read up on San Marino's history

:rofl:

Wow, I was entirely unaware of how jingoistic it was!

unmerged(46195) · Jul 19, 2009

I'll go with Switzerland from the middle of the 19th century to today. The other country I'd look up would one of the epochs of ancient Egypt.

Dark Knight · Jul 19, 2009

Tarnor said:
IIRC: from 1648 till 1940 the german-dutch border saw no action.

But war swept through that area in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic era, and both the Netherlands and the German states bordering the Netherlands participated in various wars throughout this period, to say nothing of revolutions.

Zebedee · Jul 19, 2009

Duke_of_BOOM! said:
I'll go with Switzerland from the middle of the 19th century to today. The other country I'd look up would one of the epochs of ancient Egypt.

Would probably be more like the Pax Romana than 'no wars' being fought. Egypt was consistently fiddling around its borders or having to fight off others trying to fiddle the borders back.

I'm pretty sure Sweden formed part of the seventh coalition against Napoleon? Would push forward Sweden's lack of war to 1816.

Registered · Jul 19, 2009

Tarnor said:
IIRC: from 1648 till 1940 the german-dutch border saw no action.

Make that 1672. In that year the bishops of Colonge and Munster attacked. They, unsuccessfully, tried to capture the city of Groningen.

Veldmaarschalk · Jul 19, 2009

Tarnor said:
IIRC: from 1648 till 1940 the german-dutch border saw no action.

Registered said:
Make that 1672. In that year the bishops of Colonge and Munster attacked. They, unsuccessfully, tried to capture the city of Groningen.

The Prussians under the Duke of Brunswick invaded the Netherlands, succesfully in 1787 restoring the authority of the House of Orange.

Kazmir · Jul 19, 2009

Tarnor said:
IIRC: from 1648 till 1940 the german-dutch border saw no action.

I meant a period when a nation has been in peace on all fronts, without major unrest or revolutions.

unmerged(86439) · Jul 19, 2009

Well then it's Sweden. 1814 until today, making it 195 years. Although Sweden have been involved in peace-keeping missions around the world.

The Swert · Jul 19, 2009

Whilst each of the participants went on to fight more wars, the Second Battle of Dongola created a 600 year truce between the Caliphate and Nubia

liveandletdie14 · Jul 19, 2009

The Pax Romana is probably the longest one I can think of.

hildoceras · Jul 19, 2009

Kazmir said:
Pax Romana comes to my mind,

what period was so peaceful ?

Boblof · Jul 19, 2009

liveandletdie14 said:
The Pax Romana is probably the longest one I can think of.

Pax Romana normally refers to the peace that befell the peoples conquored by Rome. In the center they would not experience the predations of wars as much as they had before since warfare by large moved out to the periphery of the empire. Much like the Pax Mongolia it does not refer to actual peace, just relative peace in some regions.

Arilou · Jul 20, 2009

Sweden holds the record for the longest continuing period of peace among currently existing states, IIRC. 1814-2009+.

Sarmatia1871 · Jul 20, 2009

Arilou said:
Sweden holds the record for the longest continuing period of peace among currently existing states, IIRC. 1814-2009+.

Wouldn't Japan's period of isolation between 1638 and 1853 be slightly longer? Unless there was some conflict in the middle of it which I'm unaware of...

Registered · Jul 20, 2009

Sarmatia1871 said:
Wouldn't Japan's period of isolation between 1638 and 1853 be slightly longer? Unless there was some conflict in the middle of it which I'm unaware of...

There were various peasant rebellions but nothing external as far as i know.
There might have been some expansion to the north but i'm not completely sure.

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