Century · 1201 – 1300
The world in the 13th century
From 1201 to 1300 the atlas holds 545 states standing at some time, 182 of them founded in it - Berlin and Andorra the best known - and 108 ending in it. 256 wars, risings, treaties, discoveries and other events began - Fourth Crusade, Albigensian Crusade and Seventh Crusade the best known of the events; 545 people were born.
A century here is counted as Wikidata counts it, 1201 to 1300, and holds every row that began in it, however coarsely dated.
What began in the 13th century
By decade first - wars and battles in red, risings, regime changes and massacres beside them, everything else in grey - then by kind, the best known first.
Wars and battles 220
- Fourth Crusade · war · 1202 – 1204
- Albigensian Crusade · battle · 1209 – 1229
- Seventh Crusade · war · 1248 – 1254
- Fifth Crusade · war · 1213 – 1221
- Siege of Baghdad · battle · 1258
- Children's Crusade · war · 1212
- Sicilian Vespers · battle · 1282
- Eighth Crusade · battle · 1270
and 212 more in the atlas.
Unrest and atrocity 7
- Prussian uprisings · unrest · 1242 – 1295
- Shepherds' Crusade · unrest · 1251
- Uprising of Ivaylo · unrest · 1277 – 1280
- Rintfleisch massacres · atrocity · 1298
- Sambyeolcho Rebellion · unrest · 1270 – 1273
- Destruction under the Mongol Empire · atrocity · 1250
- Khalji Revolution · unrest · 1290
Natural disasters 5
- St. Lucia's flood · disaster · 1287
- 1257 Samalas eruption · disaster · 1257
- 1269 Cilicia earthquake · disaster · 1268
- Flood of San Marcello (1219) · disaster · 1219
- 1290 Zhili earthquake · disaster · 1290
Treaties 21
- Treaty of Paris · treaty · 1259
- Treaty of Perth · treaty · 1266
- Treaty of Paris · treaty · 1229
- Partitio terrarum imperii Romaniae · treaty · 1204
- Treaty of Nymphaeum · treaty · 1261
- Treaty of Corbeil · treaty · 1259
- Treaty of Nymphaeum · treaty · 1214
- Treaty of York · treaty · 1237
and 13 more in the atlas.
Works and ideas 3
- Arsenic · discovery · 1300
- Sonnet · discovery · 1300
- Poetic Edda · literature · 1260
States founded and fallen
Founded 182
- Berlin · state · 1244
- Andorra · state · 1278 – present
- Monaco · state · 1297 – present
- Kathmandu · state · 1202 – 1761
- Nizhny Novgorod · state · 1294 – 1394
- Mongol Empire · state · 1206 – 1368
- Yuan dynasty · state · 1271 – 1368
- Mali Empire · state · 1235 – 1670
- Golden Horde · state · 1243 – 1502
- Delhi Sultanate · state · 1206 – 1526
- Latin Empire · state · 1204 – 1261
- Grand Duchy of Lithuania · state · 1236 – 1795
- House of Bourbon · state · 1272 – 1594
- Kingdom of Naples · state · 1282 – 1816
and 168 more in the atlas.
Ended 108
- Abbasid Caliphate · state · 750 – 1258
- Rhodes · state · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Kyivan Rus' · state · 882 – 1240
- Song dynasty · state · 960 – 1279
- Latin Empire · state · 1204 – 1261
- Kingdom of Jerusalem · state · 1099 – 1291
- Tibetans · state · 850 – 1259
- Volga Bulgaria · state · 601 – 1240
- Chola dynasty · state · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Empire of Nicaea · state · 1204 – 1261
- Jin dynasty (1115–1234) · state · 1115 – 1234
- Western Xia · state · 1038 – 1227
- Celtic Britons · state · 439 – 1284
- Ghurid dynasty · state · 1011 – 1215
and 94 more in the atlas.
Born in the 13th century
The best known first, by how many Wikipedias write about them.
- Dante Alighieri · philosopher · 1265 – 1321
- Marco Polo · explorer · 1254 – 1324
- Thomas Aquinas · philosopher · 1225 – 1274
- Rumi · philosopher · 1207 – 1273
- Kublai Khan · military leader · 1215 – 1294
- Osman I · ruler · 1258 – 1326
- Giotto · architect · 1267 – 1337
- William of Ockham · physicist · 1285 – 1349
- Louis IX of France · monarch · 1214 – 1270
- Roger Bacon · inventor · 1219 – 1292
- William Wallace · military leader · 1270 – 1305
- Edward I · monarch · 1239 – 1307
- Pope Boniface VIII · writer · 1235 – 1303
- Orhan · ruler · 1281 – 1362
- Philip IV of France · ruler · 1268 – 1314
- Mansa Musa · ruler · 1280 – 1337
- Alexander Nevsky · ruler · 1220 – 1263
- Batu Khan · military leader · 1205 – 1256
- Bonaventure · philosopher · 1221 – 1274
- Hulegu Khan · ruler · 1217 – 1265
- Ibn Taymiyya · poet · 1263 – 1328
- Pope John XXII · writer · 1244 – 1334
- Pope Clement V · religious leader · 1264 – 1314
- Alfonso X of Castile · astronomer · 1221 – 1284
and 521 more in the atlas.
States of the 13th century
Every state that stood at some time in the 13th century, by region, the best known first.
Europe287 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present
- Denmark · 800 – present
- Berlin · 1244
- Andorra · 1278 – present
- Monaco · 1297 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Nizhny Novgorod · 1294 – 1394
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Golden Horde · 1243 – 1502
and 275 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa92 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Latin Empire · 1204 – 1261
- Kingdom of Jerusalem · 1099 – 1291
- Ilkhanate · 1256 – 1335
- Ayyubid dynasty · 1171 – 1341
- Sultanate of Rum · 1077 – 1307
- Mamluk Sultanate · 1250 – 1517
- Ethiopian Empire · 1270 – 1975
- Empire of Nicaea · 1204 – 1261
and 80 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa14 states
- Mali Empire · 1235 – 1670
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897
- Ajuran Sultanate · 1201 – 1700
- Sultanate of Ifat · 1285 – 1415
- Kilwa Sultanate · 957 – 1513
- Pate Island · 1300 – 1895
- Kingdom of Mapungubwe · 1075 – 1220
- Kingdom of Nri · 1000 – 1911
- Warsangali Sultanate · 1218 – 1886
- Kingdom of Damot · 1100 – 1317
- Kingdom of Ardra · 1100 – 1724
- Sultanate of Mogadishu · 901 – 1600
and 2 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.
South Asia59 states
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- Delhi Sultanate · 1206 – 1526
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Chagatai Khanate · 1225 – 1687
- Ghurid dynasty · 1011 – 1215
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212
- Mamluk dynasty · 1206 – 1290
- Qara Khitai · 1124 – 1218
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Hoysala Kingdom · 1026 – 1343
- Khalji dynasty · 1290 – 1320
and 47 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia54 states
- Mongol Empire · 1206 – 1368
- Yuan dynasty · 1271 – 1368
- Song dynasty · 960 – 1279
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Majapahit · 1293 – 1527
- Champa · 192 – 1832
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Jin dynasty (1115–1234) · 1115 – 1234
- Western Xia · 1038 – 1227
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297
- Dali Kingdom · 937 – 1253
and 42 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania16 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Ancestral Puebloans · 850 – 1304
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Norse settlement of North America · 1072 – 1384
- Purépecha Empire · 1300 – 1530
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Kingdom of Cusco · 1197 – 1438
- Sican culture · 700 – 1375
- Texcoco · 1202 – 1428
- Classic Veracruz culture · 555 – 1235
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
and 4 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown23 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598
- Alania · 801 – 1201
- Khamag Mongol · 1120 – 1206
- Chinggisids · 1206
- Burgraviate of Nuremberg · 1105 – 1486
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- House of Ögedei · 1200 – 1400
- Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe · 1220 – 1450
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
- Kingdom of al-Abwab · 1276 – 1367
and 11 more; every state of Location unknown.
Its decades and years
The decades and years with a page of their own.
- 1201
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- 1300
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1200 – 1300: every state, war and life of the 13th century, region by region.
- On the map in 1250: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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