PastlasHistorical atlas

Decade · 1040 – 1049

The world in the 1040s

From 1040 to 1049 the atlas holds 338 states standing at some time. 24 things began - Almoravid dynasty, House of Lorraine and Kediri kingdom among them - and 5 ended; 29 people were born and 28 died, 2 of all these dated only to the decade.

Its years

The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.

1040: 6 began — 1 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 4 other10401041: 4 began — 3 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other10411042: 4 began — 3 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other10421043: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other10431044: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other10441045: 1 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other10451046: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other10461047: 2 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other10471048: 4 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other10481049: 1 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other1049

What began in the 1040s

By kind, the best known first.

States 11

and 3 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 12

and 4 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 1

What ended in the 1040s

States 2

Wars and battles 2

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

Born 29

and 13 more in the atlas.

Died 28

and 12 more in the atlas.

States of the 1040s

The states that stood at some time in the 1040s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1040.

Europe: 176 statesEurope176Middle East and North Africa: 58 statesMiddle East and North Africa58Sub-Saharan Africa: 4 statesSub-Saharan Africa4South Asia: 35 statesSouth Asia35East and Southeast Asia: 31 statesEast and Southeast Asia31Americas and Oceania: 14 statesAmericas and Oceania14Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe176 states

and 168 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa58 states

and 50 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa4 states

South Asia35 states

and 27 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia31 states

and 23 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania14 states

and 6 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown20 states

and 12 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1020 – 1069: every state, war and life of the 1040s, region by region.
  • On the map in 1045: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.

Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.