Decade · 1230 – 1239
The world in the 1230s
From 1230 to 1239 the atlas holds 412 states standing at some time. 40 things began - Mali Empire, Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Emirate of Granada among them - and 19 ended; 43 people were born and 50 died, 4 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.
What began in the 1230s
By kind, the best known first.
States 20
- Mali Empire · state · 1235 – 1670
- Grand Duchy of Lithuania · state · 1236 – 1795
- Emirate of Granada · state · 1238 – 1492
- Crown of Castile · state · 1230 – 1715
- Kingdom of Valencia · state · 1238 – 1707
- Nasrid dynasty · state · 1230 – 1492
- State of the Teutonic Order · state · 1230 – 1525
- Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg · state · 1235 – 1806
and 12 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 18
- Battle of Saule · battle · 1236
- Barons' Crusade · war · 1239 – 1241
- Battle of Klokotnitsa · battle · 1230
- Mongol invasions of Korea · war · 1231 – 1270
- Battle of the Sit River · battle · 1238
- Siege of Constantinople · battle · 1235
- Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty · battle · 1235 – 1279
- Bosnian Crusade · war · 1235 – 1241
and 10 more in the atlas.
Treaties 2
- Treaty of York · treaty · 1237
- Treaty of San Germano · treaty · 1230
What ended in the 1230s
States 15
- Jin dynasty (1115–1234) · state · 1115 – 1234
- Khwarazmian Empire · state · 1077 – 1231
- Berga · state · 898 – 1235
- Livonian Brothers of the Sword · state · 1202 – 1237
- Sena dynasty · state · 1072 – 1235
- Paramara dynasty · state · 980 – 1235
- Takrur · state · 1040 – 1235
- Principality of Jersika · state · 1190 – 1239
and 7 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 4
- Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty · war · 1211 – 1234
- Conquest of Majorca · battle · 1228 – 1231
- Siege of Kaifeng (1232) · battle · 1232 – 1233
- Siege of Córdoba · battle · 1235 – 1236
Born and died
Born 43
- Edward I · monarch · 1239 – 1307
- Pope Boniface VIII · writer · 1235 – 1303
- Ottokar II of Bohemia · monarch · 1233 – 1278
- Manfred, King of Sicily · poet · 1232 – 1266
- Stephen V of Hungary · monarch · 1239 – 1272
- Abaqa Khan · ruler · 1234 – 1282
- Theobald II of Navarre · ruler · 1239 – 1270
- Kaidu · military leader · 1235 – 1301
- Hugh III of Cyprus · monarch · 1235 – 1284
- Yaroslav of Tver · politician · 1230 – 1272
- Guo Shoujing · engineer · 1231 – 1316
- Sartaq Khan · ruler · 1230 – 1257
- Bohemond VI of Antioch · ruler · 1237 – 1275
- Leo II · monarch · 1236 – 1289
- Michael II Asen · monarch · 1238 – 1256
- Shvarn · monarch · 1230 – 1269
and 27 more in the atlas.
Died 50
- Tolui · person · 1191 – 1232
- Andrew II of Hungary · monarch · 1175 – 1235
- Alfonso IX of León · ruler · 1171 – 1230
- Börte · person · 1161 – 1230
- Saint Sava · diplomat · 1176 – 1235
- Ibn al-Athir · theologian · 1160 – 1233
- Berengaria of Navarre · person · 1165 – 1230
- Iltutmish · politician · 1192 – 1236
- John of Brienne · person · 1158 – 1237
- Ottokar I of Bohemia · monarch · 1155 – 1230
- Jalal al-Din Mangburni · ruler · 1199 – 1231
- Al-Kamil · ruler · 1180 – 1238
- Emperor Go-Toba · writer · 1180 – 1239
- Leopold VI of Austria · person · 1176 – 1230
- Kayqubad I · monarch · 1188 – 1237
- Sancho VII of Navarre · ruler · 1154 – 1234
and 34 more in the atlas.
States of the 1230s
The states that stood at some time in the 1230s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1230.
Europe223 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Knut Långe, Monarch of Sweden since 1229
- Denmark · 800 – present · Valdemar II of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1202 and Valdemar the Young, Monarch of Denmark since 1215
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806 · Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor since 1220
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Kyivan Rus' · 882 – 1240
and 215 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa63 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Mustansir I, Abbasid caliph since 1226
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Latin Empire · 1204 – 1261 · Baldwin II, Latin Emperor, Despot of the Latin Empire since 1228 and John of Brienne, Despot of the Latin Empire since 1229
- Kingdom of Jerusalem · 1099 – 1291 · Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, monarch since 1225 and Conrad IV of Germany, monarch since 1228
- Ayyubid dynasty · 1171 – 1341 · Al-Kamil, Sultan of Egypt since 1218
- Sultanate of Rum · 1077 – 1307 · Kayqubad I, Sultan of Rum since 1220
and 55 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa10 states
- Mali Empire · 1235 – 1670
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897 · Eweka I, Oba of Benin since 1200
- Ajuran Sultanate · 1201 – 1700
- Kilwa Sultanate · 957 – 1513
- Kingdom of Nri · 1000 – 1911
- Warsangali Sultanate · 1218 – 1886
- Kingdom of Damot · 1100 – 1317
- Kingdom of Ardra · 1100 – 1724
and 2 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.
South Asia47 states
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- Delhi Sultanate · 1206 – 1526 · Iltutmish, Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) since 1211
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Rajaraja III, Chola king since 1216
- Chagatai Khanate · 1225 – 1687 · Chagatai Khan, khan since 1227
- Mamluk dynasty · 1206 – 1290 · Iltutmish, Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) since 1211
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Hoysala Kingdom · 1026 – 1343 · Vira Narasimha II, Hoysala king since 1220
and 39 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia37 states
- Mongol Empire · 1206 – 1368 · Ögedei Khan, khagan since 1229
- Song dynasty · 960 – 1279 · Emperor Lizong, Emperor of China since 1224
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Jaya Paramesvaravarman II, king since 1220
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Jin dynasty (1115–1234) · 1115 – 1234 · Emperor Aizong of Jin, Emperor of China since 1224
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Htilominlo, King of Burma since 1211
and 29 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania13 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Ancestral Puebloans · 850 – 1304
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Norse settlement of North America · 1072 – 1384
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Kingdom of Cusco · 1197 – 1438 · Manco Cápac, Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco since 1200 and Sinchi Roca, Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco since 1230
- Sican culture · 700 – 1375
- Texcoco · 1202 – 1428
and 5 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown19 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598
- 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
and 11 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1210 – 1259: every state, war and life of the 1230s, region by region.
- On the map in 1235: 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.