PastlasHistorical atlas

Decade · 1250 – 1259

The world in the 1250s

From 1250 to 1259 the atlas holds 406 states standing at some time. 28 things began - Ilkhanate, Mamluk Sultanate and Siege of Baghdad among them - and 18 ended; 33 people were born and 53 died.

Its years

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

1250: 6 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 4 other12501251: 2 began — 0 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other12511252: 2 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other12521253: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other12531254: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other12541255: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other12551256: 4 began — 3 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other12561257: 3 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other12571258: 3 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other12581259: 6 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 4 other1259

What began in the 1250s

By kind, the best known first.

States 13

and 5 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 11

and 3 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 1

Natural disasters 1

Treaties 2

What ended in the 1250s

States 10

and 2 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 8

Born and died

Born 33

and 17 more in the atlas.

Died 53

and 37 more in the atlas.

States of the 1250s

The states that stood at some time in the 1250s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1250.

Europe: 221 statesEurope221Middle East and North Africa: 66 statesMiddle East and North Africa66Sub-Saharan Africa: 10 statesSub-Saharan Africa10South Asia: 45 statesSouth Asia45East and Southeast Asia: 36 statesEast and Southeast Asia36Americas and Oceania: 12 statesAmericas and Oceania12Location unknown: 16 statesLocation unknown16

Europe221 states

and 213 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa66 states

and 58 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa10 states

and 2 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia45 states

and 37 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia36 states

and 28 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania12 states

and 4 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown16 states

and 8 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1230 – 1279: every state, war and life of the 1250s, region by region.
  • On the map in 1255: 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.