PastlasHistorical atlas

Decade · 1270 – 1279

The world in the 1270s

From 1270 to 1279 the atlas holds 421 states standing at some time. 44 things began - Andorra, Yuan dynasty and House of Bourbon among them - and 18 ended; 47 people were born and 50 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.

1270: 6 began — 2 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other12701271: 4 began — 3 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other12711272: 4 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other12721273: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other12731274: 6 began — 3 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other12741275: 1 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other12751276: 2 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other12761277: 7 began — 4 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other12771278: 6 began — 3 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other12781279: 6 began — 3 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other1279

What began in the 1270s

By kind, the best known first.

States 20

and 12 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 21

and 13 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 2

Treaties 1

What ended in the 1270s

States 7

Wars and battles 10

and 2 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

Born 47

and 31 more in the atlas.

Died 50

and 34 more in the atlas.

States of the 1270s

The states that stood at some time in the 1270s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1270.

Europe: 239 statesEurope239Middle East and North Africa: 63 statesMiddle East and North Africa63Sub-Saharan Africa: 10 statesSub-Saharan Africa10South Asia: 45 statesSouth Asia45East and Southeast Asia: 35 statesEast and Southeast Asia35Americas and Oceania: 12 statesAmericas and Oceania12Location unknown: 17 statesLocation unknown17

Europe239 states

and 231 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa63 states

and 55 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 Asia35 states

and 27 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania12 states

and 4 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown17 states

and 9 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1250 – 1299: every state, war and life of the 1270s, region by region.
  • On the map in 1275: 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.