PastlasHistorical atlas

Decade · 1340 – 1349

The world in the 1340s

From 1340 to 1349 the atlas holds 469 states standing at some time. 58 things began - Black Death, Principality of Moldavia and Battle of Crécy among them - and 19 ended; 42 people were born and 45 died, 3 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.

1340: 6 began — 5 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other13401341: 3 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other13411342: 7 began — 4 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other13421343: 5 began — 1 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other13431344: 2 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other13441345: 6 began — 6 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other13451346: 11 began — 6 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 5 other13461347: 4 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other13471348: 9 began — 3 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 6 other13481349: 4 began — 1 wars and battles, 2 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other1349

What began in the 1340s

By kind, the best known first.

States 21

and 13 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 29

and 21 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 3

Famine and plague 3

Natural disasters 1

Treaties 1

What ended in the 1340s

States 12

and 4 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 5

Unrest and atrocity 1

Famine and plague 1

Born and died

Born 42

and 26 more in the atlas.

Died 45

and 29 more in the atlas.

States of the 1340s

The states that stood at some time in the 1340s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1340.

Europe: 256 statesEurope256Middle East and North Africa: 71 statesMiddle East and North Africa71Sub-Saharan Africa: 11 statesSub-Saharan Africa11South Asia: 54 statesSouth Asia54East and Southeast Asia: 46 statesEast and Southeast Asia46Americas and Oceania: 16 statesAmericas and Oceania16Location unknown: 15 statesLocation unknown15

Europe256 states

and 248 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa71 states

and 63 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa11 states

and 3 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia54 states

and 46 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia46 states

and 38 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania16 states

and 8 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown15 states

and 7 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1320 – 1369: every state, war and life of the 1340s, region by region.
  • On the map in 1345: 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.