Decade · 1430 – 1439
The world in the 1430s
From 1430 to 1439 the atlas holds 477 states standing at some time. 34 things began - Inca Empire, Printing press and Khanate of Kazan among them - and 19 ended; 55 people were born and 46 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.
What began in the 1430s
By kind, the best known first.
States 11
- Inca Empire · state · 1438 – 1572
- Khanate of Kazan · state · 1438 – 1552
- Mutapa Empire · state · 1430 – 1760
- Great Horde · state · 1433 – 1502
- Mahra Sultanate · state · 1432 – 1967
- Gajapati Empire · state · 1434 – 1541
- Post-Angkor period · state · 1431 – 1863
- Alirajpur State · state · 1437 – 1948
and 3 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 15
- Battle of Lipany · battle · 1434
- Lithuanian Civil War · war · 1432 – 1438
- Siege of Compiègne · battle · 1430
- Battle of Wiłkomierz · battle · 1435
- Russo-Kazan Wars · war · 1438 – 1552
- Battle of La Higueruela · battle · 1431
- Albanian revolt of 1432–1436 · battle · 1432 – 1436
- Battle of Domažlice · battle · 1431
and 7 more in the atlas.
Unrest and atrocity 3
- Engelbrekt rebellion · unrest · 1434 – 1436
- Irmandiño revolts · unrest · 1431 – 1469
- Transylvanian peasant revolt · unrest · 1437 – 1438
Natural disasters 1
- All Saints' Day Flood of 1436 · disaster · 1436
Treaties 3
- Congress of Arras · treaty · 1435
- Union of Grodno · treaty · 1432
- Peace of Brześć Kujawski · treaty · 1436
Works and ideas 1
- Printing press · discovery · 1439
What ended in the 1430s
States 10
- Khmer Empire · state · 802 – 1431
- Principality of Achaea · state · 1205 – 1432
- Jalayirid Sultanate · state · 1335 – 1432
- Sukhothai Kingdom · state · 1238 – 1438
- Capetian House of Anjou · state · 1266 – 1435
- Eastern Ganga dynasty · state · 1078 – 1434
- Kingdom of Cusco · state · 1197 – 1438
- Bavaria-Straubing · state · 1353 – 1432
and 2 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 7
- Hussite Wars · war · 1419 – 1434
- Siege of Thessalonica · battle · 1422 – 1430
- Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War · war · 1407 – 1435
- Lithuanian Civil War · war · 1432 – 1438
- Albanian revolt of 1432–1436 · battle · 1432 – 1436
- Polish–Teutonic War · war · 1431 – 1435
- Dano-Hanseatic War · war · 1426 – 1435
Unrest and atrocity 2
- Engelbrekt rebellion · unrest · 1434 – 1436
- Transylvanian peasant revolt · unrest · 1437 – 1438
Born and died
Born 55
- Mehmed II · monarch · 1432 – 1481
- Pope Alexander VI · religious leader · 1431 – 1503
- François Villon · poet · 1431 – 1464
- Vlad the Impaler · ruler · 1431 – 1476
- Charles the Bold · politician · 1433 – 1477
- James II of Scotland · politician · 1430 – 1460
- Afonso V of Portugal · ruler · 1432 – 1481
- Margaret of Anjou · politician · 1430 – 1482
- Stephen the Great · ruler · 1439 – 1504
- Elizabeth Woodville · person · 1437 – 1492
- Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros · politician · 1436 – 1517
- Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond · person · 1430 – 1456
- Ercole I d'Este · person · 1431 – 1505
- Francis II of Brittany · politician · 1435 – 1488
- Leonardo Loredan · politician · 1436 – 1521
- Sultan Husayn Bayqara · ruler · 1438 – 1506
and 39 more in the atlas.
Died 46
- Joan of Arc · religious leader · 1412 – 1431
- Zheng He · explorer · 1371 – 1435
- Pope Martin V · writer · 1368 – 1431
- Christine de Pizan · philosopher · 1364 – 1430
- Władysław II Jagiełło · politician · 1362 – 1434
- Sigismund · monarch · 1368 – 1437
- James I of Scotland · poet · 1394 – 1437
- John I of Portugal · politician · 1357 – 1433
- Vytautas the Great · politician · 1350 – 1430
- Albert II of Germany · monarch · 1397 – 1439
- Edward, King of Portugal · writer · 1391 – 1438
- Catherine of Valois · writer · 1401 – 1437
- Xuande Emperor · painter · 1399 – 1435
- Joan of Navarre · politician · 1368 – 1437
- Joanna II of Naples · politician · 1373 – 1435
- Philippa of England · person · 1394 – 1430
and 30 more in the atlas.
States of the 1430s
The states that stood at some time in the 1430s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1430.
Europe259 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Erik of Pomerania, Monarch of Sweden since 1396
- Denmark · 800 – present · Erik of Pomerania, Monarch of Denmark since 1396
- Andorra · 1278 – present · John I of Foix, French co-prince of Andorra since 1413 and Francesc de Tovia, Episcopal Co-Prince since 1416
- Monaco · 1297 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806
- Spanish Empire · 1402 – 1899 · Bernardo de Centelles, Viceroy of Sardinia since 1421
and 251 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa58 states
- Ottoman Empire · 1302 – 1922 · Murad II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire since 1421
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · John VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor since 1425
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Timurid Empire · 1370 – 1507
- Mamluk Sultanate · 1250 – 1517 · Al-Mu'tadid II, Abbasid caliph since 1414
- Ethiopian Empire · 1270 – 1975 · Andreyas, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1429 and Takla Maryam, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1430
- Empire of Trebizond · 1204 – 1461 · John IV of Trebizond, emperor of Trebizond since 1429
- Emirate of Granada · 1238 – 1492
and 50 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa17 states
- Mali Empire · 1235 – 1670
- Kingdom of Kongo · 1395 – 1888
- Mutapa Empire · 1430 – 1760 · Nyatsimba Mutota, King of Mutapa since 1420
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897
- Buganda · 1420 – 1966
- Oyo Empire · 1400 – 1905
- Adal Sultanate · 1415 – 1577 · Jamal ad-Din II, Sultan of the Adal Sultanate since 1424
- Ajuran Sultanate · 1201 – 1700
and 9 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.
South Asia70 states
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- Delhi Sultanate · 1206 – 1526
- Vijayanagara Empire · 1336 – 1646 · Deva Raya II, head of state since 1423
- Chagatai Khanate · 1225 – 1687
- Kingdom of Mysore · 1399 – 1950 · Chamaraja Wodeyar I, Maharaja of Mysore since 1423
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Bahmani Kingdom · 1347 – 1527
- Moghulistan · 1347 – 1570 · Satuq Khan, Khan of Moghulistan since 1429 and Esen Buqa II, Khan of Moghulistan since 1429
and 62 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia44 states
- Brunei · 1368 – present
- Ming dynasty · 1368 – 1644 · Xuande Emperor, Emperor of China since 1425
- Joseon · 1392 – 1897 · Sejong the Great, king of Joseon Dynasty since 1418
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431 · Ponhea Yat, King of the Khmer Empire since 1394
- Majapahit · 1293 – 1527
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Indravarman VI, king since 1400
- Ayutthaya Kingdom · 1350 – 1767
- Ryukyu Kingdom · 1429 – 1879
and 36 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania13 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Inca Empire · 1438 – 1572 · Viracocha Inca, Sapa Inca since 1400
- Tenochtitlan · 1325 – 1521 · Tlacacuitlahuatzin, tlatoani since 1395 and Itzcoatl, tlatoani since 1427
- Aztec Empire · 1325 – 1521 · Tlacacuitlahuatzin, tlatoani since 1395
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Purépecha Empire · 1300 – 1530
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Kingdom of Cusco · 1197 – 1438 · Viracocha Inca, Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco since 1410
and 5 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown16 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598
- Great Horde · 1433 – 1502
- Burgraviate of Nuremberg · 1105 – 1486
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Kingdom of Sine · 1350 – 1969
- Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe · 1220 – 1450
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604 · Si Renfa, Ruler of Möng Mao since 1413
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861 · Amadeus VIII of Savoy, Duke of Savoy since 1416
and 8 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1410 – 1459: every state, war and life of the 1430s, region by region.
- On the map in 1435: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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