PastlasHistorical atlas

Decade · 1440 – 1449

The world in the 1440s

From 1440 to 1449 the atlas holds 483 states standing at some time. 44 things began - Crimean Khanate, Battle of Varna and Duchy of Athens among them - and 12 ended; 56 people were born and 47 died, 1 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.

1440: 5 began — 3 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other14401441: 3 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other14411442: 3 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other14421443: 7 began — 4 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other14431444: 8 began — 4 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 4 other14441445: 4 began — 3 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other14451446: 2 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other14461447: 3 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other14471448: 4 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other14481449: 5 began — 4 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other1449

What began in the 1440s

By kind, the best known first.

States 16

and 8 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 23

and 15 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 2

Treaties 3

What ended in the 1440s

States 9

and 1 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 3

Born and died

Born 56

and 40 more in the atlas.

Died 47

and 31 more in the atlas.

States of the 1440s

The states that stood at some time in the 1440s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1440.

Europe: 267 statesEurope267Middle East and North Africa: 58 statesMiddle East and North Africa58Sub-Saharan Africa: 17 statesSub-Saharan Africa17South Asia: 70 statesSouth Asia70East and Southeast Asia: 43 statesEast and Southeast Asia43Americas and Oceania: 12 statesAmericas and Oceania12Location unknown: 16 statesLocation unknown16

Europe267 states

and 259 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa58 states

and 50 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa17 states

and 9 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia70 states

and 62 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia43 states

and 35 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, 1420 – 1469: every state, war and life of the 1440s, region by region.
  • On the map in 1445: 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.