PastlasHistorical atlas

Decade · 940 – 949

The world in the 940s

From 940 to 949 the atlas holds 278 states standing at some time. 10 things began - Jämtland, Later Han and Sallarid dynasty among them - and 7 ended; 27 people were born and 28 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.

940: 1 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other940941: 2 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other941942: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other942943: 1 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other943944: 1 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other944945: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other945946: 1 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other946947: 2 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other947948: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other948949: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other949

What began in the 940s

By kind, the best known first.

States 6

Wars and battles 2

Natural disasters 1

Treaties 1

What ended in the 940s

States 6

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

Born 27

and 11 more in the atlas.

Died 28

and 12 more in the atlas.

States of the 940s

The states that stood at some time in the 940s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 940.

Europe: 129 statesEurope129Middle East and North Africa: 39 statesMiddle East and North Africa39Sub-Saharan Africa: 2 statesSub-Saharan Africa2South Asia: 36 statesSouth Asia36East and Southeast Asia: 40 statesEast and Southeast Asia40Americas and Oceania: 12 statesAmericas and Oceania12Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe129 states

and 121 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa39 states

and 31 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa2 states

South Asia36 states

and 28 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia40 states

and 32 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania12 states

and 4 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown20 states

and 12 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 920 – 969: every state, war and life of the 940s, region by region.
  • On the map in 945: 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.