PastlasHistorical atlas

Decade · 980 – 989

The world in the 980s

From 980 to 989 the atlas holds 287 states standing at some time. 21 things began - Kingdom of France, Prince-Bishopric of Liège and County of Burgundy among them - and 6 ended; 25 people were born and 15 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.

980: 2 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other980981: 1 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other981982: 3 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other982983: 3 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other983984: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other984985: 2 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other985986: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other986987: 4 began — 0 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other987988: 3 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other988989: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other989

What began in the 980s

By kind, the best known first.

States 14

and 6 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 6

Unrest and atrocity 1

What ended in the 980s

States 5

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

Born 25

and 9 more in the atlas.

Died 15

States of the 980s

The states that stood at some time in the 980s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 980.

Europe: 144 statesEurope144Middle East and North Africa: 37 statesMiddle East and North Africa37Sub-Saharan Africa: 3 statesSub-Saharan Africa3South Asia: 39 statesSouth Asia39East and Southeast Asia: 31 statesEast and Southeast Asia31Americas and Oceania: 13 statesAmericas and Oceania13Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe144 states

and 136 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa37 states

and 29 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa3 states

South Asia39 states

and 31 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia31 states

and 23 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania13 states

and 5 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, 960 – 1009: every state, war and life of the 980s, region by region.
  • On the map in 985: 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.