PastlasHistorical atlas

Decade · 990 – 999

The world in the 990s

From 990 to 999 the atlas holds 290 states standing at some time. 18 things began - Maine, Norman conquest of southern Italy and Battle of Svolder among them - and 4 ended; 27 people were born and 29 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.

990: 5 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 5 other990991: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other991992: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other992993: 2 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other993994: 2 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other994995: 1 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other995996: 1 began — 0 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other996997: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other997998: 2 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other998999: 3 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other999

What began in the 990s

By kind, the best known first.

States 8

Wars and battles 9

and 1 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 1

What ended in the 990s

States 3

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

Born 27

and 11 more in the atlas.

Died 29

and 13 more in the atlas.

States of the 990s

The states that stood at some time in the 990s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 990.

Europe: 148 statesEurope148Middle East and North Africa: 37 statesMiddle East and North Africa37Sub-Saharan Africa: 3 statesSub-Saharan Africa3South Asia: 38 statesSouth Asia38East and Southeast Asia: 30 statesEast and Southeast Asia30Americas and Oceania: 14 statesAmericas and Oceania14Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe148 states

and 140 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 Asia38 states

and 30 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia30 states

and 22 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania14 states

and 6 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, 970 – 1019: every state, war and life of the 990s, region by region.
  • On the map in 995: 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.