PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1003

In 1003 the atlas holds 296 states standing across 6 regions. 5 things began that year - Duchy of Jülich, County of Savoy and Savoyard state among them - and 2 ended; 2 people were born and 4 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1000s page, and to its century on the 11th century.

What began in 1003

By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.

States 4

Wars and battles 1

What ended in 1003

States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.

States 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1003 2

Died in 1003 4

Standing in 1003

The states the atlas holds as standing that year, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office where the record dates it.

Europe: 154 statesEurope154Middle East and North Africa: 38 statesMiddle East and North Africa38Sub-Saharan Africa: 4 statesSub-Saharan Africa4South Asia: 36 statesSouth Asia36East and Southeast Asia: 31 statesEast and Southeast Asia31Americas and Oceania: 14 statesAmericas and Oceania14Location unknown: 19 statesLocation unknown19

Europe154 states

and 144 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa38 states

and 28 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa4 states

South Asia36 states

and 26 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia31 states

and 21 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania14 states

and 4 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown19 states

and 9 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 978 – 1028: every state, war and life of 1003 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1003: 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.