Year
The world in 1009
In 1009 the atlas holds 298 states standing across 6 regions. 5 things began that year - Lý dynasty, Taifa of Badajoz and Taifa of Alpuente among them - and 2 ended; 4 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 1009
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 3
- Lý dynasty · state · 1009 – 1226
- Taifa of Badajoz · state · 1009 – 1151
- Taifa of Alpuente · state · 1009 – 1106
Wars and battles 2
- Fitna of al-Andalus · war · 1009 – 1031
- Battle of Kreta · battle · 1009
What ended in 1009
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 2
- Anterior Lê dynasty · state · 980 – 1009
- Later Parhae · state · 927 – 1009
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1009 4
- Yusuf ibn Tashfin · military personnel · 1009 – 1106
- Su Xun · poet · 1009 – 1066
- Ermengol II · ruler · 1009 – 1039
- Thorfinn the Mighty · person · 1009 – 1065
Died in 1009 4
- Pietro II Orseolo · politician · 961 – 1009
- Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo · politician · 983 – 1009
- Khalaf ibn Ahmad · ruler · 937 – 1009
- Lê Long Đĩnh · monarch · 986 – 1009
Standing in 1009
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.
Europe157 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Olof Skötkonung, Monarch of Sweden since 995
- Denmark · 800 – present · Swein Forkbeard, Monarch of Denmark since 986
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Kyivan Rus' · 882 – 1240 · Volodymyr the Great, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 980
- House of Habsburg · 1001 – 1780
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797 · Pietro II Orseolo, Doge of Venice since 991 and Otto Orseolo, Doge of Venice since 1009
and 147 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa37 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Basil II, Byzantine emperor since 976
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Qadir, Abbasid caliph since 991
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Fatimid Caliphate · 909 – 1171 · Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, Fatimid Caliph since 996
- Caliphate of Córdoba · 929 – 1031 · Hisham II of Córdoba, caliph of Córdoba since 976 and Sulayman ibn al-Hakam, caliph of Córdoba since 1009
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Buyid dynasty · 934 – 1062 · Baha al-Dawla, Amir since 988 and Baha al-Dawla, Amir since 998
- Ifriqiya · 703 – 1705 · Badis ibn al-Mansur, Emir of Ifriqiya since 995
- Qarmatians · 899 – 1071
and 27 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa4 states
- Kilwa Sultanate · 957 – 1513
- Kingdom of Nri · 1000 – 1911
- Sultanate of Mogadishu · 901 – 1600
- Empire of Kitara · 940 – 1300
South Asia34 states
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Rajaraja I, Chola king since 985
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174 · Mahipala, emperor since 978
- Ghaznavid Empire · 962 – 1187 · Mahmud of Ghazni, Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire since 998
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Pratihara dynasty · 800 – 1036
- Chera dynasty · 800 – 1102
- Chandelas of Jejakabhukti · 831 – 1311
- Western Chalukya Empire · 973 – 1189
and 24 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia32 states
- Song dynasty · 960 – 1279 · Emperor Zhenzong, Emperor of China since 997
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Liao dynasty · 916 – 1125 · Emperor Shengzong of Liao, Emperor of China since 982
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu, King of Burma since 1001
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Dali Kingdom · 937 – 1253
and 22 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania14 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Ancestral Puebloans · 850 – 1304
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Sican culture · 700 – 1375
- Tiwanaku polity · 300 – 1150
- Wari Empire · 600 – 1100
- Classic Veracruz culture · 555 – 1235
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
and 4 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown20 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598 · Volodymyr the Great, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 980
- Alania · 801 – 1201
- Hindu Shahis · 850 – 1026
- Marwanid dynasty · 983 – 1085
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Uqaylid dynasty · 990 – 1096
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861 · Humbert I of Savoy, Duke of Savoy since 1003
- Dál nAraidi · 550 – 1150
and 10 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 984 – 1034: every state, war and life of 1009 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1009: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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