PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1020

In 1020 the atlas holds 314 states standing across 6 regions. 1 thing began that year - Kingdom of Kakheti-Hereti - and 1 ended; 9 people were born and 2 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1020s page, and to its century on the 11th century.

What began in 1020

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

States 1

What ended in 1020

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

States 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1020 9

Died in 1020 2

Standing in 1020

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: 164 statesEurope164Middle East and North Africa: 47 statesMiddle East and North Africa47Sub-Saharan Africa: 4 statesSub-Saharan Africa4South Asia: 35 statesSouth Asia35East and Southeast Asia: 30 statesEast and Southeast Asia30Americas and Oceania: 14 statesAmericas and Oceania14Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe164 states

and 154 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa47 states

and 37 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa4 states

South Asia35 states

and 25 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia30 states

and 20 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania14 states

and 4 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown20 states

and 10 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 995 – 1045: every state, war and life of 1020 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1020: 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.