Year
The world in 1026
In 1026 the atlas holds 319 states standing across 6 regions. 3 things began that year - Hoysala Kingdom, Taifa of Málaga and Battle of Helgeå - and 1 ended; 3 people were born and 3 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 1026
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 2
- Hoysala Kingdom · state · 1026 – 1343
- Taifa of Málaga · state · 1026 – 1239
Wars and battles 1
- Battle of Helgeå · battle · 1026
What ended in 1026
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 1
- Hindu Shahis · state · 850 – 1026
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1026 3
- Harold Godwinson · ruler · 1026 – 1066
- Tostig Godwinson · person · 1026 – 1066
- Nripa Kama II · ruler · 1026 – 1047
Died in 1026 3
- Richard II of Normandy · person · 963 – 1026
- Henry V of Bavaria · politician · 960 – 1026
- Fan Kuan · painter · 956 – 1026
Standing in 1026
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.
Europe166 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Anund Jacob, Monarch of Sweden since 1022
- Denmark · 800 – present · Cnut the Great, Monarch of Denmark since 1018
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Kyivan Rus' · 882 – 1240 · Yaroslav the Wise, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 1019
- House of Habsburg · 1001 – 1780
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797 · Otto Orseolo, Doge of Venice since 1009 and Pietro Barbolano, Doge of Venice since 1026
and 156 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa49 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Constantine VIII, Byzantine emperor since 1025
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Qadir, Abbasid caliph since 991 and Salih ibn Mirdas, emir of Aleppo since 1025
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Fatimid Caliphate · 909 – 1171 · Al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah, Fatimid Caliph since 1021
- Caliphate of Córdoba · 929 – 1031 · Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali, caliph of Córdoba since 1025 and Hisham III of Córdoba, caliph of Córdoba since 1026
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Buyid dynasty · 934 – 1062
- Ifriqiya · 703 – 1705 · Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis, Emir of Ifriqiya since 1016
- Qarmatians · 899 – 1071
and 39 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 Asia36 states
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Rajendra I, Chola king since 1014
- Ghurid dynasty · 1011 – 1215
- 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
- Hoysala Kingdom · 1026 – 1343 · Munda, Hoysala king since 1006 and Nripa Kama II, Hoysala king since 1026
- Pratihara dynasty · 800 – 1036 · Yasahpala, head of state since 1024
- Chera dynasty · 800 – 1102
and 26 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia30 states
- Song dynasty · 960 – 1279 · Emperor Renzong of Song, Emperor of China since 1022
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Paramesvaravarman II, king since 1018
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Liao dynasty · 916 – 1125 · Emperor Shengzong of Liao, Emperor of China since 982
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Kyiso, King of Burma since 1021
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Dali Kingdom · 937 – 1253
and 20 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 · Yaroslav the Wise, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 1019
- 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, 1001 – 1051: every state, war and life of 1026 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1026: 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.