Year
The world in 1055
In 1055 the atlas holds 331 states standing across 6 regions. 2 things ended; 5 people were born and 6 died.
Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1050s page, and to its century on the 11th century.
What ended in 1055
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 2
- Oghuz Yabgu State · state · 750 – 1055
- Chandra dynasty · state · 900 – 1055
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1055 5
- Malik-Shah I · ruler · 1055 – 1092
- Adhemar of Le Puy · religious leader · 1055 – 1098
- Eric Stenkilsson · politician · 1055 – 1067
- Gruffudd ap Cynan · ruler · 1055 – 1137
- Ulrich of Eppenstein · ruler · 1055 – 1121
Died in 1055 6
- Constantine IX Monomachos · politician · 1000 – 1055
- Bretislav I · military personnel · 1002 – 1055
- Adalbert, Margrave of Austria · ruler · 985 – 1055
- Emperor Xingzong of Liao · ruler · 1016 – 1055
- Conrad I of Bavaria · ruler · 1020 – 1055
- Conrad II of Bavaria · ruler · 1052 – 1055
Standing in 1055
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.
Europe174 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Emund the Old, Monarch of Sweden since 1050
- Denmark · 800 – present · Sweyn II of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1047
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806 · Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor since 1046
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Kyivan Rus' · 882 – 1240 · Iziaslav I of Kyiv, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 1054
- House of Habsburg · 1001 – 1780
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797 · Domenico I Contarini, Doge of Venice since 1043
and 164 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa54 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Constantine IX Monomachos, Byzantine emperor since 1042 and Theodora Porphyrogenita, Byzantine emperor since 1042
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Qa'im, Abbasid caliph since 1031 and Mu'izz al-Dawla Thimal, Abbasid caliph since 1042
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Fatimid Caliphate · 909 – 1171 · Al-Mustansir Billah, Fatimid Caliph since 1036
- Seljuk Empire · 1037 – 1194 · Tughril I, Sultan of the Seljuq Empire since 1037
- Almoravid dynasty · 1040 – 1147 · Yahya ibn Umar al-Lamtuni, Almoravid emir since 1048
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200 · Ghana Bassi, Ghana since 1040
- Buyid dynasty · 934 – 1062
- Ifriqiya · 703 – 1705 · Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis, Emir of Ifriqiya since 1016
and 44 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 Asia35 states
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Rajendra Chola II, Chola king since 1054
- Ghurid dynasty · 1011 – 1215
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174
- Ghaznavid Empire · 962 – 1187 · Farrukh-Zad of Ghazna, Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire since 1053
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Hoysala Kingdom · 1026 – 1343 · Hoysala Vinayaditya, Hoysala king since 1047
- Chera dynasty · 800 – 1102
- Chandelas of Jejakabhukti · 831 – 1311
and 25 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 · Jaya Paramesvaravarman I, king since 1044
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Western Xia · 1038 – 1227
- Liao dynasty · 916 – 1125 · Emperor Xingzong of Liao, Emperor of China since 1031 and Emperor Daozong of Liao, Emperor of China since 1055
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Anawrahta, King of Burma since 1044
- 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 · Iziaslav I of Kyiv, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 1054
- Alania · 801 – 1201
- Marwanid dynasty · 983 – 1085
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Uqaylid dynasty · 990 – 1096
- Kerman Seljuk Sultanate · 1041 – 1187 · Qavurt, Shah of Kerman since 1041
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861
- Dál nAraidi · 550 – 1150
and 10 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1030 – 1080: every state, war and life of 1055 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1055: 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.