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Year

The world in 1066

In 1066 the atlas holds 324 states standing across 6 regions. 5 things began that year - Battle of Hastings, Norman Conquest and Battle of Stamford Bridge among them - and 2 ended; 4 people were born and 9 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1060s page, and to its century on the 11th century.

What began in 1066

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

States 1

Wars and battles 4

What ended in 1066

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 1066 4

Died in 1066 9

Standing in 1066

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: 173 statesEurope173Middle East and North Africa: 50 statesMiddle East and North Africa50Sub-Saharan Africa: 4 statesSub-Saharan Africa4South Asia: 35 statesSouth Asia35East and Southeast Asia: 28 statesEast and Southeast Asia28Americas and Oceania: 14 statesAmericas and Oceania14Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe173 states

and 163 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa50 states

and 40 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 Asia28 states

and 18 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, 1041 – 1091: every state, war and life of 1066 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1066: 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.