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Year

The world in 1072

In 1072 the atlas holds 327 states standing across 6 regions. 5 things began that year - Sena dynasty, Norse settlement of North America and Saltukids among them - and 1 ended; 2 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 1070s page, and to its century on the 11th century.

What began in 1072

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

States 4

Unrest and atrocity 1

What ended in 1072

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 1072 2

Died in 1072 6

Standing in 1072

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: 174 statesEurope174Middle East and North Africa: 50 statesMiddle East and North Africa50Sub-Saharan Africa: 4 statesSub-Saharan Africa4South Asia: 36 statesSouth Asia36East and Southeast Asia: 28 statesEast and Southeast Asia28Americas and Oceania: 15 statesAmericas and Oceania15Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe174 states

and 164 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 Asia36 states

and 26 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia28 states

and 18 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania15 states

and 5 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, 1047 – 1097: every state, war and life of 1072 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1072: 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.