Year
The world in 1097
In 1097 the atlas holds 341 states standing across 6 regions. 7 things began that year - Siege of Antioch, Battle of Dorylaeum and Siege of Nicaea among them; 4 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 1090s page, and to its century on the 11th century.
What began in 1097
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 1
- Principality of Ryazan · state · 1097 – 1521
Wars and battles 6
- Siege of Antioch · battle · 1097 – 1098
- Battle of Dorylaeum · battle · 1097
- Siege of Nicaea · battle · 1097
- Battle of Gvozd Mountain · battle · 1097
- Battle of Bairén · battle · 1097
- Battle of Consuegra · battle · 1097
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1097 4
- Iziaslav II of Kyiv · ruler · 1097 – 1154
- Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah · politician · 1097 – 1130
- Atsiz · politician · 1097 – 1156
- Muhammad ibn Buzurg-Ummid · military leader · 1097 – 1162
Died in 1097 2
- Berenguer Ramon II · politician · 1054 – 1097
- Reginald II of Burgundy · ruler · 1061 – 1097
Standing in 1097
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.
Europe180 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present
- Denmark · 800 – present · Eric I of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1095
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806 · Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor since 1084
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Kyivan Rus' · 882 – 1240 · Sviatopolk II of Kyiv, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 1093
- House of Habsburg · 1001 – 1780
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797 · Vitale I Michiel, Doge of Venice since 1096
and 170 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa55 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Alexios I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor since 1081
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Mustazhir, Abbasid caliph since 1094
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Fatimid Caliphate · 909 – 1171 · Al-Musta'li, Fatimid Caliph since 1094
- Seljuk Empire · 1037 – 1194 · Berkyaruq, Sultan of the Seljuq Empire since 1092
- Almoravid dynasty · 1040 – 1147
- Sultanate of Rum · 1077 – 1307 · Kilij Arslan I, Sultan of Rum since 1092
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Khwarazmian Empire · 1077 – 1231 · Anushtegin Gharchai, Khwarazmshah since 1077 and Muhammad I of Khwarazm, Khwarazmshah since 1097
and 45 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa5 states
- Kilwa Sultanate · 957 – 1513
- Kingdom of Mapungubwe · 1075 – 1220
- Kingdom of Nri · 1000 – 1911
- Sultanate of Mogadishu · 901 – 1600
- Empire of Kitara · 940 – 1300
South Asia38 states
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Kulottunga I, Chola king since 1070
- Ghurid dynasty · 1011 – 1215
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174
- Ghaznavid Empire · 962 – 1187 · Ibrahim of Ghazna, Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire since 1059
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Hoysala Kingdom · 1026 – 1343 · Hoysala Vinayaditya, Hoysala king since 1047
- Chera dynasty · 800 – 1102
- Sena dynasty · 1072 – 1235 · Vijay Sena, King of Sena since 1096
and 28 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia29 states
- Song dynasty · 960 – 1279 · Emperor Zhezong, Emperor of China since 1085
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Jaya Indravarman II, king since 1086
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Western Xia · 1038 – 1227
- Liao dynasty · 916 – 1125 · Emperor Daozong of Liao, Emperor of China since 1055
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Kyansittha, King of Burma since 1084
- Dali Kingdom · 937 – 1253 · Duan Zhengchun, king since 1096
and 19 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania15 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Ancestral Puebloans · 850 – 1304
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Norse settlement of North America · 1072 – 1384
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Sican culture · 700 – 1375
- Tiwanaku polity · 300 – 1150
- Wari Empire · 600 – 1100
- Classic Veracruz culture · 555 – 1235
and 5 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown19 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598 · Sviatopolk II of Kyiv, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 1093
- Alania · 801 – 1201
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Kerman Seljuk Sultanate · 1041 – 1187 · Iran-Shah, Shah of Kerman since 1096
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861
- Dál nAraidi · 550 – 1150
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
- Kingdom of Munster · 101 BCE – 1138 CE
and 9 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1072 – 1122: every state, war and life of 1097 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1097: 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.