PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1138

In 1138 the atlas holds 365 states standing across 6 regions. 7 things began that year - 1138 Aleppo earthquake, Duchy of Masovia and Duchy of Silesia among them - and 4 ended; 8 people were born and 5 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1130s page, and to its century on the 12th century.

What began in 1138

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

States 4

Wars and battles 2

Natural disasters 1

What ended in 1138

States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.

States 4

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1138 8

Died in 1138 5

Standing in 1138

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: 186 statesEurope186Middle East and North Africa: 68 statesMiddle East and North Africa68Sub-Saharan Africa: 7 statesSub-Saharan Africa7South Asia: 40 statesSouth Asia40East and Southeast Asia: 31 statesEast and Southeast Asia31Americas and Oceania: 13 statesAmericas and Oceania13Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe186 states

and 176 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa68 states

and 58 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa7 states

South Asia40 states

and 30 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia31 states

and 21 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania13 states

and 3 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, 1113 – 1163: every state, war and life of 1138 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1138: 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.