Year
The world in 1148
In 1148 the atlas holds 364 states standing across 6 regions. 4 things began that year - Offenburg, Siege of Damascus and Salghurids among them - and 1 ended; 5 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 1140s page, and to its century on the 12th century.
What began in 1148
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 2
- Offenburg · state · 1148
- Salghurids · state · 1148 – 1282
Wars and battles 2
- Siege of Damascus · battle · 1148
- Battle of Mount Cadmus · battle · 1148
What ended in 1148
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 1
- Zirid dynasty · state · 972 – 1148
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1148 5
- Pope Honorius III · religious leader · 1148 – 1227
- Béla III of Hungary · politician · 1148 – 1196
- Geoffrey of Villehardouin · writer · 1148 – 1213
- Hugh III of Burgundy · person · 1148 – 1192
- Muhammad II of Alamut · religious leader · 1148 – 1210
Died in 1148 2
- Pietro Polani · politician · 1098 – 1148
- Reginald III of Burgundy · ruler · 1093 – 1148
Standing in 1148
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.
Europe186 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present
- Denmark · 800 – present · Sweyn III of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1146 and Canute V of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1147
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Kyivan Rus' · 882 – 1240
- House of Habsburg · 1001 – 1780
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797 · Domenico Morosini, Doge of Venice since 1148
and 176 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa69 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor since 1143
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Muqtafi, Abbasid caliph since 1136
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Fatimid Caliphate · 909 – 1171 · Al-Hafiz, Fatimid Caliph since 1132
- Seljuk Empire · 1037 – 1194 · Ahmad Sanjar, Sultan of the Seljuq Empire since 1118 and Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud, Sultan of the Seljuq Empire since 1133
- Kingdom of Jerusalem · 1099 – 1291 · Melisende of Jerusalem, monarch since 1131 and Baldwin III of Jerusalem, monarch since 1143
- Sultanate of Rum · 1077 – 1307 · Mesud I, Sultan of Rum since 1116
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Khwarazmian Empire · 1077 – 1231 · Atsiz, Khwarazmshah since 1127
and 59 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa7 states
- Kilwa Sultanate · 957 – 1513
- Kingdom of Mapungubwe · 1075 – 1220
- Kingdom of Nri · 1000 – 1911
- Kingdom of Damot · 1100 – 1317
- Kingdom of Ardra · 1100 – 1724
- Sultanate of Mogadishu · 901 – 1600
- Empire of Kitara · 940 – 1300
South Asia39 states
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Kulothunga Chola II, Chola king since 1133 and Rajaraja II, Chola king since 1146
- Ghurid dynasty · 1011 – 1215
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174 · Govindapala, emperor since 1139
- Qara Khitai · 1124 – 1218
- Ghaznavid Empire · 962 – 1187 · Bahram-Shah of Ghazna, Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire since 1117
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Hoysala Kingdom · 1026 – 1343 · Vishnuvardhana, Hoysala king since 1108
- Sena dynasty · 1072 – 1235 · Vijay Sena, King of Sena since 1096
and 29 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia31 states
- Song dynasty · 960 – 1279 · Emperor Gaozong of Song, Emperor of China since 1129
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431 · Suryavarman II, King of the Khmer Empire since 1113
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Harideva, king since 1145 and Jaya Harivarman I, king since 1147
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Jin dynasty (1115–1234) · 1115 – 1234 · Emperor Xizong of Jin, Emperor of China since 1135
- Western Xia · 1038 – 1227 · Emperor Renzong of Western Xia, emperor since 1139
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Alaungsithu, King of Burma since 1112
- Dali Kingdom · 937 – 1253
and 21 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania13 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
- Classic Veracruz culture · 555 – 1235
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
and 3 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown19 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598
- Alania · 801 – 1201
- Burid dynasty · 1104 – 1154 · Mujir ad-Din Abaq, atabeg of Damascus since 1140
- Khamag Mongol · 1120 – 1206 · Ambaghai, Borjigin Khan & 1st Khan of the Khamag Mongol since 1148 and Khabul Khan, Borjigin Khan & 1st Khan of the Khamag Mongol since 1148
- Burgraviate of Nuremberg · 1105 – 1486
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Kerman Seljuk Sultanate · 1041 – 1187
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861
- Dál nAraidi · 550 – 1150
and 9 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1123 – 1173: every state, war and life of 1148 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1148: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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