Year
The world in 1153
In 1153 the atlas holds 350 states standing across 6 regions. 3 things began that year - Siege of Ascalon, Treaty of Wallingford and Sultanate of the Maldive Islands - and 1 ended; 5 people were born and 3 died.
Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1150s page, and to its century on the 12th century.
What began in 1153
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 1
- Sultanate of the Maldive Islands · state · 1153 – 1968
Wars and battles 1
- Siege of Ascalon · battle · 1153
Treaties 1
- Treaty of Wallingford · treaty · 1153
What ended in 1153
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Davidian Revolution · unrest · 1124 – 1153
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1153 5
- Alexios III Angelos · ruler · 1153 – 1211
- William II of Sicily · person · 1153 – 1189
- Pietro Ziani · diplomat · 1153 – 1229
- Abd al-Wahid I · politician · 1153 – 1224
- Yelü Zhilugu · ruler · 1153 – 1213
Died in 1153 3
- Bernard of Clairvaux · philosopher · 1090 – 1153
- David I of Scotland · ruler · 1084 – 1153
- Eustace IV of Boulogne · person · 1129 – 1153
Standing in 1153
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.
Europe183 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 173 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa60 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-Zafir, Fatimid Caliph since 1149
- Seljuk Empire · 1037 – 1194 · Ahmad Sanjar, Sultan of the Seljuq Empire since 1118 and Malik-Shah III, Sultan of the Seljuq Empire since 1152
- Kingdom of Jerusalem · 1099 – 1291 · 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 50 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 Asia40 states
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Rajaraja II, Chola king since 1146
- Ghurid dynasty · 1011 – 1215 · Ala al-Din Husayn, sultan since 1149
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174 · Govindapala, emperor since 1139
- Qara Khitai · 1124 – 1218 · Yelü Yilie, emperor since 1150
- Ghaznavid Empire · 962 – 1187 · Khusrau Shah of Ghazna, Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire since 1152
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Hoysala Kingdom · 1026 – 1343 · Narasimha I, Hoysala king since 1152
- Sena dynasty · 1072 – 1235 · Vijay Sena, King of Sena since 1096
and 30 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
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Jaya Harivarman I, king since 1147
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Jin dynasty (1115–1234) · 1115 – 1234 · Wanyan Liang, Emperor of China since 1150
- 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 Oceania12 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
- Classic Veracruz culture · 555 – 1235
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
- Muisca Confederations · 800 – 1540
and 2 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown17 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
- Burgraviate of Nuremberg · 1105 – 1486
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Kerman Seljuk Sultanate · 1041 – 1187
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
and 7 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1128 – 1178: every state, war and life of 1153 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1153: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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