Year
The world in 1171
In 1171 the atlas holds 363 states standing across 6 regions. 2 things began that year - Ayyubid dynasty and Lordship of Ireland - and 2 ended; 2 people were born and 9 died.
Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1170s page, and to its century on the 12th century.
What began in 1171
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 2
- Ayyubid dynasty · state · 1171 – 1341
- Lordship of Ireland · state · 1171 – 1542
What ended in 1171
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 2
- Fatimid Caliphate · state · 909 – 1171
- Kingdom of Dublin · state · 839 – 1171
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1171 2
- Alfonso IX of León · ruler · 1171 – 1230
- Al-Aziz Uthman · ruler · 1171 – 1198
Died in 1171 9
- Thomas Becket · theologian · 1119 – 1171
- Yesugei · commander · 1134 – 1171
- Al-Adid · ruler · 1149 – 1171
- Diarmait Mac Murchada · monarch · 1110 – 1171
- Conan IV of Brittany · ruler · 1138 – 1171
- Volodymyr III Mstyslavych · ruler · 1132 – 1171
- Hlib of Kyiv · ruler · 1125 – 1171
- Abu'l-Hasan al-Hasan ibn Ali · ruler · 1109 – 1171
- Narathu · monarch · 1118 – 1171
Standing in 1171
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.
Europe193 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present
- Denmark · 800 – present · Valdemar I of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1154
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806 · Frederick Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor since 1155
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Kyivan Rus' · 882 – 1240 · Volodymyr III Mstyslavych, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 1171
- House of Habsburg · 1001 – 1780
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797 · Vitale II Michiel, Doge of Venice since 1155
and 183 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa59 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor since 1143
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Mustadi, Abbasid caliph since 1170
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Fatimid Caliphate · 909 – 1171 · Al-Adid, Fatimid Caliph since 1160
- Seljuk Empire · 1037 – 1194 · Arslan-Shah, Sultan of the Seljuq Empire since 1161
- Kingdom of Jerusalem · 1099 – 1291 · Amalric of Jerusalem, monarch since 1163
- Ayyubid dynasty · 1171 – 1341 · Saladin, Sultan of Egypt since 1169
- Sultanate of Rum · 1077 – 1307 · Kilij Arslan II, Sultan of Rum since 1156
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
and 49 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa8 states
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897
- 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 Asia44 states
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Rajaraja II, Chola king since 1146 and Rajadiraja Chola II, Chola king since 1166
- Ghurid dynasty · 1011 – 1215
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174
- Qara Khitai · 1124 – 1218
- Ghaznavid Empire · 962 – 1187 · Khusrau Malik, Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire since 1160
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Hoysala Kingdom · 1026 – 1343 · Narasimha I, Hoysala king since 1152
- Kakatiya dynasty · 1163 – 1323
and 34 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia31 states
- Song dynasty · 960 – 1279 · Emperor Xiaozong of Song, Emperor of China since 1162
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Jaya Indravarman IV, king since 1167 and Jaya Indravarman IV, tsar since 1167
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Jin dynasty (1115–1234) · 1115 – 1234 · Emperor Shizong of Jin, Emperor of China since 1161
- Western Xia · 1038 – 1227 · Emperor Renzong of Western Xia, emperor since 1139
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Narathu, King of Burma since 1168 and Naratheinkha, King of Burma since 1171
- 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 unknown16 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598 · Volodymyr III Mstyslavych, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 1171
- Alania · 801 – 1201
- Khamag Mongol · 1120 – 1206 · Yesugei, Borjigin Khan & 1st Khan of the Khamag Mongol since 1160
- Burgraviate of Nuremberg · 1105 – 1486
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Kerman Seljuk Sultanate · 1041 – 1187
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
and 6 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1146 – 1196: every state, war and life of 1171 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1171: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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