Year
The world in 1180
In 1180 the atlas holds 370 states standing across 6 regions. 11 things began that year - Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Duchy of Styria and Genpei War among them; 10 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 1180s page, and to its century on the 12th century.
What began in 1180
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 7
- Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont · state · 1180 – 1918
- Duchy of Styria · state · 1180 – 1918
- Duchy of Westphalia · state · 1180 – 1803
- Archbishopric of Magdeburg · state · 1180 – 1680
- Prince-Bishopric of Minden · state · 1180 – 1648
- Chiang Hung · state · 1180 – 1950
- Free Imperial City of Besançon · state · 1180 – 1654
Wars and battles 4
- Genpei War · war · 1180 – 1185
- Battle of Uji · battle · 1180
- Battle of Ishibashiyama · battle · 1180
- Battle of Fujigawa · battle · 1180
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1180 10
- Al-Kamil · ruler · 1180 – 1238
- Emperor Go-Toba · writer · 1180 – 1239
- Berengaria of Castile · ruler · 1180 – 1246
- Erik Knutsson · politician · 1180 – 1216
- Kuchlug · ruler · 1180 – 1218
- Theodore Komnenos Doukas · military personnel · 1180 – 1253
- Mstislav Mstislavich · ruler · 1180 – 1228
- Otto I of Merania · ruler · 1180 – 1234
- Berthold · ruler · 1180 – 1251
- Philip of Ibelin · ruler · 1180 – 1227
Died in 1180 5
- Louis VII of France · monarch · 1120 – 1180
- Manuel I Komnenos · ruler · 1118 – 1180
- Al-Mustadi · politician · 1142 – 1180
- Soběslav II of Bohemia · ruler · 1128 – 1180
- Yaroslav II of Kyiv · ruler · 1132 – 1180
Standing in 1180
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.
Europe203 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Knut Eriksson, Monarch of Sweden since 1173
- 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 · Sviatoslav III of Kyiv, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 1176
- House of Habsburg · 1001 – 1780
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797 · Orio Mastropiero, Doge of Venice since 1178
and 193 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa56 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor since 1143 and Alexios II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor since 1180
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Mustadi, Abbasid caliph since 1170 and Al-Nasir, Abbasid caliph since 1180
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Seljuk Empire · 1037 – 1194
- Kingdom of Jerusalem · 1099 – 1291 · Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, monarch since 1174
- 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
- Khwarazmian Empire · 1077 – 1231 · Ala al-Din Tekish, Khwarazmshah since 1172
and 46 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 · Kulothunga III, Chola king since 1178
- Ghurid dynasty · 1011 – 1215 · Muhammad of Ghor, sultan since 1173
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212
- Qara Khitai · 1124 – 1218 · Yelü Zhilugu, emperor since 1177
- Ghaznavid Empire · 962 – 1187 · Khusrau Malik, Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire since 1160
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Hoysala Kingdom · 1026 – 1343 · Veera Ballala II, Hoysala king since 1173
- Kakatiya dynasty · 1163 – 1323
- Sena dynasty · 1072 – 1235 · Lakshman Sen, King of Sena since 1178
and 34 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia32 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 · Narapatisithu, King of Burma since 1174
- Dali Kingdom · 937 – 1253 · Duan Zhixing, king since 1172
and 22 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 unknown15 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598 · Sviatoslav III of Kyiv, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 1176
- Alania · 801 – 1201
- Khamag Mongol · 1120 – 1206
- 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 5 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1155 – 1205: every state, war and life of 1180 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1180: 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.