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Year

The world in 1197

In 1197 the atlas holds 370 states standing across 6 regions. 3 things began that year - Crusade of 1197, Kingdom of Cusco and Dungarpur State - and 3 ended; 1 person was born and 6 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1190s page, and to its century on the 12th century.

What began in 1197

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

States 2

Wars and battles 1

What ended in 1197

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

States 3

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1197 1

Died in 1197 6

Standing in 1197

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: 204 statesEurope204Middle East and North Africa: 52 statesMiddle East and North Africa52Sub-Saharan Africa: 8 statesSub-Saharan Africa8South Asia: 45 statesSouth Asia45East and Southeast Asia: 33 statesEast and Southeast Asia33Americas and Oceania: 13 statesAmericas and Oceania13Location unknown: 15 statesLocation unknown15

Europe204 states

and 194 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa52 states

and 42 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa8 states

South Asia45 states

and 35 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia33 states

and 23 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania13 states

and 3 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown15 states

and 5 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1172 – 1222: every state, war and life of 1197 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1197: 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.