Year
The world in 1203
In 1203 the atlas holds 365 states standing across 6 regions. 3 things began that year - Siege of Constantinople, Battle of Khalakhaljid Sands and Loon War - and 2 ended; 3 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 1200s page, and to its century on the 13th century.
What began in 1203
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
Wars and battles 3
- Siege of Constantinople · battle · 1203
- Battle of Khalakhaljid Sands · battle · 1203
- Loon War · war · 1203 – 1206
What ended in 1203
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 2
- Duchy of Spoleto · state · 570 – 1203
- Taifa of Majorca · state · 1076 – 1203
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1203 3
- Mindaugas · ruler · 1203 – 1263
- Abu Zakariya Yahya · politician · 1203 – 1249
- Last Emperor of Western Xia · ruler · 1203 – 1227
Died in 1203 3
- Toghrul · person · 1130 – 1203
- Arthur I of Brittany · ruler · 1187 – 1203
- Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd · monarch · 1135 – 1203
Standing in 1203
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.
Europe198 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Sverker the Younger, Monarch of Sweden since 1195
- Denmark · 800 – present · Valdemar II of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1202
- 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 · Enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice since 1192
and 188 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa52 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Alexios III Angelos, Byzantine emperor since 1195 and Alexios IV Angelos, Byzantine emperor since 1203
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Nasir, Abbasid caliph since 1180
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Jerusalem · 1099 – 1291 · Isabella I of Jerusalem, monarch since 1190 and Aimery of Cyprus, monarch since 1198
- Ayyubid dynasty · 1171 – 1341 · Al-Adil I, Sultan of Egypt since 1200
- Sultanate of Rum · 1077 – 1307 · Suleiman II of Rum, Sultan of Rum since 1196 and Tughril ibn Kılıç Arslan II, Sultan of Rum since 1202
- Khwarazmian Empire · 1077 – 1231 · Muhammad II of Khwarazm, Khwarazmshah since 1200 and Terken Khatun, Khwarazmshah since 1200
- Kingdom of Cyprus · 1192 – 1489
- Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia · 1080 – 1375 · Leo I, King of Armenia, list of monarchs of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia since 1198
and 42 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa9 states
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897 · Eweka I, Oba of Benin since 1200
- Ajuran Sultanate · 1201 – 1700
- 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
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- 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
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Hoysala Kingdom · 1026 – 1343 · Veera Ballala II, Hoysala king since 1173
- Kakatiya dynasty · 1163 – 1323 · Ganapati, queen regnant since 1199
- Sena dynasty · 1072 – 1235 · Lakshman Sen, King of Sena since 1178
and 34 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia34 states
- Song dynasty · 960 – 1279 · Emperor Ningzong, Emperor of China since 1194
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431 · Jayavarman VII, King of the Khmer Empire since 1181
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Vidyanandana, king since 1190 and Ong Thon Bati Kram, king since 1203
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Jin dynasty (1115–1234) · 1115 – 1234 · Emperor Zhangzong of Jin, Emperor of China since 1189
- Western Xia · 1038 – 1227
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Narapatisithu, King of Burma since 1174
- Dali Kingdom · 937 – 1253
- Kamakura shogunate · 1200 – 1333 · Hōjō Tokimasa, Shikken since 1203
and 24 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania13 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Ancestral Puebloans · 850 – 1304
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Norse settlement of North America · 1072 – 1384
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Kingdom of Cusco · 1197 – 1438 · Manco Cápac, Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco since 1200
- Sican culture · 700 – 1375
- Texcoco · 1202 – 1428
- Classic Veracruz culture · 555 – 1235
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
and 3 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown15 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598
- Khamag Mongol · 1120 – 1206 · Genghis Khan, Borjigin Khan & 1st Khan of the Khamag Mongol since 1189
- Burgraviate of Nuremberg · 1105 – 1486
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- House of Ögedei · 1200 – 1400
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
- Connachta · 400 – 1474
and 5 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1178 – 1228: every state, war and life of 1203 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1203: 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.