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Year

The world in 1208

In 1208 the atlas holds 379 states standing across 6 regions. 1 thing began that year - Battle of Lena; 6 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 1208

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

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1208 6

Died in 1208 3

Standing in 1208

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: 208 statesEurope208Middle East and North Africa: 54 statesMiddle East and North Africa54Sub-Saharan Africa: 9 statesSub-Saharan Africa9South Asia: 46 statesSouth Asia46East and Southeast Asia: 34 statesEast and Southeast Asia34Americas and Oceania: 13 statesAmericas and Oceania13Location unknown: 15 statesLocation unknown15

Europe208 states

and 198 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa54 states

and 44 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa9 states

South Asia46 states

and 36 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia34 states

and 24 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, 1183 – 1233: every state, war and life of 1208 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1208: 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.