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Year

The world in 1215

In 1215 the atlas holds 385 states standing across 6 regions. 6 things began that year - Marinid dynasty, First Barons' War and Jaffna kingdom among them - and 2 ended; 3 people were born and 1 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1210s page, and to its century on the 13th century.

What began in 1215

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

States 4

Wars and battles 2

What ended in 1215

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

States 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1215 3

Died in 1215 1

Standing in 1215

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: 209 statesEurope209Middle East and North Africa: 56 statesMiddle East and North Africa56Sub-Saharan Africa: 9 statesSub-Saharan Africa9South Asia: 46 statesSouth Asia46East and Southeast Asia: 37 statesEast and Southeast Asia37Americas and Oceania: 13 statesAmericas and Oceania13Location unknown: 15 statesLocation unknown15

Europe209 states

and 199 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa56 states

and 46 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 Asia37 states

and 27 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, 1190 – 1240: every state, war and life of 1215 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1215: 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.