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Year

The world in 1218

In 1218 the atlas holds 386 states standing across 6 regions. 3 things began that year - Siege of Damietta, Principality of Fürstenberg and Warsangali Sultanate - and 2 ended; 5 people were born and 9 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 1218

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 1218

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

States 1

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1218 5

Died in 1218 9

Standing in 1218

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: 10 statesSub-Saharan Africa10South Asia: 45 statesSouth Asia45East and Southeast Asia: 38 statesEast and Southeast Asia38Americas 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 Africa10 states

South Asia45 states

and 35 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia38 states

and 28 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, 1193 – 1243: every state, war and life of 1218 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1218: 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.