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Year

The world in 1221

In 1221 the atlas holds 383 states standing across 6 regions. 6 things began that year - Jōkyū War, Battle of the Indus and Battle of Parwan among them - and 4 ended; 9 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 1220s page, and to its century on the 13th century.

What began in 1221

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

Wars and battles 6

What ended in 1221

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

States 1

Wars and battles 3

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1221 9

Died in 1221 3

Standing in 1221

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: 44 statesSouth Asia44East and Southeast Asia: 36 statesEast and Southeast Asia36Americas and Oceania: 13 statesAmericas and Oceania13Location unknown: 16 statesLocation unknown16

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 Asia44 states

and 34 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia36 states

and 26 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania13 states

and 3 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown16 states

and 6 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1196 – 1246: every state, war and life of 1221 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1221: 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.