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Year

The world in 1231

In 1231 the atlas holds 396 states standing across 6 regions. 2 things began that year - Mongol invasions of Korea and Battle of Jerez - and 4 ended; 3 people were born and 6 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1230s page, and to its century on the 13th century.

What began in 1231

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

Wars and battles 2

What ended in 1231

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

States 3

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1231 3

Died in 1231 6

Standing in 1231

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: 215 statesEurope215Middle East and North Africa: 59 statesMiddle East and North Africa59Sub-Saharan Africa: 9 statesSub-Saharan Africa9South Asia: 47 statesSouth Asia47East and Southeast Asia: 36 statesEast and Southeast Asia36Americas and Oceania: 13 statesAmericas and Oceania13Location unknown: 17 statesLocation unknown17

Europe215 states

and 205 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa59 states

and 49 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa9 states

South Asia47 states

and 37 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 unknown17 states

and 7 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1206 – 1256: every state, war and life of 1231 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1231: 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.