PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1234

In 1234 the atlas holds 393 states standing across 6 regions. 2 things ended; 5 people were born and 5 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 ended in 1234

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 1234 5

Died in 1234 5

Standing in 1234

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: 58 statesMiddle East and North Africa58Sub-Saharan Africa: 9 statesSub-Saharan Africa9South Asia: 47 statesSouth Asia47East and Southeast Asia: 35 statesEast and Southeast Asia35Americas and Oceania: 13 statesAmericas and Oceania13Location unknown: 16 statesLocation unknown16

Europe215 states

and 205 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa58 states

and 48 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 Asia35 states

and 25 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, 1209 – 1259: every state, war and life of 1234 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1234: 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.