Year
The world in 1239
In 1239 the atlas holds 398 states standing across 6 regions. 3 things began that year - Barons' Crusade, Battle at Gaza and Taifa of Orihuela - and 2 ended; 6 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 began in 1239
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 1
- Taifa of Orihuela · state · 1239 – 1249
Wars and battles 2
- Barons' Crusade · war · 1239 – 1241
- Battle at Gaza · battle · 1239
What ended in 1239
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 2
- Principality of Jersika · state · 1190 – 1239
- Taifa of Málaga · state · 1026 – 1239
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1239 6
- Edward I · monarch · 1239 – 1307
- Stephen V of Hungary · monarch · 1239 – 1272
- Theobald II of Navarre · ruler · 1239 – 1270
- Kayqubad II · politician · 1239 – 1257
- Qian Xuan · painter · 1239 – 1290
- Álvaro, Count of Urgell · ruler · 1239 – 1267
Died in 1239 5
- Emperor Go-Toba · writer · 1180 – 1239
- Hermann von Salza · politician · 1170 – 1239
- Irene Laskarina · ruler · 1200 – 1239
- Volodymyr IV Riurykovych · ruler · 1187 – 1239
- Balian Grenier · person · 1195 – 1239
Standing in 1239
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.
Europe221 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Erik Eriksson, Monarch of Sweden since 1234
- Denmark · 800 – present · Valdemar II of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1202
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806 · Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor since 1220
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Kyivan Rus' · 882 – 1240
- House of Habsburg · 1001 – 1780
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797 · Jacopo Tiepolo, Doge of Venice since 1229
and 211 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa60 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Mustansir I, Abbasid caliph since 1226
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Latin Empire · 1204 – 1261 · Baldwin II, Latin Emperor, Despot of the Latin Empire since 1228
- Kingdom of Jerusalem · 1099 – 1291 · Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, monarch since 1225 and Conrad IV of Germany, monarch since 1228
- Ayyubid dynasty · 1171 – 1341 · Al-Adil II, Sultan of Egypt since 1238
- Sultanate of Rum · 1077 – 1307 · Kaykhusraw II, Sultan of Rum since 1237
- Empire of Nicaea · 1204 – 1261 · Irene Laskarina, empress of Nicaea since 1221
- Empire of Trebizond · 1204 – 1461 · Manuel I of Trebizond, emperor of Trebizond since 1238
and 50 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa10 states
- Mali Empire · 1235 – 1670 · Sundiata Keita, Mansa since 1235
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897 · Uwakhuahen, Oba of Benin since 1235
- Ajuran Sultanate · 1201 – 1700
- Kilwa Sultanate · 957 – 1513
- Kingdom of Nri · 1000 – 1911
- Warsangali Sultanate · 1218 – 1886
- Kingdom of Damot · 1100 – 1317
- Kingdom of Ardra · 1100 – 1724
- Sultanate of Mogadishu · 901 – 1600
- Empire of Kitara · 940 – 1300
South Asia44 states
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- Delhi Sultanate · 1206 – 1526 · Razia Sultan, Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) since 1236
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Rajaraja III, Chola king since 1216
- Chagatai Khanate · 1225 – 1687 · Chagatai Khan, khan since 1227
- Mamluk dynasty · 1206 – 1290 · Razia Sultan, Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) since 1236
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Hoysala Kingdom · 1026 – 1343 · Vira Someshwara, Hoysala king since 1235
- White Horde · 1227 – 1500 · Batu Khan, khan since 1227
- Kakatiya dynasty · 1163 – 1323 · Ganapati, queen regnant since 1199
and 34 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia35 states
- Mongol Empire · 1206 – 1368 · Ögedei Khan, khagan since 1229
- Song dynasty · 960 – 1279 · Emperor Lizong, Emperor of China since 1224
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Jaya Paramesvaravarman II, king since 1220
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Kyaswa, King of Burma since 1235
- Dali Kingdom · 937 – 1253
- Sukhothai Kingdom · 1238 – 1438 · Sri Indraditya, King of Sukhothai since 1238
- Kamakura shogunate · 1200 – 1333 · Hōjō Yasutoki, Shikken since 1224
and 25 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania12 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Ancestral Puebloans · 850 – 1304
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Norse settlement of North America · 1072 – 1384
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Kingdom of Cusco · 1197 – 1438 · Sinchi Roca, Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco since 1230
- Sican culture · 700 – 1375
- Texcoco · 1202 – 1428
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
- Muisca Confederations · 800 – 1540
and 2 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown16 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598
- Burgraviate of Nuremberg · 1105 – 1486
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- House of Ögedei · 1200 – 1400
- Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe · 1220 – 1450
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
- Connachta · 400 – 1474
and 6 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1214 – 1264: every state, war and life of 1239 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1239: 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.