Year
The world in 1247
In 1247 the atlas holds 393 states standing across 6 regions. 3 things began that year - Principality of Tver, Siege of Seville and War of the Thuringian Succession; 4 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 1240s page, and to its century on the 13th century.
What began in 1247
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 1
- Principality of Tver · state · 1247 – 1485
Wars and battles 2
- Siege of Seville · battle · 1247 – 1248
- War of the Thuringian Succession · war · 1247 – 1264
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1247 4
- Rashid al-Din Hamadani · inventor · 1247 – 1318
- Tekuder · ruler · 1247 – 1284
- Ulaghchi · military leader · 1247 – 1257
- Al-Hakim I · politician · 1247 – 1302
Died in 1247 5
- Konrad I of Masovia · politician · 1187 – 1247
- Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg · ruler · 1186 – 1247
- Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada · politician · 1170 – 1247
- Nuño Sánchez · military personnel · 1185 – 1247
- Balian, Lord of Beirut · person · 1209 – 1247
Standing in 1247
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.
Europe215 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Erik Eriksson, Monarch of Sweden since 1234
- Denmark · 800 – present · Eric IV of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1241
- 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
- Golden Horde · 1243 – 1502 · Batu Khan, khan since 1227
- House of Habsburg · 1001 – 1780
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797 · Jacopo Tiepolo, Doge of Venice since 1229
and 205 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa62 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Musta'sim, Abbasid caliph since 1242
- 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 · Conrad IV of Germany, monarch since 1228
- Ayyubid dynasty · 1171 – 1341 · As-Salih Ayyub, Sultan of Egypt since 1240
- Sultanate of Rum · 1077 – 1307 · Kaykaus II, Sultan of Rum since 1246
- Empire of Nicaea · 1204 – 1261 · Anna of Hohenstaufen, empress of Nicaea since 1244
- Empire of Trebizond · 1204 – 1461 · Manuel I of Trebizond, emperor of Trebizond since 1238
and 52 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 · Ehenmihen, Oba of Benin since 1243
- 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 Asia43 states
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- Delhi Sultanate · 1206 – 1526 · Mahmud I of Delhi, Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) since 1245
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Rajaraja III, Chola king since 1216 and Rajendra Chola III, Chola king since 1246
- Chagatai Khanate · 1225 – 1687 · Yesü Möngke, khan since 1246
- Mamluk dynasty · 1206 – 1290
- 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 33 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia35 states
- Mongol Empire · 1206 – 1368 · Güyük Khan, khagan since 1246
- 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 Tokiyori, Shikken since 1246
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, 1222 – 1272: every state, war and life of 1247 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1247: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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