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Year

The world in 1248

In 1248 the atlas holds 395 states standing across 6 regions. 4 things began that year - Seventh Crusade, Duchy of Legnica and Kingdom of Seville among them - and 1 ended; 2 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 1240s page, and to its century on the 13th century.

What began in 1248

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

States 2

Wars and battles 2

What ended in 1248

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

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1248 2

Died in 1248 6

Standing in 1248

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: 216 statesEurope216Middle East and North Africa: 63 statesMiddle East and North Africa63Sub-Saharan Africa: 10 statesSub-Saharan Africa10South Asia: 43 statesSouth Asia43East and Southeast Asia: 35 statesEast and Southeast Asia35Americas and Oceania: 12 statesAmericas and Oceania12Location unknown: 16 statesLocation unknown16

Europe216 states

and 206 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa63 states

and 53 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa10 states

South Asia43 states

and 33 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia35 states

and 25 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania12 states

and 2 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, 1223 – 1273: every state, war and life of 1248 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1248: 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.