Year
The world in 1254
In 1254 the atlas holds 396 states standing across 6 regions. 1 thing began that year - Battle of Adrianople - and 2 ended; 2 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 1250s page, and to its century on the 13th century.
What began in 1254
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
Wars and battles 1
- Battle of Adrianople · battle · 1254
What ended in 1254
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
Wars and battles 2
- Seventh Crusade · war · 1248 – 1254
- War of the Flemish Succession · war · 1244 – 1254
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1254 2
- Marco Polo · explorer · 1254 – 1324
- Charles II of Naples · monarch · 1254 – 1309
Died in 1254 5
- John III Doukas Vatatzes · person · 1192 – 1254
- Conrad IV of Germany · person · 1228 – 1254
- Al-Ashraf Musa, Sultan of Egypt · monarch · 1245 – 1254
- Vira Someshwara · ruler · 1234 – 1254
- William II of Cagliari · ruler · 1214 – 1254
Standing in 1254
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.
Europe217 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Valdemar, Monarch of Sweden since 1250
- Denmark · 800 – present · Christopher I of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1252
- San Marino · 301 – present · Taddeo di Giovani Ardelj, Captain Regent of San Marino since 1254
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806
- 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 · Reniero Zeno, Doge of Venice since 1253
and 207 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa63 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Musta'sim, Abbasid caliph since 1242
- 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 and Conradin, monarch since 1254
- Ayyubid dynasty · 1171 – 1341 · Al-Ashraf Musa, Sultan of Egypt, Sultan of Egypt since 1250 and Aybak, Sultan of Egypt since 1254
- Sultanate of Rum · 1077 – 1307 · Kaykaus II, Sultan of Rum since 1246 and Kayqubad II, Sultan of Rum since 1249
- Mamluk Sultanate · 1250 – 1517 · Al-Musta'sim, Abbasid caliph since 1242 and Al-Ashraf Musa, Sultan of Egypt, Sultan of Egypt since 1250
- Empire of Nicaea · 1204 – 1261 · Anna of Hohenstaufen, empress of Nicaea since 1244 and Elena Asenina of Bulgaria, empress of Nicaea since 1254
- Empire of Trebizond · 1204 – 1461 · Manuel I of Trebizond, emperor of Trebizond since 1238
and 53 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 Asia44 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
- 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 34 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia34 states
- Mongol Empire · 1206 – 1368 · Möngke Khan, khagan since 1251
- Song dynasty · 960 – 1279 · Emperor Lizong, Emperor of China since 1224
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Jaya Indravarman VI, king since 1254
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Uzana of Pagan, king since 1251
- Sukhothai Kingdom · 1238 – 1438 · Sri Indraditya, King of Sukhothai since 1238
- Kamakura shogunate · 1200 – 1333 · Hōjō Tokiyori, Shikken since 1246
- Ahom kingdom · 1228 – 1826
and 24 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 · Alexander Nevsky, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 1249
- 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, 1229 – 1279: every state, war and life of 1254 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1254: 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.