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Year

The world in 1270

In 1270 the atlas holds 404 states standing across 6 regions. 6 things began that year - Ethiopian Empire, House of Valois and Eighth Crusade among them - and 3 ended; 6 people were born and 3 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1270s page, and to its century on the 13th century.

What began in 1270

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

States 3

Wars and battles 2

Unrest and atrocity 1

What ended in 1270

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

States 1

Wars and battles 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1270 6

Died in 1270 3

Standing in 1270

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: 227 statesEurope227Middle East and North Africa: 60 statesMiddle East and North Africa60Sub-Saharan Africa: 10 statesSub-Saharan Africa10South Asia: 45 statesSouth Asia45East and Southeast Asia: 34 statesEast and Southeast Asia34Americas and Oceania: 12 statesAmericas and Oceania12Location unknown: 16 statesLocation unknown16

Europe227 states

and 217 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa60 states

and 50 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa10 states

South Asia45 states

and 35 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia34 states

and 24 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, 1245 – 1295: every state, war and life of 1270 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1270: 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.