Year
The world in 1272
In 1272 the atlas holds 404 states standing across 6 regions. 4 things began that year - House of Bourbon, Thessaly and Kingdom of Albania among them - and 1 ended; 6 people were born and 7 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 1272
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 3
- House of Bourbon · state · 1272 – 1594
- Thessaly · state · 1272 – 1332
- Kingdom of Albania · state · 1272 – 1368
Wars and battles 1
- War of the Cow · war · 1272 – 1278
What ended in 1272
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
Wars and battles 1
- Lord Edward's crusade · war · 1271 – 1272
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1272 6
- Frederick III of Sicily · composer · 1272 – 1337
- Solamish · ruler · 1272 – 1291
- Zhao Bing · monarch · 1272 – 1279
- Isabel Bruce · person · 1272 – 1358
- Amalric, Lord of Tyre · person · 1272 – 1310
- Hōjō Sadatoki · ruler · 1272 – 1311
Died in 1272 7
- Henry III of England · monarch · 1207 – 1272
- Stephen V of Hungary · monarch · 1239 – 1272
- Richard of Cornwall · person · 1209 – 1272
- Yaroslav of Tver · politician · 1230 – 1272
- Hugh IV of Burgundy · politician · 1213 – 1272
- Enzo of Sardinia · monarch · 1220 – 1272
- Uriyangkhadai · military leader · 1201 – 1272
Standing in 1272
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.
Europe228 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Valdemar, Monarch of Sweden since 1250
- Denmark · 800 – present · Eric V of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1259
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Golden Horde · 1243 – 1502 · Mengu-Timur, khan since 1266
- House of Habsburg · 1001 – 1780
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797 · Lorenzo Tiepolo, Doge of Venice since 1268
and 218 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa58 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Michael VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor since 1261
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Jerusalem · 1099 – 1291 · Hugh III of Cyprus, monarch since 1268
- Ilkhanate · 1256 – 1335 · Abaqa Khan, khan since 1265
- Ayyubid dynasty · 1171 – 1341 · Baybars, Sultan of Egypt since 1260
- Sultanate of Rum · 1077 – 1307 · Kaykhusraw III, Sultan of Rum since 1266
- Mamluk Sultanate · 1250 – 1517 · Baybars, Sultan of Egypt since 1260 and Al-Hakim I, Abbasid caliph since 1262
- Ethiopian Empire · 1270 – 1975 · Yekuno Amlak, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1270
- Empire of Trebizond · 1204 – 1461 · George, Emperor of Trebizond, emperor of Trebizond since 1266
- Emirate of Granada · 1238 – 1492 · Muhammad I of Granada, emir of Granada since 1238
and 48 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa10 states
- Mali Empire · 1235 – 1670
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897 · Ewedo, Oba of Benin since 1255
- 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 Asia45 states
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- Delhi Sultanate · 1206 – 1526 · Ghiyas ud din Balban, Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) since 1266
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Rajendra Chola III, Chola king since 1246
- Chagatai Khanate · 1225 – 1687 · Negübei, khan since 1271 and Buqa Temür, khan since 1272
- Mamluk dynasty · 1206 – 1290 · Ghiyas ud din Balban, Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) since 1266
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Hoysala Kingdom · 1026 – 1343 · Narasimha III, Hoysala king since 1263
- White Horde · 1227 – 1500 · Mengu-Timur, khan since 1266
- Kakatiya dynasty · 1163 – 1323 · Rudrama Devi, queen regnant since 1263
- Chandelas of Jejakabhukti · 831 – 1311
and 35 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia35 states
- Mongol Empire · 1206 – 1368 · Kublai Khan, khagan since 1260
- Yuan dynasty · 1271 – 1368 · Kublai Khan, Emperor of China since 1271
- Song dynasty · 960 – 1279 · Emperor Duzong, Emperor of China since 1264
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Indravarman V, king since 1257
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Narathihapate, King of Burma since 1256
- Sukhothai Kingdom · 1238 – 1438
- Kamakura shogunate · 1200 – 1333 · Hōjō Tokimune, Shikken since 1268
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 · Lloque Yupanqui, Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco since 1260
- 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, 1247 – 1297: every state, war and life of 1272 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1272: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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