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Year

The world in 1281

In 1281 the atlas holds 413 states standing across 6 regions. 5 things began that year - Duchy of Teschen, Second Battle of Homs and Battle of Kōan among them - and 2 ended; 5 people were born and 2 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1280s page, and to its century on the 13th century.

What began in 1281

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

States 2

Wars and battles 2

Treaties 1

What ended in 1281

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

Wars and battles 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1281 5

Died in 1281 2

Standing in 1281

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: 237 statesEurope237Middle East and North Africa: 60 statesMiddle East and North Africa60Sub-Saharan Africa: 10 statesSub-Saharan Africa10South Asia: 43 statesSouth Asia43East and Southeast Asia: 34 statesEast and Southeast Asia34Americas and Oceania: 12 statesAmericas and Oceania12Location unknown: 17 statesLocation unknown17

Europe237 states

and 227 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 Asia43 states

and 33 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 unknown17 states

and 7 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1256 – 1306: every state, war and life of 1281 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1281: 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.