Year
The world in 1285
In 1285 the atlas holds 416 states standing across 6 regions. 3 things began that year - Syrmia, Sultanate of Ifat and Siege of Kulaca Hisar - and 1 ended; 11 people were born and 8 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 1285
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 2
- Syrmia · state · 1285 – 1325
- Sultanate of Ifat · state · 1285 – 1415
Wars and battles 1
- Siege of Kulaca Hisar · battle · 1285
What ended in 1285
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 1
- Sultanate of Shewa · state · 896 – 1285
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1285 11
- William of Ockham · physicist · 1285 – 1349
- Ferdinand IV of Castile · ruler · 1285 – 1312
- Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan · politician · 1285 – 1320
- Michael of Trebizond · monarch · 1285 – 1355
- Sancia of Majorca · ruler · 1285 – 1345
- Marco Cornaro · diplomat · 1285 – 1368
- Al-Mustakfi I · ruler · 1285 – 1340
- Ziauddin Barani · writer · 1285 – 1357
- Baldwin of Luxembourg · ruler · 1285 – 1354
- Thomas I Komnenos Doukas · ruler · 1285 – 1318
- Shamsuddin Kayumars · military personnel · 1285 – 1290
Died in 1285 8
- Pope Martin IV · diplomat · 1220 – 1285
- Philip III of France · politician · 1245 – 1285
- Charles I of Anjou · politician · 1226 – 1285
- Peter III of Aragon · composer · 1240 – 1285
- Philip I of Savoy · politician · 1207 – 1285
- Kunigunda of Halych · person · 1245 – 1285
- Henry III of Gelre · ruler · 1215 – 1285
- Abu Bakr · monarch · 1228 – 1285
Standing in 1285
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.
Europe239 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Magnus Ladulås, Monarch of Sweden since 1275
- Denmark · 800 – present · Eric V of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1259
- Andorra · 1278 – present · Pere d'Urtx, Episcopal Co-Prince since 1278 and Roger-Bernard III of Foix, French co-prince of Andorra since 1278
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Golden Horde · 1243 – 1502 · Tuda Mengu, khan since 1280
- House of Habsburg · 1001 – 1780
and 229 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa60 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Andronikos II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor since 1282
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Jerusalem · 1099 – 1291 · John II of Jerusalem, monarch since 1284 and Henry II of Cyprus, monarch since 1285
- Ilkhanate · 1256 – 1335 · Arghun, khan since 1284
- Ayyubid dynasty · 1171 – 1341 · Qalawun, Sultan of Egypt since 1279
- Sultanate of Rum · 1077 – 1307 · Mesud II, Sultan of Rum since 1284
- Mamluk Sultanate · 1250 – 1517 · Al-Hakim I, Abbasid caliph since 1262 and Qalawun, Sultan of Egypt since 1279
- Ethiopian Empire · 1270 – 1975 · Yekuno Amlak, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1270 and Yagbe'u Seyon, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1285
- Empire of Trebizond · 1204 – 1461 · John II of Trebizond, emperor of Trebizond since 1280 and Theodora of Trebizond, emperor of Trebizond since 1284
- Emirate of Granada · 1238 – 1492 · Muhammad II of Granada, emir of Granada since 1273
and 50 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa11 states
- Mali Empire · 1235 – 1670
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897 · Oguola, Oba of Benin since 1280
- Ajuran Sultanate · 1201 – 1700
- Sultanate of Ifat · 1285 – 1415
- 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
and 1 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.
South Asia43 states
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- Delhi Sultanate · 1206 – 1526 · Ghiyas ud din Balban, Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) since 1266
- Chagatai Khanate · 1225 – 1687
- 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 · Tuda Mengu, khan since 1280
- Kakatiya dynasty · 1163 – 1323 · Rudrama Devi, queen regnant since 1263
- Chandelas of Jejakabhukti · 831 – 1311
- Avar Khanate · 1101 – 1864
and 33 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia34 states
- Mongol Empire · 1206 – 1368 · Kublai Khan, khagan since 1260
- Yuan dynasty · 1271 – 1368 · Kublai Khan, Emperor of China since 1271
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Indravarman V, king since 1257 and Jaya Simhavarman III, king since 1285
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392 · Chungnyeol of Goryeo, monarch since 1274
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Narathihapate, King of Burma since 1256
- Sukhothai Kingdom · 1238 – 1438 · Ramkhamhaeng, King of Sukhothai since 1279
- Kamakura shogunate · 1200 – 1333 · Hōjō Sadatoki, Shikken since 1284
- 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 · 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 unknown17 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 al-Abwab · 1276 – 1367
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
and 7 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1260 – 1310: every state, war and life of 1285 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1285: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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