Year
The world in 1297
In 1297 the atlas holds 424 states standing across 6 regions. 7 things began that year - Monaco, Battle of Stirling Bridge and Karasids among them - and 1 ended; 7 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 1290s page, and to its century on the 13th century.
What began in 1297
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 3
- Monaco · state · 1297 – present
- Karasids · state · 1297 – 1361
- Myinsaing Kingdom · state · 1297 – 1313
Wars and battles 3
- Battle of Stirling Bridge · battle · 1297
- Franco-Flemish War · war · 1297 – 1305
- Battle of Furnes · battle · 1297
Treaties 1
- Treaty of Alcañices · treaty · 1297
What ended in 1297
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 1
- Pagan Kingdom · state · 849 – 1297
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1297 7
- Andronikos III Palaiologos · monarch · 1297 – 1341
- Muhammad bin Tughluq · military leader · 1297 – 1351
- Kęstutis · ruler · 1297 – 1382
- Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Uthman · ruler · 1297 – 1351
- Isabella of Sabran · ruler · 1297 – 1315
- Ibrahim I of Karaman · ruler · 1297 – 1350
- Tarabya I of Sagaing · monarch · 1297 – 1339
Died in 1297 3
- John II of Trebizond · monarch · 1262 – 1297
- Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas · ruler · 1240 – 1297
- Florent of Hainaut · ruler · 1255 – 1297
Standing in 1297
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.
Europe241 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Birger, King of Sweden, Monarch of Sweden since 1290
- Denmark · 800 – present · Eric VI of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1286
- Andorra · 1278 – present · Roger-Bernard III of Foix, French co-prince of Andorra since 1278 and Guillem de Montcada, Episcopal Co-Prince since 1295
- Monaco · 1297 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Nizhny Novgorod · 1294 – 1394
- Goths · 100 – 1475
and 231 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa61 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Andronikos II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor since 1282
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Ilkhanate · 1256 – 1335 · Ghazan I, khan since 1295
- Ayyubid dynasty · 1171 – 1341 · Lajin, Sultan of Egypt since 1296
- Sultanate of Rum · 1077 – 1307 · Mesud II, Sultan of Rum since 1284 and Kayqubad III, Sultan of Rum since 1297
- Mamluk Sultanate · 1250 – 1517 · Al-Hakim I, Abbasid caliph since 1262 and Lajin, Sultan of Egypt since 1296
- Ethiopian Empire · 1270 – 1975 · Qedma Asgad, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1296 and Jin Asgad, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1297
- Empire of Trebizond · 1204 – 1461 · John II of Trebizond, emperor of Trebizond since 1280 and Alexios II of Trebizond, emperor of Trebizond since 1297
- Emirate of Granada · 1238 – 1492 · Muhammad II of Granada, emir of Granada since 1273
- Marinid dynasty · 1215 – 1465 · Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr, sultan since 1286
and 51 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa11 states
- Mali Empire · 1235 – 1670
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897
- 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 Asia45 states
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- Delhi Sultanate · 1206 – 1526
- Chagatai Khanate · 1225 – 1687
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Hoysala Kingdom · 1026 – 1343 · Veera Ballala III, Hoysala king since 1292
- Khalji dynasty · 1290 – 1320 · Alauddin Khalji, sultan since 1296
- White Horde · 1227 – 1500 · Toqta, khan since 1290
- Kakatiya dynasty · 1163 – 1323 · Prataparudra, queen regnant since 1289
- Chandelas of Jejakabhukti · 831 – 1311
- Avar Khanate · 1101 – 1864
and 35 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia38 states
- Mongol Empire · 1206 – 1368 · Temür Khan, khagan since 1294
- Yuan dynasty · 1271 – 1368 · Temür Khan, Emperor of China since 1294
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Majapahit · 1293 – 1527 · Raden Wijaya, 1st Maharaja of Majapahit since 1293
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Jaya Simhavarman III, king since 1285
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392 · Chungnyeol of Goryeo, monarch since 1274
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Kyawswa of Pagan, King of Burma since 1289
- Sukhothai Kingdom · 1238 – 1438 · Ramkhamhaeng, King of Sukhothai since 1279
- Kamakura shogunate · 1200 – 1333 · Hōjō Sadatoki, Shikken since 1284
and 28 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 · Mayta Cápac, Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco since 1290
- 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 al-Abwab · 1276 – 1367
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
and 6 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1272 – 1322: every state, war and life of 1297 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1297: 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.