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Year

The world in 1340

In 1340 the atlas holds 449 states standing across 6 regions. 6 things began that year - Battle of Sluys, Battle of Río Salado and Galicia–Volhynia Wars among them - and 1 ended; 12 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 1340s page, and to its century on the 14th century.

What began in 1340

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

States 1

Wars and battles 5

What ended in 1340

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

States 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1340 12

Died in 1340 3

Standing in 1340

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: 246 statesEurope246Middle East and North Africa: 69 statesMiddle East and North Africa69Sub-Saharan Africa: 11 statesSub-Saharan Africa11South Asia: 48 statesSouth Asia48East and Southeast Asia: 45 statesEast and Southeast Asia45Americas and Oceania: 15 statesAmericas and Oceania15Location unknown: 15 statesLocation unknown15

Europe246 states

and 236 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa69 states

and 59 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa11 states

and 1 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia48 states

and 38 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia45 states

and 35 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania15 states

and 5 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown15 states

and 5 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1315 – 1365: every state, war and life of 1340 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1340: 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.