PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1397

In 1397 the atlas holds 472 states standing across 6 regions. 1 thing began that year - Kalmar Union - and 1 ended; 9 people were born and 6 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1390s page, and to its century on the 14th century.

What began in 1397

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

States 1

What ended in 1397

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 1397 9

Died in 1397 6

Standing in 1397

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: 267 statesEurope267Middle East and North Africa: 59 statesMiddle East and North Africa59Sub-Saharan Africa: 13 statesSub-Saharan Africa13South Asia: 58 statesSouth Asia58East and Southeast Asia: 45 statesEast and Southeast Asia45Americas and Oceania: 14 statesAmericas and Oceania14Location unknown: 16 statesLocation unknown16

Europe267 states

and 257 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa59 states

and 49 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa13 states

and 3 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia58 states

and 48 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia45 states

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

Americas and Oceania14 states

and 4 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown16 states

and 6 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1372 – 1422: every state, war and life of 1397 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1397: 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.