Year
The world in 1402
In 1402 the atlas holds 480 states standing across 6 regions. 10 things began that year - Spanish Empire, Battle of Ankara and Ottoman Interregnum among them - and 5 ended; 3 people were born and 5 died.
Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1400s page, and to its century on the 15th century.
What began in 1402
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 3
- Spanish Empire · state · 1402 – 1899
- Serbian Despotate · state · 1402 – 1537
- Kingdom of the Canary Islands · state · 1402 – 1448
Wars and battles 7
- Battle of Ankara · battle · 1402
- Ottoman Interregnum · war · 1402 – 1413
- Conquest of the Canary Islands · battle · 1402 – 1496
- Siege of Smyrna · battle · 1402
- Battle of Casalecchio · battle · 1402
- Battle of Bryn Glas · battle · 1402
- Battle of Homildon Hill · battle · 1402
What ended in 1402
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 3
- Maramureș · state · 1320 – 1402
- Principality of Chernihiv · state · 988 – 1402
- County of Empúries · state · 812 – 1402
Wars and battles 2
- Jingnan campaign · war · 1399 – 1402
- Siege of Constantinople · battle · 1394 – 1402
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1402 3
- Nezahualcoyotl · philosopher · 1402 – 1472
- Ferdinand the Holy Prince · military personnel · 1402 – 1443
- Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham · politician · 1402 – 1460
Died in 1402 5
- Jianwen Emperor · ruler · 1377 – 1402
- Gian Galeazzo Visconti · politician · 1351 – 1402
- Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York · politician · 1341 – 1402
- Eleanor of Arborea · monarch · 1340 – 1402
- Gün Temür Khan · ruler · 1377 – 1402
Standing in 1402
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.
Europe268 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Margaret I of Denmark, Monarch of Sweden since 1389 and Erik of Pomerania, Monarch of Sweden since 1396
- Denmark · 800 – present · Margaret I of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1387 and Erik of Pomerania, Monarch of Denmark since 1396
- Andorra · 1278 – present · Galcerand de Vilanova, Episcopal Co-Prince since 1396 and Isabella of Foix, French co-prince of Andorra since 1398
- Monaco · 1297 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806
- Spanish Empire · 1402 – 1899
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Golden Horde · 1243 – 1502
and 258 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa62 states
- Ottoman Empire · 1302 – 1922 · Bayezid I, sultan of the Ottoman Empire since 1389
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Manuel II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor since 1391 and Irene Gattilusio, Byzantine emperor since 1399
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Timurid Empire · 1370 – 1507 · Timur, Amir since 1370
- Mamluk Sultanate · 1250 – 1517 · An-Nasir Faraj, Sultan of Egypt since 1399
- Ethiopian Empire · 1270 – 1975 · Dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1382
- Empire of Trebizond · 1204 – 1461 · Manuel III of Trebizond, emperor of Trebizond since 1390
- Emirate of Granada · 1238 – 1492
- Qara Qoyunlu · 1375 – 1468 · Qara Yusuf, shah since 1389
- Aq Qoyunlu · 1378 – 1508 · Qara Yuluk Osman Beg, Sultan of the Aq Qoyunlu since 1378
and 52 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa15 states
- Mali Empire · 1235 – 1670
- Kingdom of Kongo · 1395 – 1888
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897
- Oyo Empire · 1400 – 1905
- Ajuran Sultanate · 1201 – 1700
- Sultanate of Ifat · 1285 – 1415 · Sa'ad ad-Din II, Sultan since 1376
- Kilwa Sultanate · 957 – 1513
- Pate Island · 1300 – 1895
- Kingdom of Nri · 1000 – 1911
- Kingdom of Kaffa · 1390 – 1897
and 5 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.
South Asia62 states
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- Delhi Sultanate · 1206 – 1526 · Mahmud Shah II, Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) since 1394
- Vijayanagara Empire · 1336 – 1646
- Chagatai Khanate · 1225 – 1687
- Kingdom of Mysore · 1399 – 1950 · Yaduraya Wodeyar, Maharaja of Mysore since 1399
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Bahmani Kingdom · 1347 – 1527
- Tughlaq dynasty · 1320 – 1413 · Mahmud Shah II, Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) since 1394
- Moghulistan · 1347 – 1570
- Bengal Sultanate · 1352 – 1576 · Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah, Sultan of Bengal since 1390
and 52 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia44 states
- Brunei · 1368 – present
- Ming dynasty · 1368 – 1644 · Jianwen Emperor, Emperor of China since 1398 and Yongle Emperor, Emperor of China since 1402
- Joseon · 1392 – 1897 · Taejong of Joseon, king of Joseon Dynasty since 1400
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431 · Ponhea Yat, King of the Khmer Empire since 1394
- Majapahit · 1293 – 1527 · Wikramawardhana, 1st Maharaja of Majapahit since 1389
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Indravarman VI, king since 1400
- Ayutthaya Kingdom · 1350 – 1767
- Malacca Sultanate · 1400 – 1511
- Lan Xang · 1354 – 1707 · Samsenethai, king of Lan Xang since 1372
- Ashikaga shogunate · 1336 – 1573
and 34 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania14 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Tenochtitlan · 1325 – 1521 · Tlacacuitlahuatzin, tlatoani since 1395 and Huitzilihuitl, tlatoani since 1396
- Aztec Empire · 1325 – 1521 · Tlacacuitlahuatzin, tlatoani since 1395 and Huitzilihuitl, tlatoani since 1396
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Purépecha Empire · 1300 – 1530 · Tariácuri, Irecha since 1350
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Kingdom of Cusco · 1197 – 1438 · Yáhuar Huácac, Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco since 1380
- Tlaxcala · 1348 – 1520
- Texcoco · 1202 – 1428 · Techotlalatzin, Tlatoani of Texcoco since 1357
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
and 4 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown15 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598
- Burgraviate of Nuremberg · 1105 – 1486
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Kingdom of Sine · 1350 – 1969
- Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe · 1220 – 1450
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604 · Si Hangfa, Ruler of Möng Mao since 1399
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
- Connachta · 400 – 1474
- Kar-Kiya dynasty · 1370 – 1592
and 5 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1377 – 1427: every state, war and life of 1402 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1402: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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