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Year

The world in 1421

In 1421 the atlas holds 471 states standing across 6 regions. 4 things began that year - St. Elizabeth's flood, Battle of Baugé and Siege of Meaux among them - and 1 ended; 5 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 1420s page, and to its century on the 15th century.

What began in 1421

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

Wars and battles 3

Natural disasters 1

What ended in 1421

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 1421 5

Died in 1421 5

Standing in 1421

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: 256 statesEurope256Middle East and North Africa: 62 statesMiddle East and North Africa62Sub-Saharan Africa: 16 statesSub-Saharan Africa16South Asia: 66 statesSouth Asia66East and Southeast Asia: 42 statesEast and Southeast Asia42Americas and Oceania: 14 statesAmericas and Oceania14Location unknown: 15 statesLocation unknown15

Europe256 states

and 246 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa62 states

and 52 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa16 states

and 6 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia66 states

and 56 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia42 states

and 32 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania14 states

and 4 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, 1396 – 1446: every state, war and life of 1421 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1421: 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.