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Year

The world in 1438

In 1438 the atlas holds 470 states standing across 6 regions. 4 things began that year - Inca Empire, Khanate of Kazan and Russo-Kazan Wars among them - and 4 ended; 7 people were born and 4 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1430s page, and to its century on the 15th century.

What began in 1438

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

States 2

Wars and battles 2

What ended in 1438

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

States 2

Wars and battles 1

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1438 7

Died in 1438 4

Standing in 1438

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: 255 statesEurope255Middle East and North Africa: 57 statesMiddle East and North Africa57Sub-Saharan Africa: 17 statesSub-Saharan Africa17South Asia: 69 statesSouth Asia69East and Southeast Asia: 43 statesEast and Southeast Asia43Americas and Oceania: 13 statesAmericas and Oceania13Location unknown: 16 statesLocation unknown16

Europe255 states

and 245 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa57 states

and 47 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa17 states

and 7 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia69 states

and 59 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia43 states

and 33 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania13 states

and 3 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, 1413 – 1463: every state, war and life of 1438 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1438: 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.