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Year

The world in 1440

In 1440 the atlas holds 468 states standing across 6 regions. 5 things began that year - Nogai Horde, Old Zurich War and Praguerie among them - and 1 ended; 11 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 1440s page, and to its century on the 15th century.

What began in 1440

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

States 1

Wars and battles 3

Unrest and atrocity 1

What ended in 1440

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 1440 11

Died in 1440 4

Standing in 1440

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: 56 statesMiddle East and North Africa56Sub-Saharan Africa: 17 statesSub-Saharan Africa17South Asia: 70 statesSouth Asia70East and Southeast Asia: 42 statesEast and Southeast Asia42Americas and Oceania: 12 statesAmericas and Oceania12Location unknown: 16 statesLocation unknown16

Europe255 states

and 245 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa56 states

and 46 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa17 states

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

South Asia70 states

and 60 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia42 states

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

Americas and Oceania12 states

and 2 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, 1415 – 1465: every state, war and life of 1440 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1440: 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.