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Year

The world in 1442

In 1442 the atlas holds 470 states standing across 6 regions. 3 things began that year - House of Braganza, Principality of Mingrelia and Battle of the Iron Gate - and 1 ended; 3 people were born and 7 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 1442

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

States 2

Wars and battles 1

What ended in 1442

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 1442 3

Died in 1442 7

Standing in 1442

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: 258 statesEurope258Middle 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: 11 statesAmericas and Oceania11Location unknown: 16 statesLocation unknown16

Europe258 states

and 248 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 Oceania11 states

and 1 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, 1417 – 1467: every state, war and life of 1442 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1442: 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.