Year
The world in 1450
In 1450 the atlas holds 479 states standing across 6 regions. 11 things began that year - Haudenosaunee, House of Oldenburg and Battle of Formigny among them - and 3 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 1450s page, and to its century on the 15th century.
What began in 1450
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 8
- Haudenosaunee · state · 1450 – 1782
- House of Oldenburg · state · 1450 – 1458
- House of Hohenlohe · state · 1450 – 1806
- Sultanate of Tidore · state · 1450 – 1904
- Kingdom of Butua · state · 1450 – 1683
- Rajahnate of Cebu · state · 1450 – 1565
- Kingdom of Gyaman · state · 1450 – 1895
- Siba State · state · 1450 – 1849
Wars and battles 2
- Battle of Formigny · battle · 1450
- Siege of Krujë · battle · 1450
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Jack Cade's Rebellion · unrest · 1450
What ended in 1450
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 2
- Golden Ambrosian Republic · state · 1447 – 1450
- Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe · state · 1220 – 1450
Wars and battles 1
- First Margrave War · war · 1449 – 1450
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1450 7
- Hieronymus Bosch · painter · 1450 – 1516
- John Cabot · person · 1450 – 1498
- Marin Barleti · theologian · 1450 – 1513
- Yejong of Joseon · politician · 1450 – 1469
- Yuriy Drohobych · astronomer · 1450 – 1494
- Neşri · writer · 1450 – 1520
- Casimir II of Zator · ruler · 1450 – 1490
Died in 1450 4
- Sejong the Great · monarch · 1397 – 1450
- Henry XVI of Bavaria · ruler · 1386 – 1450
- William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk · military personnel · 1396 – 1450
- Walter Bower · diplomat · 1385 – 1450
Standing in 1450
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.
Europe261 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Karl Knutsson, Monarch of Sweden since 1448
- Denmark · 800 – present · Christian I of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1448
- Andorra · 1278 – present · Arnau Roger de Pallars, Episcopal Co-Prince since 1436 and Gaston IV of Foix, French co-prince of Andorra since 1436
- Monaco · 1297 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present · Simone di Antonio Belluzzi, Captain Regent of San Marino since 1449
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806
- Spanish Empire · 1402 – 1899
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Golden Horde · 1243 – 1502
and 251 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa57 states
- Ottoman Empire · 1302 – 1922 · Murad II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire since 1446
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Constantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor since 1449
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Timurid Empire · 1370 – 1507 · Sultan Muhammad, Amir since 1447 and Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza, Amir since 1449
- Mamluk Sultanate · 1250 – 1517
- Ethiopian Empire · 1270 – 1975 · Zara Yaqob, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1434
- Empire of Trebizond · 1204 – 1461 · John IV of Trebizond, emperor of Trebizond since 1429
- Emirate of Granada · 1238 – 1492
- Qara Qoyunlu · 1375 – 1468 · Jahan Shah, shah since 1438
- Aq Qoyunlu · 1378 – 1508
and 47 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa19 states
- Mali Empire · 1235 – 1670
- Kingdom of Kongo · 1395 – 1888
- Mutapa Empire · 1430 – 1760 · Nyatsimba Mutota, King of Mutapa since 1420
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897 · Ewuare, Oba of Benin since 1440
- Buganda · 1420 – 1966
- Oyo Empire · 1400 – 1905
- Adal Sultanate · 1415 – 1577 · Muhammad ibn Badlay, Sultan of the Adal Sultanate since 1445
- Ajuran Sultanate · 1201 – 1700
- Kilwa Sultanate · 957 – 1513
- Pate Island · 1300 – 1895
and 9 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.
South Asia70 states
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- Delhi Sultanate · 1206 – 1526
- Vijayanagara Empire · 1336 – 1646 · Mallikarjuna Raya, head of state since 1446
- Chagatai Khanate · 1225 – 1687
- Kingdom of Mysore · 1399 – 1950 · Chamaraja Wodeyar I, Maharaja of Mysore since 1423
- Nogai Horde · 1440 – 1634
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Bahmani Kingdom · 1347 – 1527
- Moghulistan · 1347 – 1570 · Esen Buqa II, Khan of Moghulistan since 1429
- Sayyid dynasty · 1414 – 1451 · Alam Shah, sultan since 1443
and 60 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia45 states
- Brunei · 1368 – present
- Ming dynasty · 1368 – 1644 · Jingtai Emperor, Emperor of China since 1449
- Joseon · 1392 – 1897 · Sejong the Great, king of Joseon Dynasty since 1418 and Munjong of Joseon, king of Joseon Dynasty since 1450
- Majapahit · 1293 – 1527
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Maha Kaya, king since 1449
- Ayutthaya Kingdom · 1350 – 1767
- Ryukyu Kingdom · 1429 – 1879
- Malacca Sultanate · 1400 – 1511 · Muzaffar Shah of Malacca, Sultan of Malacca since 1445
- Lan Xang · 1354 – 1707 · Chakkaphat Phaen Phaeo, king of Lan Xang since 1442
- Sultanate of Sulu · 1405 – 1915
and 35 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania12 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Inca Empire · 1438 – 1572 · Pachacuti, Sapa Inca since 1438
- Tenochtitlan · 1325 – 1521 · Tlacacuitlahuatzin, tlatoani since 1395 and Moctezuma I, tlatoani since 1440
- Haudenosaunee · 1450 – 1782
- Aztec Empire · 1325 – 1521 · Tlacacuitlahuatzin, tlatoani since 1395 and Moctezuma I, tlatoani since 1440
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Purépecha Empire · 1300 – 1530
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Tlaxcala · 1348 – 1520
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
and 2 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown15 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598
- Great Horde · 1433 – 1502
- Burgraviate of Nuremberg · 1105 – 1486
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Kingdom of Sine · 1350 – 1969
- Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe · 1220 – 1450
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861 · Louis I, Duke of Savoy, Duke of Savoy since 1440
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
- Connachta · 400 – 1474
and 5 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1425 – 1475: every state, war and life of 1450 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1450: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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