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Year

The world in 1460

In 1460 the atlas holds 477 states standing across 6 regions. 7 things began that year - Santiago, Battle of Wakefield and Battle of Northampton among them; 9 people were born and 14 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1460s page, and to its century on the 15th century.

What began in 1460

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

Wars and battles 5

Treaties 1

Works and ideas 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1460 9

Died in 1460 14

Standing in 1460

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: 257 statesEurope257Middle East and North Africa: 55 statesMiddle East and North Africa55Sub-Saharan Africa: 19 statesSub-Saharan Africa19South Asia: 71 statesSouth Asia71East and Southeast Asia: 48 statesEast and Southeast Asia48Americas and Oceania: 12 statesAmericas and Oceania12Location unknown: 15 statesLocation unknown15

Europe257 states

and 247 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa55 states

and 45 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa19 states

and 9 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia71 states

and 61 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia48 states

and 38 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania12 states

and 2 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, 1435 – 1485: every state, war and life of 1460 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1460: 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.