Year
The world in 1469
In 1469 the atlas holds 479 states standing across 6 regions. 4 things began that year - Kingdom of Kandy, Battle of Edgcote and Anglo-Hanseatic War among them - and 2 ended; 9 people were born and 5 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 1469
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 2
- Kingdom of Kandy · state · 1469 – 1815
- Second Shō dynasty · state · 1469
Wars and battles 2
- Battle of Edgcote · battle · 1469
- Anglo-Hanseatic War · war · 1469 – 1474
What ended in 1469
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
Wars and battles 1
- Great irmandiño revolt · battle · 1467 – 1469
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Irmandiño revolts · unrest · 1431 – 1469
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1469 9
- Niccolò Machiavelli · philosopher · 1469 – 1527
- Vasco da Gama · explorer · 1469 – 1525
- Guru Nanak · religious leader · 1469 – 1539
- Manuel I of Portugal · ruler · 1469 – 1521
- Gian Galeazzo Sforza · ruler · 1469 – 1494
- Ferdinand II of Naples · politician · 1469 – 1496
- John III of Navarre · ruler · 1469 – 1516
- Möxämmät-Ämin · ruler · 1469 – 1518
- George II of Kakheti · ruler · 1469 – 1513
Died in 1469 5
- Moctezuma I · politician · 1398 – 1469
- Abu Sa'id Mirza · politician · 1424 – 1469
- Yejong of Joseon · politician · 1450 – 1469
- Peter Aaron · ruler · 1422 – 1469
- William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke · person · 1423 – 1469
Standing in 1469
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.
Europe254 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present
- Denmark · 800 – present · Christian I of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1448
- Andorra · 1278 – present · Gaston IV of Foix, French co-prince of Andorra since 1436 and Roderic de Borja i Escrivà, Episcopal Co-Prince since 1467
- Monaco · 1297 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present · Bartolo di Antonio, Captain Regent of San Marino since 1469 and Menetto di Menetto Bonelli, Captain Regent of San Marino since 1469
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806 · Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor since 1452
- Spanish Empire · 1402 – 1899
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Golden Horde · 1243 – 1502
and 244 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa52 states
- Ottoman Empire · 1302 – 1922 · Mehmed II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire since 1451
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Timurid Empire · 1370 – 1507 · Abu Sa'id Mirza, Amir since 1451 and Sultan Ahmed Mirza, Amir since 1469
- Mamluk Sultanate · 1250 – 1517
- Ethiopian Empire · 1270 – 1975 · Baeda Maryam I, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1468
- Emirate of Granada · 1238 – 1492
- Songhai Empire · 1464 – 1591 · Sonni Ali, King of Songhai since 1464
- Aq Qoyunlu · 1378 – 1508 · Uzun Hasan, Sultan of the Aq Qoyunlu since 1452
- Kingdom of Cyprus · 1192 – 1489 · James II of Cyprus, king of Cyprus since 1460
- Hafsid dynasty · 1229 – 1574 · Abu 'Amr 'Uthman, Hafsid sultan since 1435
and 42 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
- 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 Asia76 states
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- Delhi Sultanate · 1206 – 1526 · Bahlul Khan Lodi, Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) since 1451
- Vijayanagara Empire · 1336 – 1646 · Virupaksha Raya II, head of state since 1465
- Chagatai Khanate · 1225 – 1687
- Astrakhan Khanate · 1466 – 1556
- Kazakh Khanate · 1458 – 1847 · Kerei Khan, Kazakh khan since 1465
- Kingdom of Mysore · 1399 – 1950 · Timmaraja Wodeyar I, Maharaja of Mysore since 1459
- Nogai Horde · 1440 – 1634
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Bahmani Kingdom · 1347 – 1527
and 66 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia51 states
- Brunei · 1368 – present
- Ming dynasty · 1368 – 1644 · Chenghua Emperor, Emperor of China since 1464
- Joseon · 1392 – 1897 · Yejong of Joseon, king of Joseon Dynasty since 1468 and Seongjong of Joseon, king of Joseon Dynasty since 1469
- Majapahit · 1293 – 1527
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Maha Sajan, king since 1460
- Ayutthaya Kingdom · 1350 – 1767
- Sengoku period · 1467 – 1615
- Ryukyu Kingdom · 1429 – 1879
- Malacca Sultanate · 1400 – 1511 · Mansur Shah of Malacca, Sultan of Malacca since 1459
- Lan Xang · 1354 – 1707 · Chakkaphat Phaen Phaeo, king of Lan Xang since 1442
and 41 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 · Moctezuma I, tlatoani since 1440 and Xilomantzin, tlatoani since 1440
- Haudenosaunee · 1450 – 1782
- Aztec Empire · 1325 – 1521 · Moctezuma I, tlatoani since 1440 and Xilomantzin, 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
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861 · Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy, Duke of Savoy since 1465
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
- Tahirid Sultanate · 1454 – 1517
- Connachta · 400 – 1474
and 5 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1444 – 1494: every state, war and life of 1469 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1469: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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