Year
The world in 1471
In 1471 the atlas holds 478 states standing across 6 regions. 7 things began that year - Battle of Tewkesbury, Battle of Barnet and Battle of Shelon among them - and 4 ended; 6 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 1470s page, and to its century on the 15th century.
What began in 1471
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 2
- Duchy of Mecklenburg · state · 1471 – 1701
- Portuguese Tangier · state · 1471 – 1661
Wars and battles 5
- Battle of Tewkesbury · battle · 1471
- Battle of Barnet · battle · 1471
- Battle of Shelon · battle · 1471
- Battle of Brunkeberg · battle · 1471
- Conquest of Asilah · battle · 1471
What ended in 1471
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 3
- Uzbek Khanate · state · 1428 – 1471
- Earldom of Orkney · state · 892 – 1471
- Beylik of Alaiye · state · 1293 – 1471
Wars and battles 1
- Dano-Swedish War · war · 1470 – 1471
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1471 6
- Albrecht Dürer · mathematician · 1471 – 1528
- Frederick I of Denmark · monarch · 1471 – 1533
- Sri Krishnadevaraya · writer · 1471 – 1529
- George, Duke of Saxony · politician · 1471 – 1539
- Eskender · politician · 1471 – 1494
- Andrea Centurione Pietrasanta · politician · 1471 – 1546
Died in 1471 14
- Pope Paul II · religious leader · 1417 – 1471
- Henry VI of England · monarch · 1421 – 1471
- Pachacuti · politician · 1391 – 1471
- George of Poděbrady · ruler · 1420 – 1471
- Edward of Westminster · military personnel · 1453 – 1471
- Richard Neville · military leader · 1428 – 1471
- Frederick II of Brandenburg · ruler · 1413 – 1471
- Cristoforo Moro · diplomat · 1390 – 1471
- John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu · military personnel · 1431 – 1471
- Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset · military personnel · 1438 – 1471
- Shin Sawbu · monarch · 1394 – 1471
- Konrad IX the Black · ruler · 1415 – 1471
- Conrad IV of Bussnang · ruler · 1400 – 1471
- Shaikh-Khaidar · ruler · 1430 – 1471
Standing in 1471
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 · Fabrizio di Pier Leone Corbelli, Captain Regent of San Marino since 1470
- 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 Africa53 states
- Ottoman Empire · 1302 – 1922 · Mehmed II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire since 1451
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Timurid Empire · 1370 – 1507 · Sultan Ahmed Mirza, Amir since 1469 and Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Amir since 1469
- Mamluk Sultanate · 1250 – 1517
- Ethiopian Empire · 1270 – 1975 · Baeda Maryam I, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1468 and Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1471
- 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 43 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa19 states
- Mali Empire · 1235 – 1670
- Kingdom of Kongo · 1395 – 1888 · João I of Kongo, Manikongo since 1470
- 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 Asia50 states
- Brunei · 1368 – present
- Ming dynasty · 1368 – 1644 · Chenghua Emperor, Emperor of China since 1464
- Joseon · 1392 – 1897 · Seongjong of Joseon, king of Joseon Dynasty since 1469
- Majapahit · 1293 – 1527
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Maha Sajan, king since 1460 and Maha Sajai, king since 1471
- 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 40 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania11 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Inca Empire · 1438 – 1572 · Pachacuti, Sapa Inca since 1438 and Topa Inca Yupanqui, Sapa Inca since 1471
- Tenochtitlan · 1325 – 1521 · Xilomantzin, tlatoani since 1440 and Axayacatl, tlatoani since 1469
- Haudenosaunee · 1450 – 1782
- Aztec Empire · 1325 – 1521 · Xilomantzin, tlatoani since 1440 and Axayacatl, tlatoani since 1469
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Purépecha Empire · 1300 – 1530
- Tlaxcala · 1348 – 1520
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
- Muisca Confederations · 800 – 1540 · Saguamanchica, Various titles since 1470 and Michuá, Various titles since 1470
and 1 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, 1446 – 1496: every state, war and life of 1471 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1471: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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