Year
The world in 1477
In 1477 the atlas holds 477 states standing across 6 regions. 3 things began that year - Austrian–Hungarian War, Siege of Krujë and War of the Burgundian Succession - and 4 ended; 3 people were born and 3 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 1477
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
Wars and battles 3
- Austrian–Hungarian War · war · 1477 – 1488
- Siege of Krujë · battle · 1477 – 1478
- War of the Burgundian Succession · war · 1477 – 1482
What ended in 1477
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 1
- Duchy of Burgundy · state · 880 – 1477
Wars and battles 3
- Ōnin War · war · 1467 – 1477
- Burgundian Wars · war · 1474 – 1477
- Battle of Nancy · battle · 1476 – 1477
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1477 3
- Anne of Brittany · person · 1477 – 1514
- Lambert Simnel · person · 1477 – 1535
- Gaspare Grimaldi Bracelli · politician · 1477 – 1552
Died in 1477 3
- Charles the Bold · politician · 1433 – 1477
- Galeazzo Maria Sforza · politician · 1444 – 1477
- Heinrich Reffle von Richtenberg · military personnel · 1415 – 1477
Standing in 1477
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.
Europe251 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present
- Denmark · 800 – present · Christian I of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1448
- Andorra · 1278 – present · Francis Phoebus, French co-prince of Andorra since 1472 and Pedro Folc de Cardona, Episcopal Co-Prince since 1472
- Monaco · 1297 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present · Bartolo di Antonio, Captain Regent of San Marino since 1476 and Simone di Antonio Belluzzi, Captain Regent of San Marino since 1477
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806 · Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor since 1452
- Spanish Empire · 1402 – 1899
- Golden Horde · 1243 – 1502
- House of Habsburg · 1001 – 1780
and 241 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa54 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 · Catherine Cornaro, king of Cyprus since 1474
- Hafsid dynasty · 1229 – 1574 · Abu 'Amr 'Uthman, Hafsid sultan since 1435
and 44 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
- Buganda · 1420 – 1966
- Oyo Empire · 1400 – 1905
- Adal Sultanate · 1415 – 1577
- Ajuran Sultanate · 1201 – 1700
- Kilwa Sultanate · 957 – 1513
- Pate Island · 1300 – 1895
and 9 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.
South Asia77 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 · Janibek Khan, Kazakh khan since 1473
- 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 67 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 · Seongjong of Joseon, king of Joseon Dynasty since 1469
- Majapahit · 1293 – 1527
- Champa · 192 – 1832
- 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 and Alauddin Riayat Shah of Malacca, Sultan of Malacca since 1477
- 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 Oceania11 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Inca Empire · 1438 – 1572 · Topa Inca Yupanqui, Sapa Inca since 1471
- Tenochtitlan · 1325 – 1521 · Axayacatl, tlatoani since 1469
- Haudenosaunee · 1450 – 1782
- Aztec Empire · 1325 – 1521 · 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 unknown14 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 · Philibert I, Duke of Savoy, Duke of Savoy since 1472
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
- Tahirid Sultanate · 1454 – 1517
- Kar-Kiya dynasty · 1370 – 1592
and 4 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1452 – 1502: every state, war and life of 1477 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1477: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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