Year
The world in 850
In 850 the atlas holds 222 states standing across 5 regions. 3 things began that year - Tibetans, Ancestral Puebloans and Hindu Shahis; 7 people were born and 2 died.
Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 850s page, and to its century on the 9th century.
What began in 850
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 3
- Tibetans · state · 850 – 1259
- Ancestral Puebloans · state · 850 – 1304
- Hindu Shahis · state · 850 – 1026
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 850 7
- Arnulf of Carinthia · monarch · 850 – 899
- Istakhri · scientist · 850 – 957
- Vladimir of Bulgaria · person · 850 – 893
- Smbat I of Armenia · person · 850 – 914
- Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya · ruler · 850 – 902
- Hatto I · ruler · 850 – 913
- Du Guangting · poet · 850 – 933
Died in 850 2
- Ramiro I of Asturias · ruler · 791 – 850
- William of Septimania · ruler · 826 – 850
Standing in 850
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.
Europe102 states
- France · 481 – present
- Denmark · 800 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Hungarians · 840 – 894 · Álmos, Grand Prince of the Hungarians since 850
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797 · Pietro Tradonico, Doge of Venice since 836
- Papal States · 754 – 1870 · Leo IV, Pope since 847
- Kingdom of Scotland · 843 – 1707 · Kenneth MacAlpin, Monarch of Scotland since 843
- Kingdom of Wessex · 519 – 927
and 92 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa29 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Michael III, Byzantine emperor since 842
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Mutawakkil, Abbasid caliph since 847
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Umayyad state of Córdoba · 756 – 929 · Abd ar-Rahman II, emir of Cordoba since 822
- Aghlabid dynasty · 800 – 909 · Muhammad I ibn al-Aghlab, Emir of Ifriqiya since 841
- Idrisid dynasty · 788 – 974 · Yahya ibn Muhammad, sultan since 848
- Tahirid dynasty · 821 – 873 · Tahir II of Khorasan, wali of Khorasan since 845
and 19 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia33 states
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Vijayalaya Chola, Chola king since 848
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212 · Bilge Kul Qadir Khan, khan since 840
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174 · Devapala, emperor since 820 and Mahendrapala, emperor since 839
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897 · Nandivarman III, Pallava emperor since 846
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Rashtrakuta Empire · 753 – 982 · Amoghavarsha I, Rashtrakuta emperor since 814
- Samanid Empire · 819 – 999 · Ahmad ibn Asad, Amir of the Samanids since 819
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Pratihara dynasty · 800 – 1036
and 23 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia27 states
- Tang dynasty · 618 – 907 · Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Emperor of China since 846
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431 · Jayavarman II, King of the Khmer Empire since 802 and Jayavarman III, King of the Khmer Empire since 850
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Vikrantavarman III, king since 820
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Parhae · 698 – 926
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Pyinbya, King of Burma since 846
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Kingdom of Nanzhao · 738 – 902
and 17 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania12 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Ancestral Puebloans · 850 – 1304
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Sican culture · 700 – 1375
- Tiwanaku polity · 300 – 1150
- Wari Empire · 600 – 1100
- Classic Veracruz culture · 555 – 1235
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
- Muisca Confederations · 800 – 1540
and 2 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown19 states
- Alania · 801 – 1201
- Hindu Shahis · 850 – 1026
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Zunbil dynasty · 650 – 870
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Chavda dynasty · 690 – 942
- Dál nAraidi · 550 – 1150
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
- Kingdom of Munster · 101 BCE – 1138 CE
and 9 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 825 – 875: every state, war and life of 850 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 850: 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.