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Year

The world in 855

In 855 the atlas holds 229 states standing across 5 regions. 5 things began that year - Lotharingia, Lower Burgundy and Treaty of Prüm among them - and 1 ended; 3 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 855

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

States 4

Treaties 1

What ended in 855

States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.

States 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 855 3

Died in 855 2

Standing in 855

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: 108 statesEurope108Middle East and North Africa: 29 statesMiddle East and North Africa29South Asia: 34 statesSouth Asia34East and Southeast Asia: 27 statesEast and Southeast Asia27Americas and Oceania: 12 statesAmericas and Oceania12Location unknown: 19 statesLocation unknown19

Europe108 states

and 98 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa29 states

and 19 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

South Asia34 states

and 24 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia27 states

and 17 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania12 states

and 2 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown19 states

and 9 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 830 – 880: every state, war and life of 855 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 855: 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.