PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 871

In 871 the atlas holds 239 states standing across 5 regions. 5 things began that year - Battle of Reading, Battle of Ashdown and Battle of Englefield among them - and 2 ended; 1 person was born and 3 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 870s page, and to its century on the 9th century.

What began in 871

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

Wars and battles 5

What ended in 871

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

States 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 871 1

Died in 871 3

Standing in 871

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: 113 statesEurope113Middle East and North Africa: 33 statesMiddle East and North Africa33South Asia: 36 statesSouth Asia36East and Southeast Asia: 27 statesEast and Southeast Asia27Americas and Oceania: 12 statesAmericas and Oceania12Location unknown: 18 statesLocation unknown18

Europe113 states

and 103 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa33 states

and 23 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

South Asia36 states

and 26 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 unknown18 states

and 8 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 846 – 896: every state, war and life of 871 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 871: 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.