Year
The world in 878
In 878 the atlas holds 238 states standing across 5 regions. 5 things began that year - Danelaw, Battle of Edington and Treaty of Wedmore among them - and 2 ended; 2 people were born and 4 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 878
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 1
- Danelaw · state · 878 – 959
Wars and battles 2
- Battle of Edington · battle · 878
- Battle of Cynwit · battle · 878
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Guangzhou massacre · atrocity · 878 – 879
Treaties 1
- Treaty of Wedmore · treaty · 878
What ended in 878
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
Wars and battles 2
- Siege of Syracuse · battle · 877 – 878
- Battle of Bathys Ryax · battle · 872 – 878
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 878 2
- Ihor of Kyiv · politician · 878 – 945
- Miró II of Cerdanya · ruler · 878 – 927
Died in 878 4
- Áed mac Cináeda · ruler · 840 – 878
- Rhodri Mawr · monarch · 820 – 878
- Amoghavarsha I · poet · 800 – 878
- Pyinbya · monarch · 801 – 878
Standing in 878
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.
Europe114 states
- France · 481 – present
- Denmark · 800 – present · Horik II, Monarch of Denmark since 854
- 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 · Orso I Participazio, Doge of Venice since 864
- Papal States · 754 – 1870 · Pope John VIII, Pope since 872
- Kingdom of Scotland · 843 – 1707 · Áed mac Cináeda, Monarch of Scotland since 877 and Giric, Monarch of Scotland since 878
- Kingdom of Wessex · 519 – 927 · Alfred the Great, King of Wessex since 871
and 104 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa32 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Basil I, Byzantine emperor since 867
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Mu'tamid, Abbasid caliph since 870
- 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 · Muhammad I of Córdoba, emir of Cordoba since 852
- Aghlabid dynasty · 800 – 909 · Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Emir of Ifriqiya since 875
- Idrisid dynasty · 788 – 974 · Ali ibn Umar, sultan since 874
- Ifriqiya · 703 – 1705 · Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Emir of Ifriqiya since 875
and 22 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia35 states
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Aditya I, Chola king since 871
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212 · Bilge Kul Qadir Khan, khan since 840
- Saffarid dynasty · 861 – 1003 · Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, Amir of the Saffarid dynasty since 861
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174 · Narayanapala, emperor since 871
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897 · Nriputungavarman, Pallava emperor since 869
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Rashtrakuta Empire · 753 – 982 · Amoghavarsha I, Rashtrakuta emperor since 814 and Krishna II, Rashtrakuta emperor since 878
- Samanid Empire · 819 – 999 · Nasr I, Amir of the Samanids since 864
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
and 25 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia27 states
- Tang dynasty · 618 – 907 · Emperor Xizong of Tang, Emperor of China since 873
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431 · Indravarman I, King of the Khmer Empire since 877
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Indravarman II, Raja since 875
- 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 unknown18 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598
- Alania · 801 – 1201
- Hindu Shahis · 850 – 1026
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- 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 8 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 853 – 903: every state, war and life of 878 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 878: 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.