Year
The world in 937
In 937 the atlas holds 271 states standing across 6 regions. 3 things began that year - Dali Kingdom, Battle of Brunanburh and Southern Tang - and 1 ended; 4 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 930s page, and to its century on the 10th century.
What began in 937
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 2
- Dali Kingdom · state · 937 – 1253
- Southern Tang · state · 937 – 976
Wars and battles 1
- Battle of Brunanburh · battle · 937
What ended in 937
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 1
- Yang Wu · state · 902 – 937
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 937 4
- Pope John XII · ruler · 937 – 964
- Li Yu · ruler · 937 – 978
- Khalaf ibn Ahmad · ruler · 937 – 1009
- Bagrat II of Iberia · ruler · 937 – 994
Died in 937 2
- Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria · ruler · 885 – 937
- Li Congke · politician · 885 – 937
Standing in 937
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.
Europe128 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present
- Denmark · 800 – present · Gorm the Old, Monarch of Denmark since 934 and Gorm the Old, Monarch of Denmark since 936
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Kyivan Rus' · 882 – 1240 · Ihor of Kyiv, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 912
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797 · Pietro II Candiano, Doge of Venice since 932
- Kingdom of England · 927 – 1707 · Æthelstan, Monarch of England since 927
- Papal States · 754 – 1870 · Leo VII, Pope since 936
and 118 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa38 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Constantine VII, Byzantine emperor since 913 and Romanos I Lekapenos, Byzantine emperor since 920
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Radi, Abbasid caliph since 934
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Fatimid Caliphate · 909 – 1171 · Al-Qa'im Bi-Amrillah, Fatimid Caliph since 934
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Caliphate of Córdoba · 929 – 1031 · Abd al-Rahman III, caliph of Córdoba since 929
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Idrisid dynasty · 788 – 974
- Buyid dynasty · 934 – 1062
and 28 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa1 state
- Sultanate of Mogadishu · 901 – 1600
South Asia35 states
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Parantaka I, Chola king since 907
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212 · Oghulcak Khan, khan since 920 and Sultan Satuq Bughra Khan, khan since 920
- Saffarid dynasty · 861 – 1003 · Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Muhammad, Amir of the Saffarid dynasty since 923
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174 · Rajyapala, emperor since 925
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Rashtrakuta Empire · 753 – 982 · Amoghavarsha III, Rashtrakuta emperor since 936
- Samanid Empire · 819 – 999
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Pratihara dynasty · 800 – 1036 · Mahipala I, head of state since 913
and 25 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia38 states
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Indravarman III, king since 916
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period · 907 – 960 · Shi Jingtang, Emperor of China since 936
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Liao dynasty · 916 – 1125 · Emperor Taizong of Liao, Emperor of China since 927
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Theinhko, King of Burma since 934
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Dali Kingdom · 937 – 1253 · Duan Siping, king since 937
and 28 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
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598 · Ihor of Kyiv, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 912
- 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 9 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 912 – 962: every state, war and life of 937 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 937: 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.