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Year

The world in 939

In 939 the atlas holds 273 states standing across 6 regions. 4 things began that year - Duchy of Brittany, Battle of Simancas and Ngô dynasty among them - and 1 ended; 1 person was born and 4 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 939

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

States 2

Wars and battles 2

What ended in 939

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 939 1

Died in 939 4

Standing in 939

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: 129 statesEurope129Middle East and North Africa: 38 statesMiddle East and North Africa38Sub-Saharan Africa: 1 statesSub-Saharan Africa1South Asia: 35 statesSouth Asia35East and Southeast Asia: 38 statesEast and Southeast Asia38Americas and Oceania: 12 statesAmericas and Oceania12Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe129 states

and 119 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa38 states

and 28 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa1 state

South Asia35 states

and 25 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia38 states

and 28 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania12 states

and 2 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown20 states

and 10 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 914 – 964: every state, war and life of 939 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 939: 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.