PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 940

In 940 the atlas holds 274 states standing across 6 regions. 1 thing began that year - Empire of Kitara - and 1 ended; 11 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 940s page, and to its century on the 10th century.

What began in 940

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

States 1

What ended in 940

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 940 11

Died in 940 2

Standing in 940

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: 128 statesEurope128Middle East and North Africa: 38 statesMiddle East and North Africa38Sub-Saharan Africa: 2 statesSub-Saharan Africa2South Asia: 36 statesSouth Asia36East and Southeast Asia: 38 statesEast and Southeast Asia38Americas and Oceania: 12 statesAmericas and Oceania12Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe128 states

and 118 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa38 states

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

Sub-Saharan Africa2 states

South Asia36 states

and 26 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, 915 – 965: every state, war and life of 940 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 940: 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.