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Year

The world in 968

In 968 the atlas holds 277 states standing across 6 regions. 4 things began that year - Đinh dynasty, Sharifate of Mecca and Siege of Antioch among them - and 4 ended; 3 people were born and 5 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 960s page, and to its century on the 10th century.

What began in 968

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 968

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

States 3

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 968 3

Died in 968 5

Standing in 968

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: 132 statesEurope132Middle East and North Africa: 39 statesMiddle East and North Africa39Sub-Saharan Africa: 3 statesSub-Saharan Africa3South Asia: 37 statesSouth Asia37East and Southeast Asia: 33 statesEast and Southeast Asia33Americas and Oceania: 13 statesAmericas and Oceania13Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe132 states

and 122 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa39 states

and 29 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa3 states

South Asia37 states

and 27 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia33 states

and 23 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania13 states

and 3 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, 943 – 993: every state, war and life of 968 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 968: 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.