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Year

The world in 987

In 987 the atlas holds 280 states standing across 6 regions. 4 things began that year - Kingdom of France, Principality of Volhynia and Kingdom of Syunik among them - and 1 ended; 2 people were born and 3 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 980s page, and to its century on the 10th century.

What began in 987

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

States 3

Unrest and atrocity 1

What ended in 987

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 987 2

Died in 987 3

Standing in 987

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: 141 statesEurope141Middle East and North Africa: 36 statesMiddle East and North Africa36Sub-Saharan Africa: 3 statesSub-Saharan Africa3South Asia: 38 statesSouth Asia38East and Southeast Asia: 30 statesEast and Southeast Asia30Americas and Oceania: 13 statesAmericas and Oceania13Location unknown: 19 statesLocation unknown19

Europe141 states

and 131 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa36 states

and 26 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa3 states

South Asia38 states

and 28 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia30 states

and 20 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania13 states

and 3 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown19 states

and 9 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 962 – 1012: every state, war and life of 987 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 987: 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.