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The world, year by year Map key · uncolored land? Colored areas show dated borders. Gray land is a modern coastline; colored markers show event types.
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Events & stories Guided stories Explore stories from other years. Selecting one moves the timeline to its year.
1389 Battle of Kosovo 1396 Battle of Nicopolis Battle of Kosovo Ottoman forces under Murad I met an army led by Prince Lazar at Kosovo Field in 1389.
Ottoman forces Murad I
Lazar’s army Prince Lazar
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Battle of Nicopolis Bayezid I's Ottoman army met a crusading coalition led by Sigismund of Hungary near Nicopolis in 1396.
Ottoman forces Bayezid I
Crusading coalition Sigismund of Hungary
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Layers & settings Borders Borders (world snapshots) Borders (Cliopatria) Battles Conflict events 1989–2022 Eruptions (VEI ≥ 4) Significant earthquakes Meteorite falls World Heritage Sites
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Region… World Europe Middle East & N. Africa East Asia South Asia Americas Sub-Saharan Africa Advanced Events stay on map Min. quake magnitude any Min. conflict deaths Border fill 45% Ancient places Place typeAll three types Bridges & aqueducts Forts & garrisons Temples & sanctuaries Search place name Representative locations, not exact-year positions. Zoom in to see markers; search by name for source links.
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Political relationships Recorded in Cliopatria v0.2.0. This is a limited source subset; no alliance territory is inferred.
Cliopatria source ↗ Religious group observations DRH entries span years and source regions. A point marks an approximate region anchor, not a site or a dominant religion.
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Show more events DRH source ↗ GDP per capita by economy World Bank annual GDP per person in constant 2015 US$. Modern economies only; values are not assigned to historical polities.
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