PastlasHistorical atlas

Decade · 1590 – 1599

The world in the 1590s

From 1590 to 1599 the atlas holds 501 states standing at some time. 80 things began - Hydrus, Apus and Chamaeleon among them - and 23 ended; 81 people were born and 84 died, 4 of all these dated only to the decade.

Its years

The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.

1590: 7 began — 6 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other15901591: 5 began — 4 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other15911592: 16 began — 15 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other15921593: 6 began — 6 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other15931594: 2 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other15941595: 8 began — 3 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 5 other15951596: 9 began — 4 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 4 other15961597: 14 began — 5 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 9 other15971598: 9 began — 5 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other15981599: 4 began — 3 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other1599

What began in the 1590s

By kind, the best known first.

States 9

and 1 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 52

and 44 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 2

Treaties 3

Works and ideas 14

and 6 more in the atlas.

What ended in the 1590s

States 11

and 3 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 11

and 3 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

Born 81

and 65 more in the atlas.

Died 84

and 68 more in the atlas.

States of the 1590s

The states that stood at some time in the 1590s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1590.

Europe: 243 statesEurope243Middle East and North Africa: 55 statesMiddle East and North Africa55Sub-Saharan Africa: 29 statesSub-Saharan Africa29South Asia: 89 statesSouth Asia89East and Southeast Asia: 59 statesEast and Southeast Asia59Americas and Oceania: 8 statesAmericas and Oceania8Location unknown: 18 statesLocation unknown18

Europe243 states

and 235 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa55 states

and 47 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa29 states

and 21 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia89 states

and 81 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia59 states

and 51 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania8 states

Location unknown18 states

and 10 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1570 – 1619: every state, war and life of the 1590s, region by region.
  • On the map in 1595: 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.