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Year

The world in 1466

In 1466 the atlas holds 477 states standing across 6 regions. 5 things began that year - Astrakhan Khanate, Kingdom of Kartli and Second Peace of Thorn (1466) among them - and 2 ended; 9 people were born and 7 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1460s page, and to its century on the 15th century.

What began in 1466

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

States 3

Wars and battles 1

Treaties 1

What ended in 1466

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

States 1

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1466 9

Died in 1466 7

Standing in 1466

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: 255 statesEurope255Middle East and North Africa: 53 statesMiddle East and North Africa53Sub-Saharan Africa: 19 statesSub-Saharan Africa19South Asia: 75 statesSouth Asia75East and Southeast Asia: 48 statesEast and Southeast Asia48Americas and Oceania: 12 statesAmericas and Oceania12Location unknown: 15 statesLocation unknown15

Europe255 states

and 245 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa53 states

and 43 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa19 states

and 9 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia75 states

and 65 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia48 states

and 38 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania12 states

and 2 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown15 states

and 5 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1441 – 1491: every state, war and life of 1466 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1466: 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.