PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1472

In 1472 the atlas holds 475 states standing across 6 regions. 1 thing began that year - Wattasid dynasty - and 1 ended; 5 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 1470s page, and to its century on the 15th century.

What began in 1472

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

States 1

What ended in 1472

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

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1472 5

Died in 1472 5

Standing in 1472

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: 251 statesEurope251Middle East and North Africa: 53 statesMiddle East and North Africa53Sub-Saharan Africa: 19 statesSub-Saharan Africa19South Asia: 76 statesSouth Asia76East and Southeast Asia: 50 statesEast and Southeast Asia50Americas and Oceania: 11 statesAmericas and Oceania11Location unknown: 15 statesLocation unknown15

Europe251 states

and 241 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 Asia76 states

and 66 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia50 states

and 40 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania11 states

and 1 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, 1447 – 1497: every state, war and life of 1472 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1472: 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.