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Year

The world in 1478

In 1478 the atlas holds 476 states standing across 6 regions. 4 things began that year - Battle of Guinea, Battle of Giornico and Siege of Shkodra among them - and 4 ended; 8 people were born and 10 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 1478

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

Wars and battles 3

Unrest and atrocity 1

What ended in 1478

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

States 2

Wars and battles 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1478 8

Died in 1478 10

Standing in 1478

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: 250 statesEurope250Middle East and North Africa: 54 statesMiddle East and North Africa54Sub-Saharan Africa: 19 statesSub-Saharan Africa19South Asia: 77 statesSouth Asia77East and Southeast Asia: 51 statesEast and Southeast Asia51Americas and Oceania: 11 statesAmericas and Oceania11Location unknown: 14 statesLocation unknown14

Europe250 states

and 240 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa54 states

and 44 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa19 states

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

South Asia77 states

and 67 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia51 states

and 41 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania11 states

and 1 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown14 states

and 4 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1453 – 1503: every state, war and life of 1478 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1478: 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.