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Year

The world in 1481

In 1481 the atlas holds 472 states standing across 6 regions. 1 thing began that year - Portuguese expedition to Otranto - and 4 ended; 6 people were born and 8 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1480s page, and to its century on the 15th century.

What began in 1481

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

Wars and battles 1

What ended in 1481

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

States 3

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1481 6

Died in 1481 8

Standing in 1481

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: 247 statesEurope247Middle East and North Africa: 54 statesMiddle East and North Africa54Sub-Saharan Africa: 20 statesSub-Saharan Africa20South Asia: 76 statesSouth Asia76East and Southeast Asia: 51 statesEast and Southeast Asia51Americas and Oceania: 11 statesAmericas and Oceania11Location unknown: 13 statesLocation unknown13

Europe247 states

and 237 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa54 states

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

Sub-Saharan Africa20 states

and 10 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia76 states

and 66 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 unknown13 states

and 3 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1456 – 1506: every state, war and life of 1481 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1481: 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.