PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1488

In 1488 the atlas holds 465 states standing across 6 regions. 2 things began that year - Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier and Battle of Sauchieburn - and 2 ended; 7 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 1480s page, and to its century on the 15th century.

What began in 1488

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

Wars and battles 2

What ended in 1488

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

Wars and battles 1

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1488 7

Died in 1488 5

Standing in 1488

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: 241 statesEurope241Middle East and North Africa: 53 statesMiddle East and North Africa53Sub-Saharan Africa: 20 statesSub-Saharan Africa20South Asia: 76 statesSouth Asia76East and Southeast Asia: 52 statesEast and Southeast Asia52Americas and Oceania: 11 statesAmericas and Oceania11Location unknown: 12 statesLocation unknown12

Europe241 states

and 231 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa53 states

and 43 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 Asia52 states

and 42 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania11 states

and 1 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown12 states

and 2 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1463 – 1513: every state, war and life of 1488 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1488: 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.