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Year

The world in 1491

In 1491 the atlas holds 473 states standing across 6 regions. 3 things began that year - Treaty of Granada, Capture of Granada and Peace of Pressburg - and 2 ended; 6 people were born and 1 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1490s page, and to its century on the 15th century.

What began in 1491

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

Wars and battles 1

Treaties 2

What ended in 1491

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 1491 6

Died in 1491 1

Standing in 1491

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: 242 statesEurope242Middle East and North Africa: 54 statesMiddle East and North Africa54Sub-Saharan Africa: 21 statesSub-Saharan Africa21South Asia: 80 statesSouth Asia80East and Southeast Asia: 52 statesEast and Southeast Asia52Americas and Oceania: 11 statesAmericas and Oceania11Location unknown: 13 statesLocation unknown13

Europe242 states

and 232 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa54 states

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

Sub-Saharan Africa21 states

and 11 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia80 states

and 70 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 unknown13 states

and 3 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1466 – 1516: every state, war and life of 1491 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1491: 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.