PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1498

In 1498 the atlas holds 471 states standing across 6 regions. 2 things ended; 7 people were born and 4 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 ended in 1498

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

States 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1498 7

Died in 1498 4

Standing in 1498

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: 238 statesEurope238Middle East and North Africa: 54 statesMiddle East and North Africa54Sub-Saharan Africa: 21 statesSub-Saharan Africa21South Asia: 81 statesSouth Asia81East and Southeast Asia: 53 statesEast and Southeast Asia53Americas and Oceania: 11 statesAmericas and Oceania11Location unknown: 13 statesLocation unknown13

Europe238 states

and 228 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 Asia81 states

and 71 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia53 states

and 43 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, 1473 – 1523: every state, war and life of 1498 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1498: 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.