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Year

The world in 1499

In 1499 the atlas holds 470 states standing across 6 regions. 12 things began that year - Swabian War, Ottoman–Venetian War and Battle of Zonchio among them; 3 people were born and 2 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 1499

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

States 1

Wars and battles 8

Unrest and atrocity 1

Treaties 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1499 3

Died in 1499 2

Standing in 1499

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: 237 statesEurope237Middle East and North Africa: 54 statesMiddle East and North Africa54Sub-Saharan Africa: 21 statesSub-Saharan Africa21South Asia: 82 statesSouth Asia82East and Southeast Asia: 53 statesEast and Southeast Asia53Americas and Oceania: 11 statesAmericas and Oceania11Location unknown: 12 statesLocation unknown12

Europe237 states

and 227 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 Asia82 states

and 72 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 unknown12 states

and 2 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1474 – 1524: every state, war and life of 1499 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1499: 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.