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Year

The world in 1508

In 1508 the atlas holds 486 states standing across 6 regions. 3 things began that year - War of the League of Cambrai, Battle of Chaul and Glinski rebellion - and 4 ended; 6 people were born and 7 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1500s page, and to its century on the 16th century.

What began in 1508

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

Wars and battles 2

Unrest and atrocity 1

What ended in 1508

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 1508 6

Died in 1508 7

Standing in 1508

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: 235 statesEurope235Middle East and North Africa: 57 statesMiddle East and North Africa57Sub-Saharan Africa: 24 statesSub-Saharan Africa24South Asia: 85 statesSouth Asia85East and Southeast Asia: 59 statesEast and Southeast Asia59Americas and Oceania: 11 statesAmericas and Oceania11Location unknown: 15 statesLocation unknown15

Europe235 states

and 225 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa57 states

and 47 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa24 states

and 14 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia85 states

and 75 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia59 states

and 49 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania11 states

and 1 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown15 states

and 5 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1483 – 1533: every state, war and life of 1508 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1508: 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.