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Year

The world in 1518

In 1518 the atlas holds 501 states standing across 6 regions. 4 things began that year - Kingdom of Ndongo, Sultanate of Golconda and Fall of Tlemcen among them; 5 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 1510s page, and to its century on the 16th century.

What began in 1518

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

States 2

Wars and battles 1

Treaties 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1518 5

Died in 1518 4

Standing in 1518

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: 236 statesEurope236Middle East and North Africa: 64 statesMiddle East and North Africa64Sub-Saharan Africa: 24 statesSub-Saharan Africa24South Asia: 87 statesSouth Asia87East and Southeast Asia: 62 statesEast and Southeast Asia62Americas and Oceania: 11 statesAmericas and Oceania11Location unknown: 17 statesLocation unknown17

Europe236 states

and 226 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa64 states

and 54 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa24 states

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

South Asia87 states

and 77 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia62 states

and 52 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania11 states

and 1 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown17 states

and 7 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1493 – 1543: every state, war and life of 1518 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1518: 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.