PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1523

In 1523 the atlas holds 491 states standing across 6 regions. 5 things ended; 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 1520s page, and to its century on the 16th century.

What ended in 1523

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

States 1

Wars and battles 2

Unrest and atrocity 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1523 5

Died in 1523 4

Standing in 1523

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: 61 statesMiddle East and North Africa61Sub-Saharan Africa: 24 statesSub-Saharan Africa24South Asia: 86 statesSouth Asia86East and Southeast Asia: 61 statesEast and Southeast Asia61Americas and Oceania: 6 statesAmericas and Oceania6Location unknown: 18 statesLocation unknown18

Europe235 states

and 225 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa61 states

and 51 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa24 states

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

South Asia86 states

and 76 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia61 states

and 51 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania6 states

Location unknown18 states

and 8 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1498 – 1548: every state, war and life of 1523 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1523: 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.