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Year

The world in 1524

In 1524 the atlas holds 491 states standing across 6 regions. 7 things began that year - German Peasants' War, European wars of religion and Treaty of Malmö among them; 5 people were born and 9 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 began in 1524

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

States 1

Wars and battles 3

Unrest and atrocity 2

Treaties 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1524 5

Died in 1524 9

Standing in 1524

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: 234 statesEurope234Middle East and North Africa: 61 statesMiddle East and North Africa61Sub-Saharan Africa: 24 statesSub-Saharan Africa24South Asia: 87 statesSouth Asia87East and Southeast Asia: 61 statesEast and Southeast Asia61Americas and Oceania: 6 statesAmericas and Oceania6Location unknown: 18 statesLocation unknown18

Europe234 states

and 224 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 Asia87 states

and 77 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, 1499 – 1549: every state, war and life of 1524 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1524: 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.