PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1525

In 1525 the atlas holds 493 states standing across 6 regions. 5 things began that year - Prussia, Duchy of Prussia and Battle of Pavia among them - and 2 ended; 10 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 1525

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

States 2

Wars and battles 2

Unrest and atrocity 1

What ended in 1525

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

States 1

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1525 10

Died in 1525 9

Standing in 1525

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: 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

Europe236 states

and 226 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, 1500 – 1550: every state, war and life of 1525 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1525: 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.