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Year

The world in 1526

In 1526 the atlas holds 498 states standing across 6 regions. 12 things began that year - Mughal Empire, Habsburg monarchy and Battle of Mohács among them - and 9 ended; 6 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 1526

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

States 6

Wars and battles 5

Treaties 1

What ended in 1526

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

States 7

Wars and battles 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1526 6

Died in 1526 9

Standing in 1526

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: 238 statesEurope238Middle East and North Africa: 61 statesMiddle East and North Africa61Sub-Saharan Africa: 24 statesSub-Saharan Africa24South Asia: 88 statesSouth Asia88East and Southeast Asia: 62 statesEast and Southeast Asia62Americas and Oceania: 6 statesAmericas and Oceania6Location unknown: 19 statesLocation unknown19

Europe238 states

and 228 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 Asia88 states

and 78 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia62 states

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

Americas and Oceania6 states

Location unknown19 states

and 9 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1501 – 1551: every state, war and life of 1526 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1526: 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.