Year
The world in 1544
In 1544 the atlas holds 502 states standing across 6 regions. 4 things began that year - Battle of Ceresole, Treaty of Crépy and Sieges of Boulogne among them; 4 people were born and 2 died.
Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1540s page, and to its century on the 16th century.
What began in 1544
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 1
- Khilchipur State · state · 1544 – 1948
Wars and battles 2
- Battle of Ceresole · battle · 1544
- Sieges of Boulogne · battle · 1544
Treaties 1
- Treaty of Crépy · treaty · 1544
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1544 4
- Torquato Tasso · poet · 1544 – 1595
- Francis II of France · politician · 1544 – 1560
- Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha · writer · 1544 – 1606
- Rajasinha I · monarch · 1544 – 1593
Died in 1544 2
- Manco Inca Yupanqui · monarch · 1500 – 1544
- Jungjong of Joseon · ruler · 1488 – 1544
Standing in 1544
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.
Europe237 states
- France · 481 – present
- Spain · 1516 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Gustav Vasa, Monarch of Sweden since 1523
- Denmark · 800 – present · Christian III of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1534
- Andorra · 1278 – present · Henry II of Navarre, French co-prince of Andorra since 1517 and Francisco de Urries, Episcopal Co-Prince since 1534
- Monaco · 1297 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present · Carlo di Francesco Lunardini, Captain Regent of San Marino since 1543 and Girolamo Giannini, Captain Regent of San Marino since 1543
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806 · Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor since 1519
- Prussia · 1525 – 1933
- Spanish Empire · 1402 – 1899
and 227 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa59 states
- Ottoman Empire · 1302 – 1922 · Suleiman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottoman Empire since 1520
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Safavid dynasty · 1501 – 1736 · Tahmasp I, list of Safavid monarchs since 1524
- Ethiopian Empire · 1270 – 1975 · Gelawdewos, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1540
- Songhai Empire · 1464 – 1591 · Askia Ishaq I, King of Songhai since 1539
- Safavid Iran · 1501 – 1736 · Tahmasp I, list of Safavid monarchs since 1524
- Khanate of Khiva · 1511 – 1920
- Hafsid dynasty · 1229 – 1574 · Abu al-Abbas Ahmad III, Hafsid sultan since 1543
- Ifriqiya · 703 – 1705
- Funj Sultanate · 1505 – 1821 · Nayil of Sennar, Sultan of Sennar since 1533
and 49 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa26 states
- Mali Empire · 1235 – 1670
- Kingdom of Kongo · 1395 – 1888 · Pedro I of Kongo, Manikongo since 1543
- Mutapa Empire · 1430 – 1760
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897 · Esigie, Oba of Benin since 1504
- Buganda · 1420 – 1966
- Oyo Empire · 1400 – 1905
- Imerina · 1540 – 1897
- Adal Sultanate · 1415 – 1577 · Umar Din, Sultan of the Adal Sultanate since 1526
- Ajuran Sultanate · 1201 – 1700
- Ankole · 1500 – 1967
and 16 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.
South Asia90 states
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- Mughal Empire · 1526 – 1857
- Vijayanagara Empire · 1336 – 1646 · Sadasiva Raya, head of state since 1542
- Chagatai Khanate · 1225 – 1687
- Khanate of Bukhara · 1500 – 1785
- Astrakhan Khanate · 1466 – 1556
- Kazakh Khanate · 1458 – 1847 · Haqnazar Khan, Kazakh khan since 1538
- Kingdom of Mysore · 1399 – 1950 · Chamaraja Wodeyar III, Maharaja of Mysore since 1513
- Nogai Horde · 1440 – 1634
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
and 80 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia65 states
- Brunei · 1368 – present
- Ming dynasty · 1368 – 1644 · Jiajing Emperor, Emperor of China since 1521
- Joseon · 1392 – 1897 · Jungjong of Joseon, king of Joseon Dynasty since 1506 and Injong of Joseon, king of Joseon Dynasty since 1544
- Champa · 192 – 1832
- Ayutthaya Kingdom · 1350 – 1767
- Sengoku period · 1467 – 1615
- Ryukyu Kingdom · 1429 – 1879
- Lan Xang · 1354 – 1707 · Photisarath, king of Lan Xang since 1520
- Aceh Sultanate · 1496 – 1903 · Alauddin al-Kahar, Sultan of Aceh Sultanate since 1537
- Sultanate of Sulu · 1405 – 1915
and 55 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania6 states
- Inca Empire · 1438 – 1572
- Haudenosaunee · 1450 – 1782
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Neo-Inca State · 1537 – 1572 · Manco Inca Yupanqui, Vilcabamba Inca since 1537
- Nueva Galicia · 1531 – 1825
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
Location unknown19 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598
- Kingdom of Ndongo · 1518 – 1683
- Kingdom of Kakongo · 1500 – 1885
- Ngoyo · 1500 – 1885
- Kingdom of Sine · 1350 – 1969
- Soran Emirate · 1530 – 1835
- Kingdom of Sitawaka · 1521 – 1594 · Mayadunne of Sitawaka, King of Sitawaka since 1521
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861 · Carlo II, Duke of Savoy, Duke of Savoy since 1504
- Venetian Cyprus · 1489 – 1571
and 9 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1519 – 1569: every state, war and life of 1544 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1544: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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