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Year

The world in 1548

In 1548 the atlas holds 505 states standing across 6 regions. 7 things began that year - Aden Revolt, Battle of Uedahara and Siege of Van among them - and 2 ended; 8 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 1548

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

States 1

Wars and battles 4

Unrest and atrocity 2

What ended in 1548

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

States 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1548 8

Died in 1548 2

Standing in 1548

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: 237 statesEurope237Middle East and North Africa: 59 statesMiddle East and North Africa59Sub-Saharan Africa: 26 statesSub-Saharan Africa26South Asia: 90 statesSouth Asia90East and Southeast Asia: 66 statesEast and Southeast Asia66Americas and Oceania: 8 statesAmericas and Oceania8Location unknown: 19 statesLocation unknown19

Europe237 states

and 227 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa59 states

and 49 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa26 states

and 16 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia90 states

and 80 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia66 states

and 56 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania8 states

Location unknown19 states

and 9 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1523 – 1573: every state, war and life of 1548 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1548: 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.