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Year

The world in 1550

In 1550 the atlas holds 506 states standing across 6 regions. 3 things began that year - Kingdom of Loango, Chichimeca War and Oukwanyama - and 1 ended; 13 people were born and 7 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1550s page, and to its century on the 16th century.

What began in 1550

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

States 2

Wars and battles 1

What ended in 1550

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

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1550 13

Died in 1550 7

Standing in 1550

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: 235 statesEurope235Middle East and North Africa: 61 statesMiddle East and North Africa61Sub-Saharan Africa: 28 statesSub-Saharan Africa28South Asia: 90 statesSouth Asia90East and Southeast Asia: 65 statesEast and Southeast Asia65Americas and Oceania: 8 statesAmericas and Oceania8Location unknown: 19 statesLocation unknown19

Europe235 states

and 225 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa61 states

and 51 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa28 states

and 18 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia90 states

and 80 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia65 states

and 55 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, 1525 – 1575: every state, war and life of 1550 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1550: 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.