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Year

The world in 1556

In 1556 the atlas holds 502 states standing across 6 regions. 6 things began that year - 1556 Shaanxi earthquake, Second Battle of Panipat and Battle of Inō among them - and 5 ended; 6 people were born and 10 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 1556

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

States 1

Wars and battles 4

Natural disasters 1

What ended in 1556

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

States 4

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1556 6

Died in 1556 10

Standing in 1556

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: 234 statesEurope234Middle East and North Africa: 59 statesMiddle East and North Africa59Sub-Saharan Africa: 27 statesSub-Saharan Africa27South Asia: 91 statesSouth Asia91East and Southeast Asia: 63 statesEast and Southeast Asia63Americas and Oceania: 9 statesAmericas and Oceania9Location unknown: 19 statesLocation unknown19

Europe234 states

and 224 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa59 states

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

Sub-Saharan Africa27 states

and 17 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia91 states

and 81 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia63 states

and 53 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania9 states

Location unknown19 states

and 9 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1531 – 1581: every state, war and life of 1556 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1556: 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.