PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1566

In 1566 the atlas holds 498 states standing across 6 regions. 1 thing began that year - Siege of Szigetvár - and 1 ended; 9 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 1560s page, and to its century on the 16th century.

What began in 1566

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

Wars and battles 1

What ended in 1566

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

States 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1566 9

Died in 1566 10

Standing in 1566

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: 232 statesEurope232Middle East and North Africa: 57 statesMiddle East and North Africa57Sub-Saharan Africa: 27 statesSub-Saharan Africa27South Asia: 90 statesSouth Asia90East and Southeast Asia: 63 statesEast and Southeast Asia63Americas and Oceania: 10 statesAmericas and Oceania10Location unknown: 19 statesLocation unknown19

Europe232 states

and 222 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa57 states

and 47 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa27 states

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

South Asia90 states

and 80 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia63 states

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

Americas and Oceania10 states

Location unknown19 states

and 9 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1541 – 1591: every state, war and life of 1566 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1566: 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.