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Year

The world in 1573

In 1573 the atlas holds 495 states standing across 6 regions. 9 things began that year - Battle of Mikatagahara, Croatian–Slovene Peasant Revolt and Siege of Leiden among them - and 6 ended; 6 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 1570s page, and to its century on the 16th century.

What began in 1573

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

Wars and battles 8

Unrest and atrocity 1

What ended in 1573

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

States 2

Wars and battles 4

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1573 6

Died in 1573 7

Standing in 1573

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: 56 statesMiddle East and North Africa56Sub-Saharan Africa: 28 statesSub-Saharan Africa28South Asia: 90 statesSouth Asia90East and Southeast Asia: 64 statesEast and Southeast Asia64Americas and Oceania: 7 statesAmericas and Oceania7Location unknown: 18 statesLocation unknown18

Europe232 states

and 222 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa56 states

and 46 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 Asia64 states

and 54 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania7 states

Location unknown18 states

and 8 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1548 – 1598: every state, war and life of 1573 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1573: 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.