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Year

The world in 1575

In 1575 the atlas holds 493 states standing across 6 regions. 3 things began that year - Battle of Nagashino, 1575 Valdivia earthquake and Battle of Tukaroi - and 1 ended; 6 people were born and 5 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 1575

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

Wars and battles 2

Natural disasters 1

What ended in 1575

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

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1575 6

Died in 1575 5

Standing in 1575

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: 55 statesMiddle East and North Africa55Sub-Saharan Africa: 28 statesSub-Saharan Africa28South Asia: 88 statesSouth Asia88East and Southeast Asia: 63 statesEast and Southeast Asia63Americas and Oceania: 7 statesAmericas and Oceania7Location unknown: 18 statesLocation unknown18

Europe234 states

and 224 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa55 states

and 45 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa28 states

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

South Asia88 states

and 78 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia63 states

and 53 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, 1550 – 1600: every state, war and life of 1575 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1575: 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.