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Year

The world in 1584

In 1584 the atlas holds 495 states standing across 6 regions. 4 things began that year - Fall of Antwerp, Battle of Komaki and Nagakute and Jhabua State among them; 6 people were born and 9 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1580s page, and to its century on the 16th century.

What began in 1584

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

States 1

Wars and battles 3

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1584 6

Died in 1584 9

Standing in 1584

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: 239 statesEurope239Middle East and North Africa: 55 statesMiddle East and North Africa55Sub-Saharan Africa: 26 statesSub-Saharan Africa26South Asia: 89 statesSouth Asia89East and Southeast Asia: 61 statesEast and Southeast Asia61Americas and Oceania: 7 statesAmericas and Oceania7Location unknown: 18 statesLocation unknown18

Europe239 states

and 229 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa55 states

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

Sub-Saharan Africa26 states

and 16 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia89 states

and 79 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia61 states

and 51 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, 1559 – 1609: every state, war and life of 1584 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1584: 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.