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Year

The world in 1587

In 1587 the atlas holds 495 states standing across 6 regions. 4 things began that year - War of the Three Henrys, Singeing the King of Spain's Beard and War of the Polish Succession among them - and 1 ended; 6 people were born and 6 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 1587

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

Wars and battles 4

What ended in 1587

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 1587 6

Died in 1587 6

Standing in 1587

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: 27 statesSub-Saharan Africa27South Asia: 90 statesSouth Asia90East and Southeast Asia: 60 statesEast and Southeast Asia60Americas and Oceania: 7 statesAmericas and Oceania7Location unknown: 17 statesLocation unknown17

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 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 Asia60 states

and 50 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania7 states

Location unknown17 states

and 7 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1562 – 1612: every state, war and life of 1587 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1587: 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.