PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1588

In 1588 the atlas holds 495 states standing across 6 regions. 4 things began that year - Day of the Barricades, Battle of Gravelines and Battle of Byczyna among them - and 2 ended; 5 people were born and 11 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 1588

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

Wars and battles 3

Unrest and atrocity 1

What ended in 1588

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

Wars and battles 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1588 5

Died in 1588 11

Standing in 1588

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, 1563 – 1613: every state, war and life of 1588 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1588: 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.