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Year

The world in 1607

In 1607 the atlas holds 490 states standing across 6 regions. 2 things began that year - British America and Battle of Gibraltar - 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 1600s page, and to its century on the 17th century.

What began in 1607

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

States 1

Wars and battles 1

What ended in 1607

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

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1607 6

Died in 1607 6

Standing in 1607

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: 235 statesEurope235Middle East and North Africa: 52 statesMiddle East and North Africa52Sub-Saharan Africa: 30 statesSub-Saharan Africa30South Asia: 90 statesSouth Asia90East and Southeast Asia: 57 statesEast and Southeast Asia57Americas and Oceania: 9 statesAmericas and Oceania9Location unknown: 17 statesLocation unknown17

Europe235 states

and 225 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa52 states

and 42 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa30 states

and 20 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia90 states

and 80 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia57 states

and 47 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania9 states

Location unknown17 states

and 7 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1582 – 1632: every state, war and life of 1607 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1607: 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.