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Year

The world in 1612

In 1612 the atlas holds 492 states standing across 6 regions. 7 things began that year - Monoceros, Camelopardalis and Treaty of Nasuh Pasha among them; 10 people were born and 12 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1610s page, and to its century on the 17th century.

What began in 1612

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

Wars and battles 4

Treaties 1

Works and ideas 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1612 10

Died in 1612 12

Standing in 1612

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: 51 statesMiddle East and North Africa51Sub-Saharan Africa: 30 statesSub-Saharan Africa30South Asia: 91 statesSouth Asia91East and Southeast Asia: 58 statesEast and Southeast Asia58Americas and Oceania: 10 statesAmericas and Oceania10Location unknown: 17 statesLocation unknown17

Europe235 states

and 225 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa51 states

and 41 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa30 states

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

South Asia91 states

and 81 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia58 states

and 48 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania10 states

Location unknown17 states

and 7 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1587 – 1637: every state, war and life of 1612 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1612: 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.