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Year

The world in 1616

In 1616 the atlas holds 498 states standing across 6 regions. 6 things began that year - Qing dynasty, Later Jin (1616–1636) and Transition from Ming to Qing among them; 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 1610s page, and to its century on the 17th century.

What began in 1616

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

States 4

Wars and battles 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1616 6

Died in 1616 6

Standing in 1616

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: 93 statesSouth Asia93East and Southeast Asia: 60 statesEast and Southeast Asia60Americas and Oceania: 11 statesAmericas and Oceania11Location unknown: 18 statesLocation unknown18

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 Asia93 states

and 83 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia60 states

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

Americas and Oceania11 states

and 1 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown18 states

and 8 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1591 – 1641: every state, war and life of 1616 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1616: 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.