PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1620

In 1620 the atlas holds 500 states standing across 6 regions. 8 things began that year - Battle of White Mountain, Plymouth Colony and Danish India among them - and 1 ended; 14 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 1620s page, and to its century on the 17th century.

What began in 1620

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

States 4

Wars and battles 4

What ended in 1620

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 1620 14

Died in 1620 11

Standing in 1620

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: 92 statesSouth Asia92East and Southeast Asia: 62 statesEast and Southeast Asia62Americas and Oceania: 12 statesAmericas and Oceania12Location 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 Asia92 states

and 82 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia62 states

and 52 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania12 states

and 2 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, 1595 – 1645: every state, war and life of 1620 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1620: 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.