PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1621

In 1621 the atlas holds 504 states standing across 6 regions. 11 things began that year - Persepolis, Battle of Khotyn and Dutch colonisation of the Guianas among them - and 6 ended; 14 people were born and 7 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 1621

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

States 4

Wars and battles 3

Unrest and atrocity 1

Treaties 2

Works and ideas 1

What ended in 1621

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

States 2

Wars and battles 3

Treaties 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1621 14

Died in 1621 7

Standing in 1621

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: 63 statesEast and Southeast Asia63Americas and Oceania: 15 statesAmericas and Oceania15Location 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 Asia63 states

and 53 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania15 states

and 5 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, 1596 – 1646: every state, war and life of 1621 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1621: 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.