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Year

The world in 1622

In 1622 the atlas holds 503 states standing across 6 regions. 12 things began that year - Huguenots, Indian massacre of 1622 and Anglo-Persian capture of Hormuz among them; 7 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 1620s page, and to its century on the 17th century.

What began in 1622

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

States 1

Wars and battles 9

Unrest and atrocity 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1622 7

Died in 1622 12

Standing in 1622

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: 234 statesEurope234Middle 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

Europe234 states

and 224 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, 1597 – 1647: every state, war and life of 1622 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1622: 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.