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Year

The world in 1636

In 1636 the atlas holds 514 states standing across 6 regions. 6 things began that year - Qing invasion of Joseon, Pequot War and Battle of Wittstock among them - and 2 ended; 2 people were born and 5 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1630s page, and to its century on the 17th century.

What began in 1636

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

States 1

Wars and battles 4

Unrest and atrocity 1

What ended in 1636

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

States 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1636 2

Died in 1636 5

Standing in 1636

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: 236 statesEurope236Middle East and North Africa: 53 statesMiddle East and North Africa53Sub-Saharan Africa: 30 statesSub-Saharan Africa30South Asia: 95 statesSouth Asia95East and Southeast Asia: 63 statesEast and Southeast Asia63Americas and Oceania: 16 statesAmericas and Oceania16Location unknown: 21 statesLocation unknown21

Europe236 states

and 226 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa53 states

and 43 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa30 states

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

South Asia95 states

and 85 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia63 states

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

Americas and Oceania16 states

and 6 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown21 states

and 11 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1611 – 1661: every state, war and life of 1636 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1636: 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.