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Year

The world in 1637

In 1637 the atlas holds 513 states standing across 6 regions. 3 things began that year - Shimabara Rebellion, Mosquito Coast and Battle of Elmina - and 1 ended; 3 people were born and 10 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 1637

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

States 1

Wars and battles 1

Unrest and atrocity 1

What ended in 1637

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

States 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1637 3

Died in 1637 10

Standing in 1637

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: 94 statesSouth Asia94East and Southeast Asia: 62 statesEast and Southeast Asia62Americas and Oceania: 17 statesAmericas and Oceania17Location 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 Asia94 states

and 84 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia62 states

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

Americas and Oceania17 states

and 7 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, 1612 – 1662: every state, war and life of 1637 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1637: 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.