PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1638

In 1638 the atlas holds 515 states standing across 6 regions. 8 things began that year - New Sweden, Wars of the Three Kingdoms and Swedish overseas colonies among them - and 3 ended; 8 people were born and 4 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 1638

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

States 3

Wars and battles 5

What ended in 1638

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

States 1

Wars and battles 1

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1638 8

Died in 1638 4

Standing in 1638

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: 62 statesEast and Southeast Asia62Americas and Oceania: 18 statesAmericas and Oceania18Location 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 Asia62 states

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

Americas and Oceania18 states

and 8 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, 1613 – 1663: every state, war and life of 1638 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1638: 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.