PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1639

In 1639 the atlas holds 515 states standing across 6 regions. 7 things began that year - Bonin Islands, Treaty of Zuhab and Bishops' Wars among them - and 2 ended; 6 people were born and 2 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 1639

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

States 1

Wars and battles 3

Natural disasters 1

Treaties 1

Works and ideas 1

What ended in 1639

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

Wars and battles 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1639 6

Died in 1639 2

Standing in 1639

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: 237 statesEurope237Middle 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: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe237 states

and 227 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 unknown20 states

and 10 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1614 – 1664: every state, war and life of 1639 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1639: 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.