PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1640

In 1640 the atlas holds 519 states standing across 6 regions. 9 things began that year - Portuguese Restoration War, Reapers' War and Saxe-Gotha among them - and 4 ended; 12 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 1640s page, and to its century on the 17th century.

What began in 1640

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

States 4

Wars and battles 2

Unrest and atrocity 3

What ended in 1640

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

States 3

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1640 12

Died in 1640 4

Standing in 1640

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: 239 statesEurope239Middle East and North Africa: 54 statesMiddle East and North Africa54Sub-Saharan Africa: 30 statesSub-Saharan Africa30South Asia: 95 statesSouth Asia95East and Southeast Asia: 63 statesEast and Southeast Asia63Americas and Oceania: 18 statesAmericas and Oceania18Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe239 states

and 229 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa54 states

and 44 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 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, 1615 – 1665: every state, war and life of 1640 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1640: 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.