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Year

The world in 1642

In 1642 the atlas holds 518 states standing across 6 regions. 11 things began that year - English Civil War, Kingdom of Sikkim and Confederate Ireland among them - and 3 ended; 11 people were born and 7 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 1642

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

States 4

Wars and battles 7

What ended in 1642

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

States 3

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1642 11

Died in 1642 7

Standing in 1642

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: 235 statesEurope235Middle East and North Africa: 54 statesMiddle East and North Africa54Sub-Saharan Africa: 31 statesSub-Saharan Africa31South Asia: 98 statesSouth Asia98East and Southeast Asia: 62 statesEast and Southeast Asia62Americas and Oceania: 18 statesAmericas and Oceania18Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe235 states

and 225 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa54 states

and 44 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa31 states

and 21 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia98 states

and 88 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, 1617 – 1667: every state, war and life of 1642 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1642: 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.