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Year

The world in 1656

In 1656 the atlas holds 517 states standing across 6 regions. 36 things began that year - Rings of Saturn, Battle of Warsaw and Russo-Swedish War among them; 3 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 1650s page, and to its century on the 17th century.

What began in 1656

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

Wars and battles 29

and 19 more in the atlas.

Famine and plague 1

Treaties 5

Works and ideas 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1656 3

Died in 1656 7

Standing in 1656

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: 234 statesEurope234Middle East and North Africa: 54 statesMiddle East and North Africa54Sub-Saharan Africa: 31 statesSub-Saharan Africa31South Asia: 97 statesSouth Asia97East and Southeast Asia: 63 statesEast and Southeast Asia63Americas and Oceania: 17 statesAmericas and Oceania17Location unknown: 21 statesLocation unknown21

Europe234 states

and 224 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 Asia97 states

and 87 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia63 states

and 53 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, 1631 – 1681: every state, war and life of 1656 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1656: 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.