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Year

The world in 1657

In 1657 the atlas holds 518 states standing across 6 regions. 25 things began that year - Dano-Swedish War, Malerkotla State and Treaty of Bromberg among them - and 1 ended; 5 people were born and 10 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 1657

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

States 1

Wars and battles 23

and 13 more in the atlas.

Treaties 1

What ended in 1657

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

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1657 5

Died in 1657 10

Standing in 1657

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: 98 statesSouth Asia98East 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 Asia98 states

and 88 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, 1632 – 1682: every state, war and life of 1657 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1657: 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.