PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1658

In 1658 the atlas holds 518 states standing across 6 regions. 23 things began that year - Red blood cell, Treaty of Roskilde and Treaty of Hadiach among them - and 3 ended; 7 people were born and 5 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 1658

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

Wars and battles 19

and 9 more in the atlas.

Treaties 3

Works and ideas 1

What ended in 1658

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

States 1

Wars and battles 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1658 7

Died in 1658 5

Standing in 1658

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, 1633 – 1683: every state, war and life of 1658 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1658: 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.