PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1660

In 1660 the atlas holds 516 states standing across 6 regions. 16 things began that year - Treaty of Oliva, Treaty of Copenhagen and Rozvi Empire among them - and 6 ended; 11 people were born and 8 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1660s page, and to its century on the 17th century.

What began in 1660

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

States 1

Wars and battles 13

and 3 more in the atlas.

Treaties 2

What ended in 1660

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

States 2

Wars and battles 4

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1660 11

Died in 1660 8

Standing in 1660

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: 233 statesEurope233Middle East and North Africa: 53 statesMiddle East and North Africa53Sub-Saharan Africa: 32 statesSub-Saharan Africa32South Asia: 98 statesSouth Asia98East and Southeast Asia: 62 statesEast and Southeast Asia62Americas and Oceania: 17 statesAmericas and Oceania17Location unknown: 21 statesLocation unknown21

Europe233 states

and 223 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa53 states

and 43 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa32 states

and 22 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 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, 1635 – 1685: every state, war and life of 1660 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1660: 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.