PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1661

In 1661 the atlas holds 515 states standing across 6 regions. 10 things began that year - Kingdom of Tungning, Siege of Fort Zeelandia and Treaty of Cardis among them - and 3 ended; 15 people were born and 13 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 1661

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

States 1

Wars and battles 7

Treaties 2

What ended in 1661

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

States 2

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1661 15

Died in 1661 13

Standing in 1661

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: 231 statesEurope231Middle East and North Africa: 53 statesMiddle East and North Africa53Sub-Saharan Africa: 32 statesSub-Saharan Africa32South Asia: 98 statesSouth Asia98East and Southeast Asia: 63 statesEast and Southeast Asia63Americas and Oceania: 17 statesAmericas and Oceania17Location unknown: 21 statesLocation unknown21

Europe231 states

and 221 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 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, 1636 – 1686: every state, war and life of 1661 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1661: 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.