PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1662

In 1662 the atlas holds 514 states standing across 6 regions. 8 things began that year - Saxe-Marksuhl, Bashkir rebellion of 1662–1664 and Copper Riot among them - and 2 ended; 5 people were born and 12 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 1662

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

States 1

Wars and battles 4

Unrest and atrocity 3

What ended in 1662

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

Wars and battles 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1662 5

Died in 1662 12

Standing in 1662

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: 232 statesEurope232Middle East and North Africa: 52 statesMiddle East and North Africa52Sub-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

Europe232 states

and 222 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa52 states

and 42 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, 1637 – 1687: every state, war and life of 1662 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1662: 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.