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Year

The world in 1666

In 1666 the atlas holds 518 states standing across 6 regions. 11 things began that year - Alawi dynasty, Kingdom of Mewar and Four Days' Battle among them - and 1 ended; 8 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 1666

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

States 2

Wars and battles 9

What ended in 1666

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

Famine and plague 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1666 8

Died in 1666 8

Standing in 1666

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: 53 statesMiddle East and North Africa53Sub-Saharan Africa: 33 statesSub-Saharan Africa33South Asia: 100 statesSouth Asia100East and Southeast Asia: 63 statesEast and Southeast Asia63Americas and Oceania: 17 statesAmericas and Oceania17Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe232 states

and 222 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa53 states

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

Sub-Saharan Africa33 states

and 23 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia100 states

and 90 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 unknown20 states

and 10 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1641 – 1691: every state, war and life of 1666 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1666: 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.