PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1688

In 1688 the atlas holds 518 states standing across 6 regions. 19 things began that year - Glorious Revolution, Nine Years' War and French and Indian Wars among them; 10 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 1680s page, and to its century on the 17th century.

What began in 1688

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

Wars and battles 15

and 5 more in the atlas.

Regime change 1

Unrest and atrocity 3

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1688 10

Died in 1688 12

Standing in 1688

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: 230 statesEurope230Middle East and North Africa: 54 statesMiddle East and North Africa54Sub-Saharan Africa: 33 statesSub-Saharan Africa33South Asia: 103 statesSouth Asia103East and Southeast Asia: 60 statesEast and Southeast Asia60Americas and Oceania: 18 statesAmericas and Oceania18Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe230 states

and 220 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa54 states

and 44 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa33 states

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

South Asia103 states

and 93 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia60 states

and 50 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania18 states

and 8 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, 1663 – 1713: every state, war and life of 1688 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1688: 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.