PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1691

In 1691 the atlas holds 521 states standing across 6 regions. 14 things began that year - Province of Massachusetts Bay, Battle of Slankamen and Treaty of Limerick among them - and 3 ended; 2 people were born and 7 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1690s page, and to its century on the 17th century.

What began in 1691

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

States 1

Wars and battles 12

and 2 more in the atlas.

Treaties 1

What ended in 1691

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 1691 2

Died in 1691 7

Standing in 1691

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: 229 statesEurope229Middle East and North Africa: 54 statesMiddle East and North Africa54Sub-Saharan Africa: 35 statesSub-Saharan Africa35South Asia: 104 statesSouth Asia104East and Southeast Asia: 60 statesEast and Southeast Asia60Americas and Oceania: 19 statesAmericas and Oceania19Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe229 states

and 219 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa54 states

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

Sub-Saharan Africa35 states

and 25 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia104 states

and 94 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia60 states

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

Americas and Oceania19 states

and 9 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, 1666 – 1716: every state, war and life of 1691 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1691: 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.