PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 626

In 626 the atlas holds 162 states standing across 5 regions. 4 things began that year - Siege of Constantinople, Xuanwu Gate Incident and Expedition of Dumat al-Jandal among them - and 1 ended; 5 people were born and 0 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 620s page, and to its century on the 7th century.

What began in 626

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

Wars and battles 3

Regime change 1

What ended in 626

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

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 626 5

Standing in 626

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: 70 statesEurope70Middle East and North Africa: 21 statesMiddle East and North Africa21South Asia: 23 statesSouth Asia23East and Southeast Asia: 22 statesEast and Southeast Asia22Americas and Oceania: 7 statesAmericas and Oceania7Location unknown: 19 statesLocation unknown19

Europe70 states

and 60 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa21 states

and 11 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

South Asia23 states

and 13 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia22 states

and 12 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania7 states

Location unknown19 states

and 9 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 601 – 651: every state, war and life of 626 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 626: 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.