The world in 1515 CE

Events, people and borders on the HistoryLayer map in 1515 CE.

Events

Battle of Marignano
Kazakh-Nogai War
Havana founded
Hampton Court Palace built
Palazzo Farnese (palace) built
Cathedral of La Laguna built
Great Mosque of Agadez built

People born this year

Teresa of Ávila
Andreas Vesalius
Philip Neri
Mary of Lorraine
Şehzade Mustafa
Lucas Cranach the Younger
Petrus Ramus
Injong of Joseon
Alfonso Salmerón
Abdi Beg Shirazi

HistoryLayer draws the world as it was in any year from 123,000 BCE to 2026. Move the slider and the borders redraw for that year; the map carries 23,890 events, 12,790 people, 837 wars and 13,183 cities, each one readable in place. Signing in is optional and lets you keep what you find.

HistoryLayer is an interactive map of world history: pick any year from 123,000 BCE to 2026 and the borders, events and people of that moment are drawn for you. It needs JavaScript to draw the map. The guide, the sources and licences and the privacy page are readable without it.

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