Decade · 1830 – 1839
The world in the 1830s
From 1830 to 1839 the atlas holds 561 states standing at some time. 166 things began - Belgium, Ecuador and Photography among them - and 61 ended; 360 people were born and 208 died, 3 of all these dated only to the decade.
Its years
The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.
What began in the 1830s
By kind, the best known first.
States 39
- Belgium · state · 1830 – present
- Ecuador · state · 1830 – present
- Canton of Basel-Stadt · state · 1833
- Republic of Texas · state · 1836 – 1846
- Kingdom of Greece · state · 1832 – 1973
- July Monarchy · state · 1830 – 1848
- French Algeria · state · 1832 – 1962
- Emirate of Jabal Shammar · state · 1836 – 1921
and 31 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 58
- First Opium War · war · 1839 – 1842
- Opium Wars · war · 1839 – 1860
- Battle of the Alamo · battle · 1836
- First Anglo-Afghan War · war · 1839 – 1842
- November Uprising · war · 1830 – 1831
- Battle of San Jacinto · battle · 1836
- Pastry War · war · 1838 – 1839
- Carlist Wars · war · 1833 – 1876
and 50 more in the atlas.
Regime change 1
- Züriputsch · adverse regime change · 1839
Unrest and atrocity 27
- July Revolution · unrest · 1830
- Belgian Revolution · unrest · 1830 – 1831
- Texas Revolution · unrest · 1835 – 1836
- June Rebellion · unrest · 1831
- Rebellions of 1837–1838 · unrest · 1837 – 1838
- Baptist War · unrest · 1831 – 1832
- Cabanagem · unrest · 1835
- Nat Turner's Rebellion · unrest · 1831
and 19 more in the atlas.
Famine and plague 2
- Tenpō famine · famine · 1833 – 1837
- 1837 Great Plains smallpox epidemic · plague · 1837 – 1838
Natural disasters 3
- 1837 Galilee earthquake · disaster · 1837
- 1833 Sumatra earthquake · disaster · 1833
- 1835 Concepción earthquake · disaster · 1835
Treaties 10
- Treaty of London · treaty · 1839
- Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi · treaty · 1833
- Treaty of Constantinople · treaty · 1832
- London Protocol · treaty · 1830
- Treaty of Balta Liman · treaty · 1838
- Convention of Kütahya · treaty · 1833
- Convention of Vergara · treaty · 1839
- Treaties of Velasco · treaty · 1836
and 2 more in the atlas.
Works and ideas 26
- Photography · discovery · 1839
- Lanthanum · discovery · 1839
- Transformer · discovery · 1831
- The Little Mermaid · literature · 1837
- Morse code · discovery · 1836
- Inductor · discovery · 1831
- Kalevala · literature · 1835
- Goethe's Faust · literature · 1832
and 18 more in the atlas.
What ended in the 1830s
States 34
- Gran Colombia · state · 1819 – 1831
- Kingdom of León · state · 910 – 1833
- Champa · state · 192 – 1832
- United Kingdom of the Netherlands · state · 1815 – 1839
- Bourbon Restoration in France · state · 1815 – 1830
- Kingdom of Galicia · state · 410 – 1833
- United Provinces of the Río de la Plata · state · 1810 – 1831
- First Hellenic Republic · state · 1822 – 1832
and 26 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 16
- November Uprising · war · 1830 – 1831
- Spanish American wars of independence · war · 1808 – 1833
- Pastry War · war · 1838 – 1839
- Egyptian–Ottoman War · war · 1831 – 1833
- Java War · war · 1825 – 1830
- Liberal Wars · war · 1828 – 1834
- War of the Confederation · war · 1836 – 1839
- Padri Wars · war · 1803 – 1837
and 8 more in the atlas.
Unrest and atrocity 9
- Belgian Revolution · unrest · 1830 – 1831
- Texas Revolution · unrest · 1835 – 1836
- Serbian Revolution · unrest · 1804 – 1835
- Rebellions of 1837–1838 · unrest · 1837 – 1838
- Baptist War · unrest · 1831 – 1832
- Lower Canada Rebellion · unrest · 1837 – 1838
- Sabinada · unrest · 1837 – 1838
- Lê Văn Khôi revolt · unrest · 1833 – 1835
and 1 more in the atlas.
Famine and plague 2
- Tenpō famine · famine · 1833 – 1837
- 1837 Great Plains smallpox epidemic · plague · 1837 – 1838
Born and died
Born 360
- Mark Twain · writer · 1835 – 1910
- Alfred Nobel · inventor · 1833 – 1896
- Dmitri Mendeleev · physicist · 1834 – 1907
- James Clerk Maxwell · inventor · 1831 – 1879
- Johannes Brahms · composer · 1833 – 1897
- Lewis Carroll · mathematician · 1832 – 1898
- James A. Garfield · statesperson · 1831 – 1881
- Emily Dickinson · poet · 1830 – 1886
- Grover Cleveland · statesperson · 1837 – 1908
- Paul Cézanne · painter · 1839 – 1906
- Benjamin Harrison · statesperson · 1833 – 1901
- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson · politician · 1832 – 1910
- Frédéric Mistral · poet · 1830 – 1914
- Giosuè Carducci · politician · 1835 – 1907
- Sully Prudhomme · philosopher · 1839 – 1907
- Pope Pius X · religious leader · 1835 – 1914
and 344 more in the atlas.
Died 208
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · statesperson · 1749 – 1832
- Alexander Pushkin · poet · 1799 – 1837
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel · philosopher · 1770 – 1831
- James Madison · statesperson · 1751 – 1836
- Simón Bolívar · politician · 1783 – 1830
- James Monroe · statesperson · 1758 – 1831
- Walter Scott · poet · 1771 – 1832
- Joseph Fourier · mathematician · 1768 – 1830
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge · philosopher · 1772 – 1834
- André-Marie Ampère · inventor · 1775 – 1836
- Giacomo Leopardi · philosopher · 1798 – 1837
- Carl von Clausewitz · philosopher · 1780 – 1831
- Jeremy Bentham · philosopher · 1748 – 1832
- Thomas Robert Malthus · mathematician · 1766 – 1834
- Évariste Galois · mathematician · 1811 – 1832
- Wilhelm von Humboldt · scientist · 1767 – 1835
and 192 more in the atlas.
States of the 1830s
The states that stood at some time in the 1830s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1830.
Europe131 states
- France · 481 – present · Charles X of France, President of the French Republic since 1824
- Spain · 1516 – present · Ferdinand VII, Monarch of Spain since 1814
- Belgium · 1830 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Charles XIV John, Monarch of Sweden since 1818
- Denmark · 800 – present · Frederick VI of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1808
- Luxembourg · 1815 – present · William I of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg since 1815
- Andorra · 1278 – present · Charles X of France, French co-prince of Andorra since 1824 and Simó de Guardiola i Hortoneda, Episcopal Co-Prince since 1827
- Monaco · 1297 – present
and 123 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa68 states
- Morocco · 1549 – present
- Ottoman Empire · 1302 – 1922 · Mahmud II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire since 1808
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Ethiopian Empire · 1270 – 1975 · Gigar, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1826 and Iyasu IV, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1830
- Qajar dynasty · 1785 – 1925 · Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, shah since 1797
- Khanate of Khiva · 1511 – 1920
- French Algeria · 1832 – 1962
- Ottoman Egypt · 1517 – 1867 · Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Beylerbey of Egypt since 1805
and 60 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa48 states
- Liberia · 1822 – present
- Dahomey · 1600 – 1894
- Kingdom of Kongo · 1395 – 1888 · Garcia V of Kongo, Manikongo since 1803 and André II of Kongo, Manikongo since 1825
- Asante Empire · 1670 – 1902
- Cape Colony · 1795 – 1910 · George IV, King/Queen since 1820 and William IV, King/Queen since 1830
- Gold Coast · 1821 – 1957 · George IV, Monarch since 1821 and William IV, Monarch since 1830
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897
- Buganda · 1420 – 1966 · Kamaanya of Buganda, Kabaka of Buganda since 1814
and 40 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.
South Asia168 states
- Mughal Empire · 1526 – 1857 · Akbar II, Mughal emperor since 1806
- Sikh Empire · 1733 – 1849 · Ranjit Singh, Maharaja of Punjab, Kashmir and Jammu since 1801
- Kazakh Khanate · 1458 – 1847
- Khanate of Kokand · 1709 – 1876
- Kingdom of Mysore · 1399 – 1950
- Emirate of Bukhara · 1785 – 1920 · Nasrullah Khan, Amir since 1827
- Hyderabad State · 1724 – 1948 · Asaf Jah IV of Hyderabad, 1st Nizam of Hyderabad since 1829
- Emirate of Afghanistan · 1823 – 1926
and 160 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia70 states
- Brunei · 1368 – present · Omar Ali Saifuddin II, Sultan of Brunei Darussalam since 1828
- Qing dynasty · 1616 – 1912 · Daoguang Emperor, Emperor of China since 1820
- Chiang Mai · 1775 – 1884 · Phutthawong, Prince of Chiang Mai since 1826
- Dutch East Indies · 1800 – 1949 · Johannes van den Bosch, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies since 1830
- Joseon · 1392 – 1897 · Sunjo of Joseon, king of Joseon Dynasty since 1800
- Kelantan · 1762 – 1904
- Negeri Sembilan · 1775 – 1894 · Radin of Negeri Sembilan, Yamtuan Besar since 1824
- Tokugawa shogunate · 1603 – 1867
and 62 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania46 states
- United States · 1776 – present · Andrew Jackson, President of the United States since 1829
- Mexico · 1821 – present · Anastasio Bustamante, President of Mexico since 1830
- Chile · 1810 – present · José Tomás Ovalle, President of Chile since 1830
- Colombia · 1810 – present · Simón Bolívar, President of Colombia since 1819
- Peru · 1822 – present · Agustín Gamarra, President of Peru since 1829
- Uruguay · 1825 – present · Fructuoso Rivera, President of Uruguay since 1830
- Ecuador · 1830 – present · Juan José Flores, President of Ecuador since 1830
- Bolivia · 1825 – present · Andrés de Santa Cruz, president of Bolivia since 1829
and 38 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown30 states
- Kuba Kingdom · 1625 – 1900
- Unfederated Malay States · 1826 – 1946
- Kaarta · 1753 – 1854
- Baban · 1600 – 1847
- Kingdom of Kakongo · 1500 – 1885
- Ngoyo · 1500 – 1885
- Imamate of Futa Jallon · 1725 – 1912
- Kingdom of Sine · 1350 – 1969
and 22 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1810 – 1859: every state, war and life of the 1830s, region by region.
- On the map in 1835: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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