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Year

The world in 1698

In 1698 the atlas holds 525 states standing across 6 regions. 7 things began that year - Streltsy uprising, Treaty of The Hague and Morvi State among them; 5 people were born and 8 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 1698

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

States 1

Wars and battles 3

Unrest and atrocity 1

Treaties 1

Trade and piracy 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1698 5

Died in 1698 8

Standing in 1698

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: 36 statesSub-Saharan Africa36South Asia: 108 statesSouth Asia108East and Southeast Asia: 60 statesEast and Southeast Asia60Americas and Oceania: 18 statesAmericas and Oceania18Location 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 Africa36 states

and 26 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia108 states

and 98 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, 1673 – 1723: every state, war and life of 1698 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1698: 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.