PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1702

In 1702 the atlas holds 531 states standing across 6 regions. 24 things began that year - Messier 5, Queen Anne's War and Battle of Vigo Bay among them - and 3 ended; 9 people were born and 9 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1700s page, and to its century on the 18th century.

What began in 1702

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

Wars and battles 22

and 12 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 1

Works and ideas 1

What ended in 1702

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 1702 9

Died in 1702 9

Standing in 1702

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: 228 statesEurope228Middle East and North Africa: 54 statesMiddle East and North Africa54Sub-Saharan Africa: 38 statesSub-Saharan Africa38South Asia: 111 statesSouth Asia111East and Southeast Asia: 59 statesEast and Southeast Asia59Americas and Oceania: 17 statesAmericas and Oceania17Location unknown: 24 statesLocation unknown24

Europe228 states

and 218 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa54 states

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

Sub-Saharan Africa38 states

and 28 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia111 states

and 101 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia59 states

and 49 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania17 states

and 7 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown24 states

and 14 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1677 – 1727: every state, war and life of 1702 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1702: 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.