PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1704

In 1704 the atlas holds 530 states standing across 6 regions. 36 things began that year - Battle of Blenheim, Battle of Schellenberg and Capture of Gibraltar among them - and 1 ended; 8 people were born and 10 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 1704

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

States 1

Wars and battles 32

and 22 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 2

Treaties 1

What ended in 1704

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

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1704 8

Died in 1704 10

Standing in 1704

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: 55 statesMiddle East and North Africa55Sub-Saharan Africa: 38 statesSub-Saharan Africa38South Asia: 111 statesSouth Asia111East and Southeast Asia: 59 statesEast and Southeast Asia59Americas and Oceania: 15 statesAmericas and Oceania15Location unknown: 24 statesLocation unknown24

Europe228 states

and 218 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa55 states

and 45 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 Oceania15 states

and 5 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, 1679 – 1729: every state, war and life of 1704 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1704: 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.