PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1708

In 1708 the atlas holds 527 states standing across 6 regions. 25 things began that year - Battle of Lesnaya, Battle of Oudenarde and Battle of Holowczyn among them - and 3 ended; 6 people were born and 6 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 1708

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

Wars and battles 25

and 15 more in the atlas.

What ended in 1708

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

States 2

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1708 6

Died in 1708 6

Standing in 1708

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: 222 statesEurope222Middle East and North Africa: 55 statesMiddle East and North Africa55Sub-Saharan Africa: 38 statesSub-Saharan Africa38South Asia: 112 statesSouth Asia112East and Southeast Asia: 61 statesEast and Southeast Asia61Americas and Oceania: 15 statesAmericas and Oceania15Location unknown: 24 statesLocation unknown24

Europe222 states

and 212 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 Asia112 states

and 102 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia61 states

and 51 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, 1683 – 1733: every state, war and life of 1708 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1708: 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.