PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1709

In 1709 the atlas holds 528 states standing across 6 regions. 19 things began that year - Battle of Poltava, Sikhs and Khanate of Kokand among them - and 3 ended; 8 people were born and 13 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 1709

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

States 3

Wars and battles 12

and 2 more in the atlas.

Treaties 4

What ended in 1709

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

States 1

Wars and battles 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1709 8

Died in 1709 13

Standing in 1709

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: 220 statesEurope220Middle East and North Africa: 55 statesMiddle East and North Africa55Sub-Saharan Africa: 38 statesSub-Saharan Africa38South Asia: 115 statesSouth Asia115East and Southeast Asia: 61 statesEast and Southeast Asia61Americas and Oceania: 15 statesAmericas and Oceania15Location unknown: 24 statesLocation unknown24

Europe220 states

and 210 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 Asia115 states

and 105 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, 1684 – 1734: every state, war and life of 1709 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1709: 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.