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Year

The world in 1712

In 1712 the atlas holds 525 states standing across 6 regions. 14 things began that year - Ségou Empire, Battle of Denain and Battle of Gadebusch among them; 8 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 1710s page, and to its century on the 18th century.

What began in 1712

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

States 1

Wars and battles 10

Unrest and atrocity 3

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1712 8

Died in 1712 8

Standing in 1712

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: 218 statesEurope218Middle East and North Africa: 56 statesMiddle East and North Africa56Sub-Saharan Africa: 38 statesSub-Saharan Africa38South Asia: 115 statesSouth Asia115East and Southeast Asia: 61 statesEast and Southeast Asia61Americas and Oceania: 14 statesAmericas and Oceania14Location unknown: 23 statesLocation unknown23

Europe218 states

and 208 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa56 states

and 46 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 Oceania14 states

and 4 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown23 states

and 13 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1687 – 1737: every state, war and life of 1712 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1712: 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.