PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1728

In 1728 the atlas holds 535 states standing across 6 regions. 5 things began that year - Sultanate of Lahej, First Maroon War and Dhar State among them - and 1 ended; 11 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 1720s page, and to its century on the 18th century.

What began in 1728

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

States 2

Wars and battles 2

Unrest and atrocity 1

What ended in 1728

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

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1728 11

Died in 1728 8

Standing in 1728

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: 214 statesEurope214Middle East and North Africa: 58 statesMiddle East and North Africa58Sub-Saharan Africa: 37 statesSub-Saharan Africa37South Asia: 122 statesSouth Asia122East and Southeast Asia: 65 statesEast and Southeast Asia65Americas and Oceania: 14 statesAmericas and Oceania14Location unknown: 25 statesLocation unknown25

Europe214 states

and 204 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa58 states

and 48 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa37 states

and 27 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia122 states

and 112 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia65 states

and 55 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania14 states

and 4 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown25 states

and 15 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1703 – 1753: every state, war and life of 1728 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1728: 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.