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Year

The world in 1731

In 1731 the atlas holds 539 states standing across 6 regions. 9 things began that year - Crab Nebula, Messier 43 and Réaumur scale among them; 9 people were born and 5 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1730s page, and to its century on the 18th century.

What began in 1731

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

States 4

Unrest and atrocity 1

Treaties 1

Works and ideas 3

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1731 9

Died in 1731 5

Standing in 1731

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: 59 statesMiddle East and North Africa59Sub-Saharan Africa: 37 statesSub-Saharan Africa37South Asia: 125 statesSouth Asia125East and Southeast Asia: 66 statesEast and Southeast Asia66Americas and Oceania: 14 statesAmericas and Oceania14Location unknown: 24 statesLocation unknown24

Europe214 states

and 204 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa59 states

and 49 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa37 states

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

South Asia125 states

and 115 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia66 states

and 56 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania14 states

and 4 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, 1706 – 1756: every state, war and life of 1731 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1731: 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.