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Year

The world in 1741

In 1741 the atlas holds 546 states standing across 6 regions. 6 things began that year - Russo-Swedish War, Battle of Mollwitz and Battle of Cartagena de Indias among them - and 2 ended; 12 people were born and 7 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1740s page, and to its century on the 18th century.

What began in 1741

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

Wars and battles 5

Treaties 1

What ended in 1741

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

Wars and battles 1

Famine and plague 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1741 12

Died in 1741 7

Standing in 1741

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: 212 statesEurope212Middle East and North Africa: 60 statesMiddle East and North Africa60Sub-Saharan Africa: 38 statesSub-Saharan Africa38South Asia: 128 statesSouth Asia128East and Southeast Asia: 68 statesEast and Southeast Asia68Americas and Oceania: 16 statesAmericas and Oceania16Location unknown: 24 statesLocation unknown24

Europe212 states

and 202 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa60 states

and 50 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa38 states

and 28 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia128 states

and 118 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia68 states

and 58 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania16 states

and 6 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, 1716 – 1766: every state, war and life of 1741 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1741: 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.