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Year

The world in 1747

In 1747 the atlas holds 561 states standing across 6 regions. 20 things began that year - Durrani Empire, Erivan Khanate and Nakhichevan Khanate among them; 14 people were born and 9 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 1747

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

States 13

and 3 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 7

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1747 14

Died in 1747 9

Standing in 1747

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: 210 statesEurope210Middle East and North Africa: 71 statesMiddle East and North Africa71Sub-Saharan Africa: 38 statesSub-Saharan Africa38South Asia: 133 statesSouth Asia133East and Southeast Asia: 69 statesEast and Southeast Asia69Americas and Oceania: 16 statesAmericas and Oceania16Location unknown: 24 statesLocation unknown24

Europe210 states

and 200 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa71 states

and 61 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa38 states

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

South Asia133 states

and 123 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia69 states

and 59 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, 1722 – 1772: every state, war and life of 1747 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1747: 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.