PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1749

In 1749 the atlas holds 568 states standing across 6 regions. 6 things began that year - Messier 32, Isaaq Sultanate and Great Gypsy Round-up among them; 11 people were born and 10 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 1749

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

States 1

Wars and battles 3

Unrest and atrocity 1

Works and ideas 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1749 11

Died in 1749 10

Standing in 1749

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: 211 statesEurope211Middle East and North Africa: 75 statesMiddle East and North Africa75Sub-Saharan Africa: 38 statesSub-Saharan Africa38South Asia: 135 statesSouth Asia135East and Southeast Asia: 69 statesEast and Southeast Asia69Americas and Oceania: 16 statesAmericas and Oceania16Location unknown: 24 statesLocation unknown24

Europe211 states

and 201 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa75 states

and 65 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa38 states

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

South Asia135 states

and 125 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, 1724 – 1774: every state, war and life of 1749 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1749: 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.