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Year

The world in 1757

In 1757 the atlas holds 574 states standing across 6 regions. 18 things began that year - Battle of Plassey, Company rule in India and Battle of Rossbach among them - and 3 ended; 23 people were born and 12 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1750s page, and to its century on the 18th century.

What began in 1757

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

States 1

Wars and battles 16

and 6 more in the atlas.

Treaties 1

What ended in 1757

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

States 1

Wars and battles 1

Famine and plague 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1757 23

and 7 more in the atlas.

Died in 1757 12

Standing in 1757

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: 77 statesMiddle East and North Africa77Sub-Saharan Africa: 38 statesSub-Saharan Africa38South Asia: 137 statesSouth Asia137East and Southeast Asia: 69 statesEast and Southeast Asia69Americas and Oceania: 16 statesAmericas and Oceania16Location unknown: 25 statesLocation unknown25

Europe212 states

and 202 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa77 states

and 67 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa38 states

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

South Asia137 states

and 127 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 unknown25 states

and 15 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1732 – 1782: every state, war and life of 1757 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1757: 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.