PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1781

In 1781 the atlas holds 581 states standing across 6 regions. 43 things began that year - Uranus, Sombrero Galaxy and Pinwheel Galaxy among them - and 1 ended; 17 people were born and 8 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1780s page, and to its century on the 18th century.

What began in 1781

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

States 1

Wars and battles 14

and 4 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 1

Works and ideas 27

and 17 more in the atlas.

What ended in 1781

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

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1781 17

and 1 more in the atlas.

Died in 1781 8

Standing in 1781

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: 203 statesEurope203Middle East and North Africa: 75 statesMiddle East and North Africa75Sub-Saharan Africa: 39 statesSub-Saharan Africa39South Asia: 150 statesSouth Asia150East and Southeast Asia: 73 statesEast and Southeast Asia73Americas and Oceania: 16 statesAmericas and Oceania16Location unknown: 25 statesLocation unknown25

Europe203 states

and 193 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa75 states

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

Sub-Saharan Africa39 states

and 29 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia150 states

and 140 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia73 states

and 63 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, 1756 – 1806: every state, war and life of 1781 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1781: 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.