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Year

The world in 1785

In 1785 the atlas holds 585 states standing across 6 regions. 11 things began that year - Qajar dynasty, Emirate of Bukhara and Antennae Galaxies among them - and 2 ended; 25 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 1780s page, and to its century on the 18th century.

What began in 1785

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

States 4

Wars and battles 4

Works and ideas 3

What ended in 1785

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

States 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1785 25

and 9 more in the atlas.

Died in 1785 9

Standing in 1785

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: 201 statesEurope201Middle East and North Africa: 77 statesMiddle East and North Africa77Sub-Saharan Africa: 39 statesSub-Saharan Africa39South Asia: 153 statesSouth Asia153East and Southeast Asia: 74 statesEast and Southeast Asia74Americas and Oceania: 16 statesAmericas and Oceania16Location unknown: 25 statesLocation unknown25

Europe201 states

and 191 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa77 states

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

Sub-Saharan Africa39 states

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

South Asia153 states

and 143 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia74 states

and 64 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, 1760 – 1810: every state, war and life of 1785 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1785: 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.