PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1796

In 1796 the atlas holds 568 states standing across 6 regions. 29 things began that year - Cispadane Republic, Transpadane Republic and Battle of Lodi among them - and 14 ended; 21 people were born and 14 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1790s page, and to its century on the 18th century.

What began in 1796

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

States 4

Wars and battles 21

and 11 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 1

Treaties 3

What ended in 1796

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

States 11

and 1 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 3

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1796 21

and 5 more in the atlas.

Died in 1796 14

Standing in 1796

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: 182 statesEurope182Middle East and North Africa: 75 statesMiddle East and North Africa75Sub-Saharan Africa: 43 statesSub-Saharan Africa43South Asia: 155 statesSouth Asia155East and Southeast Asia: 70 statesEast and Southeast Asia70Americas and Oceania: 18 statesAmericas and Oceania18Location unknown: 25 statesLocation unknown25

Europe182 states

and 172 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa75 states

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

Sub-Saharan Africa43 states

and 33 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia155 states

and 145 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia70 states

and 60 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania18 states

and 8 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, 1771 – 1821: every state, war and life of 1796 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1796: 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.