PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1806

In 1806 the atlas holds 559 states standing across 6 regions. 42 things began that year - Liechtenstein, Bremen and Kingdom of Bavaria among them - and 21 ended; 23 people were born and 28 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1800s page, and to its century on the 19th century.

What began in 1806

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

States 21

and 11 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 18

and 8 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 2

Treaties 1

What ended in 1806

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

States 20

and 10 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1806 23

and 7 more in the atlas.

Died in 1806 28

and 12 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1806

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: 166 statesEurope166Middle East and North Africa: 71 statesMiddle East and North Africa71Sub-Saharan Africa: 42 statesSub-Saharan Africa42South Asia: 159 statesSouth Asia159East and Southeast Asia: 70 statesEast and Southeast Asia70Americas and Oceania: 24 statesAmericas and Oceania24Location unknown: 27 statesLocation unknown27

Europe166 states

and 156 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa71 states

and 61 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa42 states

and 32 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia159 states

and 149 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia70 states

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

Americas and Oceania24 states

and 14 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown27 states

and 17 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1781 – 1831: every state, war and life of 1806 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1806: 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.