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Year

The world in 1809

In 1809 the atlas holds 538 states standing across 6 regions. 49 things began that year - Grand Duchy of Finland, War of the Fifth Coalition and Battle of Wagram among them - and 6 ended; 42 people were born and 20 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 1809

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

States 5

Wars and battles 37

and 27 more in the atlas.

Regime change 1

Unrest and atrocity 3

Treaties 3

What ended in 1809

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

States 2

Wars and battles 4

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1809 42

and 26 more in the atlas.

Died in 1809 20

and 4 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1809

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: 149 statesEurope149Middle East and North Africa: 67 statesMiddle East and North Africa67Sub-Saharan Africa: 43 statesSub-Saharan Africa43South Asia: 159 statesSouth Asia159East and Southeast Asia: 70 statesEast and Southeast Asia70Americas and Oceania: 23 statesAmericas and Oceania23Location unknown: 27 statesLocation unknown27

Europe149 states

and 139 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa67 states

and 57 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa43 states

and 33 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 Oceania23 states

and 13 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, 1784 – 1834: every state, war and life of 1809 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1809: 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.