PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1812

In 1812 the atlas holds 541 states standing across 6 regions. 45 things began that year - Snow White, War of 1812 and French invasion of Russia among them - and 12 ended; 31 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 1810s page, and to its century on the 19th century.

What began in 1812

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

States 3

Wars and battles 33

and 23 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 3

Natural disasters 1

Treaties 3

Works and ideas 2

What ended in 1812

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

States 5

Wars and battles 6

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1812 31

and 15 more in the atlas.

Died in 1812 20

and 4 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1812

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: 142 statesEurope142Middle East and North Africa: 66 statesMiddle East and North Africa66Sub-Saharan Africa: 43 statesSub-Saharan Africa43South Asia: 160 statesSouth Asia160East and Southeast Asia: 70 statesEast and Southeast Asia70Americas and Oceania: 32 statesAmericas and Oceania32Location unknown: 28 statesLocation unknown28

Europe142 states

and 132 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa66 states

and 56 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa43 states

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

South Asia160 states

and 150 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia70 states

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

Americas and Oceania32 states

and 22 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown28 states

and 18 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1787 – 1837: every state, war and life of 1812 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1812: 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.