PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1822

In 1822 the atlas holds 536 states standing across 6 regions. 18 things began that year - Peru, Liberia and Empire of Brazil among them - and 6 ended; 28 people were born and 19 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1820s page, and to its century on the 19th century.

What began in 1822

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

States 6

Wars and battles 9

Unrest and atrocity 2

Natural disasters 1

What ended in 1822

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

States 5

Treaties 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1822 28

and 12 more in the atlas.

Died in 1822 19

and 3 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1822

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: 130 statesEurope130Middle East and North Africa: 67 statesMiddle East and North Africa67Sub-Saharan Africa: 45 statesSub-Saharan Africa45South Asia: 165 statesSouth Asia165East and Southeast Asia: 69 statesEast and Southeast Asia69Americas and Oceania: 33 statesAmericas and Oceania33Location unknown: 27 statesLocation unknown27

Europe130 states

and 120 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa67 states

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

Sub-Saharan Africa45 states

and 35 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia165 states

and 155 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia69 states

and 59 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania33 states

and 23 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, 1797 – 1847: every state, war and life of 1822 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1822: 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.