Year
The world in 1828
In 1828 the atlas holds 530 states standing across 6 regions. 10 things began that year - Thorium, Treaty of Turkmenchay and Russo-Turkish War among them - and 10 ended; 34 people were born and 24 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 1828
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 2
- Caucasian Imamate · state · 1828 – 1859
- Phulra · state · 1828 – 1950
Wars and battles 4
- Russo-Turkish War · war · 1828 – 1829
- Liberal Wars · war · 1828 – 1834
- Gran Colombia–Peru War · war · 1828 – 1829
- Morea expedition · battle · 1828 – 1833
Treaties 2
- Treaty of Turkmenchay · treaty · 1828
- Preliminary Peace Convention · treaty · 1828
What ended in 1828
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 6
- Erivan Khanate · state · 1747 – 1828
- Nakhichevan Khanate · state · 1747 – 1828
- Kingdom of Vientiane · state · 1707 – 1828
- Talysh Khanate · state · 1747 – 1828
- Karadagh Khanate · state · 1748 – 1828
- Marand Khanate · state · 1747 – 1828
Wars and battles 3
- Russo-Persian War · war · 1826 – 1828
- Cisplatine War · war · 1825 – 1828
- Russo-Persian Wars · war · 1651 – 1828
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Lao rebellion · unrest · 1826 – 1828
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 1828 34
- Leo Tolstoy · philosopher · 1828 – 1910
- Jules Verne · poet · 1828 – 1905
- Henrik Ibsen · poet · 1828 – 1906
- Henry Dunant · writer · 1828 – 1910
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti · painter · 1828 – 1882
- Hippolyte Taine · philosopher · 1828 – 1893
- Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi · revolutionary · 1828 – 1858
- Saigō Takamori · politician · 1828 – 1877
- Antonio Cánovas del Castillo · politician · 1828 – 1897
- Albert, King of Saxony · politician · 1828 – 1902
- Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia · military leader · 1828 – 1885
- Joshua Chamberlain · politician · 1828 – 1914
- Hanna Barvinok · writer · 1828 – 1911
- Iosif Gurko · politician · 1828 – 1901
- Mór Than · painter · 1828 – 1899
- George Crook · military officer · 1828 – 1890
and 18 more in the atlas.
Died in 1828 24
- Francisco Goya · painter · 1746 – 1828
- Franz Schubert · composer · 1797 – 1828
- Shaka Zulu · monarch · 1787 – 1828
- Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool · politician · 1770 – 1828
- Alexander Ypsilantis · military personnel · 1792 – 1828
- Rachel Jackson · politician · 1767 – 1828
- Gilbert Stuart · painter · 1755 – 1828
- Karl Mack von Leiberich · military officer · 1752 – 1828
- Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach · politician · 1757 – 1828
- Radama I · ruler · 1788 – 1828
- Jean Joseph Dessolles, 1st Marquis Dessolles · politician · 1767 – 1828
- Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet · inventor · 1772 – 1828
- Manuel Dorrego · politician · 1787 – 1828
- Jacques Lauriston · politician · 1768 – 1828
- Michael von Kienmayer · military leader · 1756 – 1828
- Nicolas François de Neufchâteau · politician · 1750 – 1828
and 8 more in the atlas.
Standing in 1828
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.
Europe126 states
- France · 481 – present · Charles X of France, President of the French Republic since 1824
- Spain · 1516 – present · Ferdinand VII, Monarch of Spain since 1814
- Sweden · 900 – present · Charles XIV John, Monarch of Sweden since 1818
- Denmark · 800 – present · Frederick VI of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1808
- Luxembourg · 1815 – present · William I of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg since 1815
- Andorra · 1278 – present · Charles X of France, French co-prince of Andorra since 1824 and Simó de Guardiola i Hortoneda, Episcopal Co-Prince since 1827
- Monaco · 1297 – present
- Liechtenstein · 1806 – present · Johann I Joseph of Liechtenstein, Prince of Lichtenstein since 1805
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Hamburg · 1814 – 1870
and 116 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa66 states
- Morocco · 1549 – present
- Ottoman Empire · 1302 – 1922 · Mahmud II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire since 1808
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Ethiopian Empire · 1270 – 1975 · Gigar, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1826
- Qajar dynasty · 1785 – 1925 · Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, shah since 1797
- Khanate of Khiva · 1511 – 1920
- Ottoman Egypt · 1517 – 1867 · Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Beylerbey of Egypt since 1805
- Sokoto Caliphate · 1804 – 1903
- Qajar Iran · 1789 – 1925
- Trucial States · 1820 – 1971
and 56 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa46 states
- Liberia · 1822 – present
- Dahomey · 1600 – 1894
- Kingdom of Kongo · 1395 – 1888 · Garcia V of Kongo, Manikongo since 1803 and André II of Kongo, Manikongo since 1825
- Asante Empire · 1670 – 1902
- Cape Colony · 1795 – 1910 · George IV, King/Queen since 1820
- Gold Coast · 1821 – 1957 · George IV, Monarch since 1821
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897
- Buganda · 1420 – 1966 · Kamaanya of Buganda, Kabaka of Buganda since 1814
- Zulu Kingdom · 1816 – 1897 · Shaka Zulu, king since 1816 and Dingane kaSenzangakhona, king since 1828
- Oyo Empire · 1400 – 1905
and 36 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.
South Asia167 states
- Mughal Empire · 1526 – 1857 · Akbar II, Mughal emperor since 1806
- Sikh Empire · 1733 – 1849 · Ranjit Singh, Maharaja of Punjab, Kashmir and Jammu since 1801
- Kazakh Khanate · 1458 – 1847
- Khanate of Kokand · 1709 – 1876
- Kingdom of Mysore · 1399 – 1950
- Emirate of Bukhara · 1785 – 1920 · Nasrullah Khan, Amir since 1827
- Hyderabad State · 1724 – 1948 · Asaf Jah III of Hyderabad, 1st Nizam of Hyderabad since 1803
- Emirate of Afghanistan · 1823 – 1926
- French India · 1668 – 1954
- Travancore · 1729 – 1949 · Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma, Maharaja of Travancore since 1813 and Gowri Parvati Bayi, Maharaja of Travancore since 1815
and 157 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia69 states
- Brunei · 1368 – present · Muhammad Alam, Sultan of Brunei Darussalam since 1826 and Omar Ali Saifuddin II, Sultan of Brunei Darussalam since 1828
- Qing dynasty · 1616 – 1912 · Daoguang Emperor, Emperor of China since 1820
- Chiang Mai · 1775 – 1884 · Phutthawong, Prince of Chiang Mai since 1826
- Dutch East Indies · 1800 – 1949
- Joseon · 1392 – 1897 · Sunjo of Joseon, king of Joseon Dynasty since 1800
- Kelantan · 1762 – 1904
- Negeri Sembilan · 1775 – 1894 · Radin of Negeri Sembilan, Yamtuan Besar since 1824
- Tokugawa shogunate · 1603 – 1867
- Champa · 192 – 1832
- Ryukyu Kingdom · 1429 – 1879
and 59 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania28 states
- United States · 1776 – present · John Quincy Adams, President of the United States since 1825
- Mexico · 1821 – present · Guadalupe Victoria, President of Mexico since 1824
- Chile · 1810 – present
- Colombia · 1810 – present · Simón Bolívar, President of Colombia since 1819
- Peru · 1822 – present
- Uruguay · 1825 – present
- Bolivia · 1825 – present · Antonio José de Sucre, president of Bolivia since 1825 and Pedro Blanco Soto, president of Bolivia since 1828
- Paraguay · 1811 – present
- Costa Rica · 1821 – present · Juan Mora Fernández, President of Costa Rica since 1825
- Honduras · 1821 – present
and 18 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown28 states
- Kuba Kingdom · 1625 – 1900
- Unfederated Malay States · 1826 – 1946
- Kaarta · 1753 – 1854
- Baban · 1600 – 1847
- Kingdom of Kakongo · 1500 – 1885
- Ngoyo · 1500 – 1885
- Imamate of Futa Jallon · 1725 – 1912
- Kingdom of Sine · 1350 – 1969
- Soran Emirate · 1530 – 1835 · Mir Muhammad of Rawanduz, Mir of Soran since 1814
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861 · Charles Felix of Sardinia, Duke of Savoy since 1821
and 18 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1803 – 1853: every state, war and life of 1828 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 1828: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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