PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1838

In 1838 the atlas holds 527 states standing across 6 regions. 11 things began that year - Oliver Twist, Los Altos and Pastry War among them - and 4 ended; 38 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 1830s page, and to its century on the 19th century.

What began in 1838

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

States 3

Wars and battles 4

Unrest and atrocity 2

Treaties 1

Works and ideas 1

What ended in 1838

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

Unrest and atrocity 3

Famine and plague 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1838 38

and 22 more in the atlas.

Died in 1838 24

and 8 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1838

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: 117 statesEurope117Middle East and North Africa: 62 statesMiddle East and North Africa62Sub-Saharan Africa: 47 statesSub-Saharan Africa47South Asia: 168 statesSouth Asia168East and Southeast Asia: 65 statesEast and Southeast Asia65Americas and Oceania: 39 statesAmericas and Oceania39Location unknown: 29 statesLocation unknown29

Europe117 states

and 107 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa62 states

and 52 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa47 states

and 37 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia168 states

and 158 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia65 states

and 55 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania39 states

and 29 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown29 states

and 19 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1813 – 1863: every state, war and life of 1838 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1838: 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.