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Year

The world in 1848

In 1848 the atlas holds 529 states standing across 6 regions. 43 things began that year - Switzerland, The Communist Manifesto and Hyperion among them - and 9 ended; 39 people were born and 25 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1840s page, and to its century on the 19th century.

What began in 1848

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

States 11

and 1 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 12

and 2 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 15

and 5 more in the atlas.

Treaties 2

Works and ideas 3

What ended in 1848

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

States 7

Wars and battles 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1848 39

and 23 more in the atlas.

Died in 1848 25

and 9 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1848

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: 123 statesEurope123Middle East and North Africa: 62 statesMiddle East and North Africa62Sub-Saharan Africa: 47 statesSub-Saharan Africa47South Asia: 169 statesSouth Asia169East and Southeast Asia: 68 statesEast and Southeast Asia68Americas and Oceania: 33 statesAmericas and Oceania33Location unknown: 27 statesLocation unknown27

Europe123 states

and 113 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 Asia169 states

and 159 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia68 states

and 58 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, 1823 – 1873: every state, war and life of 1848 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1848: 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.