PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1849

In 1849 the atlas holds 530 states standing across 6 regions. 29 things began that year - 10 Hygiea, Roman Republic (1849–1850) and Francis turbine among them - and 19 ended; 41 people were born and 34 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 1849

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

States 10

Wars and battles 12

and 2 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 4

Treaties 1

Works and ideas 2

What ended in 1849

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

States 12

and 2 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 4

Unrest and atrocity 3

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1849 41

and 25 more in the atlas.

Died in 1849 34

and 18 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1849

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: 122 statesEurope122Middle East and North Africa: 62 statesMiddle East and North Africa62Sub-Saharan Africa: 49 statesSub-Saharan Africa49South Asia: 170 statesSouth Asia170East and Southeast Asia: 67 statesEast and Southeast Asia67Americas and Oceania: 34 statesAmericas and Oceania34Location unknown: 26 statesLocation unknown26

Europe122 states

and 112 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa62 states

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

Sub-Saharan Africa49 states

and 39 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia170 states

and 160 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia67 states

and 57 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania34 states

and 24 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown26 states

and 16 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1824 – 1874: every state, war and life of 1849 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1849: 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.