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Year

The world in 1852

In 1852 the atlas holds 521 states standing across 6 regions. 20 things began that year - Gyroscope, Second French Empire and Uncle Tom's Cabin among them - and 5 ended; 39 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 1850s page, and to its century on the 19th century.

What began in 1852

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

States 4

Wars and battles 2

Unrest and atrocity 2

Famine and plague 1

Treaties 1

Works and ideas 10

What ended in 1852

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

States 2

Wars and battles 1

Famine and plague 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1852 39

and 23 more in the atlas.

Died in 1852 24

and 8 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1852

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: 115 statesEurope115Middle East and North Africa: 63 statesMiddle East and North Africa63Sub-Saharan Africa: 50 statesSub-Saharan Africa50South Asia: 165 statesSouth Asia165East and Southeast Asia: 68 statesEast and Southeast Asia68Americas and Oceania: 36 statesAmericas and Oceania36Location unknown: 24 statesLocation unknown24

Europe115 states

and 105 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa63 states

and 53 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa50 states

and 40 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia165 states

and 155 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia68 states

and 58 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania36 states

and 26 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown24 states

and 14 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1827 – 1877: every state, war and life of 1852 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1852: 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.