PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1868

In 1868 the atlas holds 481 states standing across 6 regions. 39 things began that year - Helium, Empire of Japan and Cro-Magnon Man among them - and 7 ended; 61 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 1860s page, and to its century on the 19th century.

What began in 1868

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

States 4

Wars and battles 15

and 5 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 2

Natural disasters 1

Treaties 3

Works and ideas 14

and 4 more in the atlas.

What ended in 1868

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

States 2

Wars and battles 3

Unrest and atrocity 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1868 61

and 45 more in the atlas.

Died in 1868 34

and 18 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1868

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: 96 statesEurope96Middle East and North Africa: 60 statesMiddle East and North Africa60Sub-Saharan Africa: 47 statesSub-Saharan Africa47South Asia: 155 statesSouth Asia155East and Southeast Asia: 65 statesEast and Southeast Asia65Americas and Oceania: 35 statesAmericas and Oceania35Location unknown: 23 statesLocation unknown23

Europe96 states

and 86 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa60 states

and 50 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa47 states

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

South Asia155 states

and 145 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia65 states

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

Americas and Oceania35 states

and 25 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown23 states

and 13 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1843 – 1893: every state, war and life of 1868 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1868: 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.