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The 19th century

In the 1800s, 1,768 recorded states existed somewhere in the world. 548 were founded and 933 came to an end. The great powers of the age included the British Empire, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Russian Empire.

ProfileState902 states with a known seat in 1850 CESee 1850 CE in the atlas →

Great powers

Profiles of the 19th century, ranked by their military, territorial, economic and historical weight in the Institute’s analysis and by how strong they were in these hundred years.

Key events

All 511 battles, wars and treaties of the 19th century →

People

Works and ideas

States founded 548

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States that came to an end 933

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On this day

Year by year 100

The years of the 19th century with a page of their own: their events, births and deaths, and the states founded and ended.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). The 19th century. In The Epoch Institute. https://the-epoch-institute.org/centuries/19th-century
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“The 19th century.” The Epoch Institute, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/centuries/19th-century. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “The 19th century.” The Epoch Institute. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/centuries/19th-century.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘The 19th century’, The Epoch Institute. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/centuries/19th-century (Accessed: ).