ONE LAND · 6 ATLASES
History of Brunei in maps
Brunei as it appears in 6 interactive history atlases, from 1890 to 1989: Brunei. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.
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What was Brunei before it was Brunei? Below, every era of this land in the Maps of History atlases — who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed — each line linked to the dated map that shows it. Modern borders stand in as an honest approximation; every atlas says so on the map itself.
Brunei · Industrial Revolution
| Colony or dependency — the opening position | |
| Colony or dependency |
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Brunei · WWI
Brunei (British) · Road to WW2
| Colonial empires & possessions — the opening position |
ROAD TO WW2: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Brunei · WW2
| Western Allies — the opening position | |
| Axis-occupied | |
| Western Allies |
Brunei · Cold War
COLD WAR: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Brunei · Refugee crises
| Western bloc or democracy — the opening position |
REFUGEE CRISES: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
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