MAPS OF HISTORY · HISTORY OF · Brunei

ONE LAND · 3 ATLASES

Brunei, on the map of history

What was Brunei before it was Brunei? Below, every era of this land in the Maps of History collection — 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 · The Great War, 1914–1918

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Brunei · The War Room — WW2, 1936–1945

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Brunei · The Cold War, 1945–1991

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