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History of Eswatini in maps
Eswatini as it appears in 4 interactive history atlases, from 1910 to 1994: Eswatini. 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 Eswatini before it was Eswatini? 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.
Eswatini · Industrial Revolution
| Colony or dependency — the opening position | |
| Colony or dependency |
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Eswatini · WWI
| Entente-aligned & imperial territories — the opening position |
Eswatini · Cold War
| NATO & core Western allies — the opening position | |
| Non-aligned & neutral |
COLD WAR: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Eswatini (Swaziland) · Decolonization of Africa
| British-ruled — the opening position | |
| Independent Africa |
DECOLONIZATION OF AFRICA: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
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