Nations

States and dynasties from the earliest records to 1945: when they rose and fell, who ruled them, and what happened.

880 articles

• 1853–1854Republic of Baja Californiaformer sovereign state4 recordsMap
• 1854–1902Orange Free Stateindependent Boer sovereign republic in Southern Africa between 1854–19023 rulers · 20 recordsMap
• 1856–1890Sultanate of Zanzibar1856–1964 monarchy in the Indian Ocean8 rulers · 1 recordsMap
• 1858–1945British RajBritish colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent (1858–1947)5 rulers · 44 recordsMap
• 1858–1859Comancheriaformer region of New Mexico, traditional homeland of the Comanche tribe3 recordsMap
• 1858–1863Granadine Confederation1858-1863 federal republic in Central and South America4 recordsMap
• 1859–1881United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia1859–1881 personal union and early form of the modern Romanian state3 rulers · 1 recordsMap
• 1860–1878Shoshoneindigenous American ethnic group3 recordsMap
• 1861–1865Confederate States of Americaformer country in North America formed by the Southern United States during the American Civil War (1861-1865)2 rulers · 320 recordsMap
• 1861–1945Kingdom of Italykingdom in Southern Europe from 1861 to 19466 rulers · 140 recordsMap
• 1863–1886United States of Colombiaformer country (1863-1886)6 recordsMap
• 1864–1867Second Mexican EmpireImperial Mexican state ruled by King Maximilian I for the duration of it's short existence21 recordsMap
• 1864–1911Tripolitania vilayetOttoman province7 recordsMap
• 1864–1945United States of Venezuelarepublic from 1864 to 19536 recordsMap
• 1865–1916Second Republicstate that began with the restoration of the country in 1865 and culminated with the American intervention in 19164 recordsMap
• 1867–1918Austria–Hungary1867–1918 empire in Central Europe56 rulers · 51 recordsMap
• 1867–1945Canadacountry in North America5 rulers · 187 recordsMap
• 1867–1914Khedivate of Egypt1867-1914 monarchy in Northeastern Africa18 recordsMap
• 1867–1870North German Confederationhistorical federal state in today's Northern Germany (1867–1871)1 rulers · 5 recordsMap
• 1867–1876Restored Republicperiod of Mexican history from 1867 to 187647 recordsMap
• 1868–1945Empire of Japanempire in the Asia-Pacific region from 1868 to 1947120 rulers · 122 recordsMap
• 1869Republic of Ezoshort-lived state established in 1869 by former Tokugawa retainers in what is now known as Hokkaido, notable for being the first government to attempt to institute democracy in Japan3 recordsMap
• 1870–1940French Third Republicnation of France from 1870 to 1940207 recordsMap
• 1870–1945Qatarcountry in West Asia5 rulers · 3 recordsMap