Congo
polity · 1492 AD–present
Congo, a polity recorded 1492 AD–present: 9 mapped boundaries, cited to 4 sources, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
Names
| Name | In use | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Congo | 1492 AD–1913 AD | — |
| Congo (France) | 1938 AD–1944 AD | — |
| Congo | 1945 AD–present | — |
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1492 AD–1529 AD | administrative control | low confidence | observed at 1492 AD | Religion: catholic. |
| 1530 AD–1649 AD | administrative control | low confidence | observed at 1530 AD | Religion: catholic. |
| 1650 AD–1699 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1650 AD | Religion: catholic. |
| 1700 AD–1814 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1650 AD | — |
| 1815 AD–1879 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1815 AD | — |
| 1880 AD–1899 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1880 AD | Subject to France. |
| 1900 AD–1913 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1900 AD | — |
| 1938 AD–1944 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1938 AD | Subject to France. |
| 1945 AD–present | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1945 AD | — |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.
Sources
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Historical Basemaps (Andrei Ourednik)
- The Global Religious Landscape, (2012)
- Ninian Smart (ed.), Atlas of the World's Religions, (1999)