Madagascar
polity · 1000 AD–present
Madagascar, a polity recorded 1000 AD–present: 7 mapped boundaries, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
Names
| Name | In use | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 1000 AD–1913 AD | — |
| Madagascar (France) | 1914 AD–1959 AD | — |
| Madagascar | 1960 AD–present | — |
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 AD–1649 AD | administrative control | low confidence | observed at 1000 AD | — |
| 1650 AD–1814 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1650 AD | — |
| 1880 AD–1913 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1880 AD | — |
| 1914 AD–1919 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1914 AD | Subject to France. |
| 1920 AD–1937 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1920 AD | — |
| 1938 AD–1959 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1938 AD | Subject to France. |
| 1960 AD–present | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1960 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.