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Mozambique

polity · 1880 AD–present

Mozambique, a polity recorded 1880 AD–present: 5 mapped boundaries, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.

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Names

NameIn useLanguage
Mozambique1880 AD–1937 AD—
Mozambique (Portugal)1938 AD–1959 AD—
Mozambique1960 AD–present—

Recorded boundaries

PeriodControlConfidenceEvidenceNotes
1880 AD–1899 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1880 ADSubject to Portugal.
1914 AD–1919 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1914 ADSubject to Portugal.
1920 AD–1937 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1920 AD—
1938 AD–1959 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1938 ADSubject to Portugal.
1960 AD–presentadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved 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.

Sources