Papua New Guinea
polity · 1492 AD–present
Papua New Guinea, a polity recorded 1492 AD–present: 4 mapped boundaries, cited to 4 sources, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
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Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1492 AD–1529 AD | administrative control | low confidence | observed at 1492 AD | — |
| 1715 AD–1814 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1715 AD | — |
| 1880 AD–1937 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1880 AD | — |
| 1945 AD–present | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1945 AD | Religion: protestant. |
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)