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History of Barbados

4 recorded states lay in what is now Barbados, from the Colony of Barbados (1627 CE) to Barbados. 1 outside power ruled here.

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Empires that ruled here

Timeline

17th century

  1. Colony of Barbados1627 CE – 1966 CE · colony

19th century

  1. British Windward Islands1833 CE – 1960 CE · colony

20th century

  1. West Indies Federation1958 CE – 1962 CE · colony
  2. Barbados1966 CE – present · republic

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Shared histories

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). History of Barbados. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/barbados
MLA
“History of Barbados.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/barbados. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “History of Barbados.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/barbados.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘History of Barbados’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/barbados (Accessed: ).