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History of Bosnia and Herzegovina

25 recorded states lay in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the Iapydes (600 BCE). 1 of them has a full profile, and 11 outside powers ruled here.

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Profiles

Empires that ruled here

Timeline

7th century BCE

  1. Iapydes600 BCE – 34 BCE · tribal confederation

5th century BCE

  1. Autariatae450 BCE – 230 BCE · tribal confederation
  2. Illyrian Kingdom400 BCE – 168 BCE · kingdom

4th century BCE

  1. Daorsi300 BCE – 9 BCE · tribal confederation

3rd century BCE

  1. Breuci200 BCE – 9 CE · tribal confederation

2nd century BCE

  1. Delmatae180 BCE – 9 CE · tribal confederation

8th century

  1. Principality of Serbia (early medieval)780 CE – 969 CE · principality

9th century

  1. Duchy of Croatia800 CE – 925 CE · duchy
  2. Duchy of Pannonian Croatia800 CE – 925 CE · duchy
  3. Travunia800 CE – 1186 CE · principality
  4. Zachlumia800 CE – 1326 CE · principality

10th century

  1. Kingdom of Croatia (925-1102)925 CE – 1102 CE · kingdom

12th century

  1. Kingdom of Croatia (1102-1526)1102 CE – 1526 CE · kingdom
  2. Banate of Bosnia1154 CE – 1377 CE · other

13th century

  1. Kingdom of Syrmia1282 CE – 1316 CE · kingdom

14th century

  1. Lordship of Nikola Altomanović1366 CE – 1373 CE · principality
  2. Kingdom of Bosnia1377 CE – 1463 CE · kingdom

15th century

  1. Duchy of Saint Sava1448 CE – 1482 CE · duchy
  2. Banate of Jajce1464 CE – 1527 CE · other

19th century

  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Austro-Hungarian)1878 CE – 1918 CE · other

20th century

  1. Kingdom of Yugoslavia1918 CE – 1941 CE · profile
  2. State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs1918 CE – 1918 CE · republic
  3. Banovina of Croatia1939 CE – 1941 CE · other
  4. Independent State of Croatia1941 CE – 1945 CE · other
  5. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1945 CE – 1992 CE · republic

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Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

States of Balkans and Hungary → All country histories →

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