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History of Eswatini

3 recorded states lay in what is now Eswatini, from Swazi Kingdom (1745 CE) to Swazi Kingdom. 1 of them has a full profile, and 3 outside powers ruled here.

ProfileState (capital or seat)1 without a known seat not shownOpen in the atlas →

Profiles

Empires that ruled here

Timeline

18th century

  1. Swazi Kingdom1745 CE – present · profile
  2. Ndwandwe Kingdom1780 CE – 1826 CE · kingdom

20th century

  1. Swaziland Protectorate1903 CE – 1968 CE · protectorate

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Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

States of Central and Southern Africa → All country histories →

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