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History of Guinea-Bissau

6 recorded states lay in what is now Guinea-Bissau, from Jimara (Kaabu) (1500 CE). 3 outside powers ruled here.

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Empires that ruled here

Timeline

16th century

  1. Jimara (Kaabu)1500 CE – 1867 CE · kingdom
  2. Kingdom of Guinala1500 CE – 1700 CE · kingdom
  3. Pachana (Kaabu)1500 CE – 1867 CE · kingdom
  4. Sama (Kaabu)1500 CE – 1867 CE · kingdom
  5. Portuguese Guinea1588 CE – 1974 CE · colony

19th century

  1. Fuladu1867 CE – 1903 CE · kingdom

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Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

States of West Africa → All country histories →

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