Country history · Africa

History of Mozambique

23 recorded states lay in what is now Mozambique, from the Kilwa Sultanate (957 CE). 5 outside powers ruled here.

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Empires that ruled here

Timeline

10th century

  1. Kilwa Sultanate957 CE – 1513 CE · sultanate

13th century

  1. Kingdom of Zimbabwe1220 CE – 1450 CE · kingdom

15th century

  1. Kingdom of Maravi1480 CE – 1720 CE · kingdom
  2. Sultanate of Angoche1485 CE – 1910 CE · sultanate
  3. Kingdom of Manyika1490 CE – 1891 CE · kingdom
  4. Kingdom of Uteve1490 CE – 1890 CE · kingdom

16th century

  1. Kingdom of Barwe1500 CE – 1902 CE · kingdom
  2. Kingdom of Madanda1500 CE – 1890 CE · kingdom
  3. Portuguese Mozambique1505 CE – 1975 CE · colony
  4. Tembe Kingdom1550 CE – 1895 CE · kingdom
  5. Kingdom of Lundu1590 CE – 1800 CE · kingdom

17th century

  1. Kingdom of Undi1650 CE – 1880 CE · kingdom

18th century

  1. Sheikhdom of Sancul1700 CE – 1910 CE · emirate
  2. Sultanate of Quitangonha1700 CE – 1896 CE · sultanate
  3. Dutch Delagoa Bay1721 CE – 1730 CE · colony
  4. Austrian Delagoa Bay1777 CE – 1781 CE · colony

19th century

  1. Mataka Chiefdom1800 CE – 1912 CE · chiefdom
  2. Gaza Empire1824 CE – 1895 CE · kingdom
  3. Makanga1850 CE – 1902 CE · other
  4. Massangano1850 CE – 1888 CE · other
  5. Maseko Ngoni Kingdom1870 CE – 1896 CE · kingdom
  6. Mozambique Company1891 CE – 1942 CE · other
  7. Niassa Company1891 CE – 1929 CE · other

In the encyclopedia

Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

States of Central and Southern Africa → States of Horn and East Africa → All country histories →

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