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What Country Was Dar es Salaam In?

Dar es Salaam (Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania) lies within 5 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Islamic city-states, from 1000 to 1649. The earliest state recorded here is Islamic city-states (1000).

Who ruled Dar es Salaam?

Period (by border map)Ruled by
500 BC – AD 799Khoisan
AD 800 – AD 999Bantu peoples
1000 – 1649Islamic city-states
1650 – 1782Unclaimed / no data
1783 – 1879Zanzibar
1880 – 1913Sultanate of Zanzibar
1914 – 1919German E. Africa (Tanganyika)
1920 – todayTanzania, United Republic of
Map showing Dar es Salaam in 1400Dar es Salaam
Border map for 1400. See the world in 1400.

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Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.