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What Country Was Lilongwe In?

Lilongwe (Malawi) lies within 4 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Malawi, from 1960 to today. The earliest state recorded here is Kazembe (1815).

Who ruled Lilongwe?

Period (by border map)Ruled by
500 BC – AD 799Khoisan
AD 800 – 1599Bantu peoples
1600 – 1814Unclaimed / no data
1815 – 1879Kazembe
1880 – 1913Shona
1914 – 1944Malawi
1945 – 1959Nyasaland
1960 – todayMalawi
Map showing Lilongwe in 1994Lilongwe
Border map for 1994. See the world in 1994.

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