What Country Was Sarajevo In?
Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) lies within 15 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Ottoman Empire, from 1492 to 1879. The earliest state recorded here is Roman Empire (1 BC).
Who ruled Sarajevo?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 401 BC | Illyrians |
| 400 BC – 324 BC | Hallstatt culture |
| 323 BC – 2 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 1 BC – AD 299 | Roman Empire |
| AD 300 – AD 399 | Rome (Galerius) |
| AD 400 – AD 499 | Western Roman Empire |
| AD 500 – AD 599 | Ostrogoths |
| AD 600 – AD 799 | Eastern Roman Empire |
| AD 800 – AD 899 | Byzantine Empire |
| AD 900 – AD 999 | Croatian kingdom |
| 1000 – 1199 | Serbia |
| 1200 – 1299 | Bulgar Khanate |
| 1300 – 1399 | Raška |
| 1400 – 1491 | Bosnia |
| 1492 – 1879 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1880 – 1913 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| 1914 – 1919 | Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| 1920 – 1993 | Yugoslavia |
| 1994 – today | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
SarajevoHistoric cities nearby
Battles and events within 200 km
- Sarajevo · 1914
Landmarks nearby
Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.