List of colonies

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This is a list of territories and polities that have been considered colonies.

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Colonies of European countries

British

Harbour Street, Kingston, Jamaica, c. 1820 Hakewill, A Picturesque Tour of the Island of Jamaica, Plate 04.jpg
Harbour Street, Kingston, Jamaica, c. 1820
The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. After an initial defeat the British were able to conquer Zululand. Isandhlwana.jpg
The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. After an initial defeat the British were able to conquer Zululand.
A view of shops with anti-British and pro-Independence signs, Malta, c. 1960 A view of shops with anti-British and pro-Independence signs, possibly on Kings Street, Valetta, Malta (5074435957).jpg
A view of shops with anti-British and pro-Independence signs, Malta, c. 1960
The result of the Boer Wars was the annexation of the Boer Republics to the British Empire in 1902 Resa del bacino del Brandewater.jpg
The result of the Boer Wars was the annexation of the Boer Republics to the British Empire in 1902

French

Russian

The Russian settlement of St. Paul's Harbour (present-day Kodiak, Alaska), Russian America, 1814 Russian Sloop-of-War Neva.jpg
The Russian settlement of St. Paul's Harbour (present-day Kodiak, Alaska), Russian America, 1814

German

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Kamerun (by R. Hellgrewe, 1908)

Italian

The Italian invasion of Libya during the Italo-Turkish War, 1911 Italian aircraft attacking Ottoman forces in Libya 1911 or 1912.jpg
The Italian invasion of Libya during the Italo-Turkish War, 1911

Roman

Dutch

View of Cape Town with ships of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), c. 1683 Aernout Smit Table Bay, 1683 William Fehr Collection Cape Town.jpg
View of Cape Town with ships of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), c. 1683

Portuguese

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Portuguese women in Goa, India, early 18th century

Spanish

An 18th-century casta painting from New Spain shows a Spanish man and his indigenous wife. Mestizo.jpg
An 18th-century casta painting from New Spain shows a Spanish man and his indigenous wife.
The Battle of Tetouan, 1860, by Maria Fortuny 093 La batalla de Tetuan, de Maria Fortuny (detall).jpg
The Battle of Tétouan, 1860, by Marià Fortuny
Spanish General Arsenio Martinez Campos in Havana, Colonial Cuba, 1878 Entrada triunfal de Arsenio Martinez Campos en La Habana, 1878.jpg
Spanish General Arsenio Martínez Campos in Havana, Colonial Cuba, 1878

Austrian

Muslim Bosniak resistance during the battle of Sarajevo in 1878 against the Austro-Hungarian occupation Sarajevo 1878..jpg
Muslim Bosniak resistance during the battle of Sarajevo in 1878 against the Austro-Hungarian occupation

Danish

Frederiksstad on Saint Croix, Danish West Indies, 1848 Bark MARY og Frederiksted.jpg
Frederiksstad on Saint Croix, Danish West Indies, 1848
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Map of the European Union in the world, with Overseas Countries and Territories and Outermost Regions.

Belgian

Swedish

Norse

Norwegian

Polish

Colonies by Oceanian countries

Australian

Australian patrol officer in Australia's Territory of Papua and New Guinea in 1964 Biami people, near Nomad patrol post, 1964.jpg
Australian patrol officer in Australia's Territory of Papua and New Guinea in 1964

New Zealander

Governor Lord Ranfurly reading the annexation proclamation to Queen Makea on 7 October 1900. Cook Islands Annexation Ceremony.jpg
Governor Lord Ranfurly reading the annexation proclamation to Queen Makea on 7 October 1900.

Colonies by Asian countries

Japanese

Thai (Siamese)

Siamese Army in Laos in 1893. Siamese Army in Laos 1893.jpg
Siamese Army in Laos in 1893.

Korean

Chinese

Camp of the Qing Military in Khalkha in 1688. Pacification of the Dzungars.jpg
Camp of the Qing Military in Khalkha in 1688.


Burmese

Indonesian

Indonesian soldiers pose in November 1975 in Batugade, East Timor with a captured Portuguese flag. Capture of Portuguese flag.jpg
Indonesian soldiers pose in November 1975 in Batugade, East Timor with a captured Portuguese flag.

Thai/Siamese

Siamese Army in Laos in 1893. Siamese Army in Laos 1893.jpg
Siamese Army in Laos in 1893.

Omani

Omani Empire

Following the expulsion of the Portuguese colonizers, Sultanate of Oman was the preeminent power in the western Indian Ocean during the 17th century. Empire of Oman.svg
Following the expulsion of the Portuguese colonizers, Sultanate of Oman was the preeminent power in the western Indian Ocean during the 17th century.

Vietnamese

Colonies by American (continent) countries

American

Governor General William Howard Taft addressing the audience at the Philippine Assembly in the Manila Grand Opera House Taft Addressing First Philippine Assembly 1907.jpg
Governor General William Howard Taft addressing the audience at the Philippine Assembly in the Manila Grand Opera House

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Mexican

Guatemalan

Ecuadorian

Colombian

Venezuelan

Argentine

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Argentine C-130 and control tower, Marambio Airport
The Conquest of the Desert extended Argentine power into Patagonia. Mapa ARGENTINA 1881.png
The Conquest of the Desert extended Argentine power into Patagonia.

Paraguayan

Bolivian

Chilean

Brazilian

Colonies by African countries

Ethiopian

South African

Moroccan

Colonies by former countries

Ancient Greece

Carthage

Ancient Egyptian

Ottoman (Turkish)

Territorial extent of the Ottoman Empire in 1683 OttomanEmpire1683.png
Territorial extent of the Ottoman Empire in 1683

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