Eswatini

State · 1969–2026 CE · at its largest around 1973 CE

A small landlocked kingdom in southern Africa, formerly the British protectorate of Swaziland, which gained independence in 1968. Its king retains absolute power, and it was renamed Eswatini in 2018.

On its lands while it lasted

Lobamba (c. 1969 CE): Capital of Eswatini (1969–today).