History Quiz: Which Nation Controlled It? #1

Bangkok was controlled by the Ayutthaya Kingdom between the early 15th century and 1767, when the kingdom was invaded by the Third Burmese Empire.

Venice controlled Cyprus from 1489 until 1571, when it was conquered by the Ottomans.

San Antonio was controlled by the First Mexican Republic between 1823 and 1836, after which it was controlled by the Republic of Texas.

Gloucester was located in Wessex in the late 6th century. It later became part of the minor kingdom of Hwicce, which became a client or sub-kingdom of Mercia in 628. Hwicce was no longer a kingdom by around 780, as it became part of Mercia. Gloucester then became part of Wessex again sometime between 877 and 883, when Mercia submitted to Alfred the Great.

Egypt became a Roman province in 30 BC when Cleopatra was deposed by Octavian (who would later become Augustus, the first Roman emperor).

The city, which had been destroyed by Genghis Khan in 1219, was restored while it was part of the Timurid Empire.

Colombia gained its independence from Spain in 1819.

Barcelona was the capital of the kingdom between 507 and 542.

Pataliputra became the capital of the Shunga Empire after the founder Pushyamitra Shunga assassinated the final Maurya emperor.

The Empire of Japan took control of Palau from Germany in 1914.

The city was captured by the State of the Teutonic Order in 1308.

Angola won its independence in 1975 following a thirteen year long war.

The duchy had Bordeaux as its capital.

The city was captured by the Persians in 539 BC.

Haiti controlled all of Hispaniola between 1822 and 1844.