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Former Nations/States - Part 10: Southern Africa

Name the countries that once existed in modern-day Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe according to Wikipedia
Includes semi-independent and vassal states
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_former_sovereign_states https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Age_state_societies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bronze_Age_states https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Iron_Age_states https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Classical_Age_states https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_during_Late_Antiquity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_during_the_Middle_Ages
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Modern Day Country
Time Period
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Namibia
1780 – 1894 AD
Gciriku
1885 – 1887 AD
Republic of Upingtonia
South Africa
1075 – 1220 AD
Mapungubwe
1780 – 1817 AD
Mthethwa Empire
1795 AD
Swellendam
1795 – 1796 AD
Graaff-Reinet
1816 – 1897 AD
Zulu Kingdom
1852 – 1902 AD
South African Republic
1854 – 1902 AD
Orange Free State
1862 – 1874 AD
Griqualand East
1882 – 1883 AD
Natalia Republic
1882 – 1883 AD
Republic of Stellaland
1883 – 1885 AD
United States of Stellaland
1884 – 1888 AD
Nieuwe Republiek
1910 – 1961 AD
Union of South Africa
South Africa
1843 – 1910 AD
Natal
1977 – 1994 AD
Bophuthatswana
1976 – 1994 AD
Transkei
1979 – 1994 AD
Venda
1981 – 1994 AD
Ciskei
Zambia
1740 – 1894 AD
Kazembe Kingdom
1800 - 1900 AD
Kingdom of Barotseland
Zimbabwe
1220 – 1450 AD
Great Zimbabwe
1430 – 1760 AD
Mutapa
1450 – 1683 AD
Kingdom of Butua
1660 – 1889 AD
Rozvi Empire
1823 – 1894 AD
Kingdom of Mthwakazi
1824 – 1895 AD
Gaza Empire
1965 – 1979 AD
Rhodesia
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