South Seas Mandate

South Seas Mandate was a colony in Micronesia (Oceania) that lasted from 1914 to 1945 CE, about 31 years. Its people spoke Japonic languages (Japanese, Ryukyuan).

Japan seized Germany's Micronesian islands in 1914 and governed them under a League of Nations mandate, settling tens of thousands of Japanese and Okinawans. US forces took them in 1944 to 1945.

See South Seas Mandate on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1914 to 1945 CE

Duration

31 years

Type

Colony

Region

Micronesia, Oceania

Language family

Japonic

Capital

Koror

Came from

• German New Guinea 1884 to 1914 CE

Became

• Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1947 to 1994 CE

Events in Oceania during its time

• 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor
• 1942 Guadalcanal campaign

Neighbours in Oceania

• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present
• New Zealand 1907 CE to the present
• German New Guinea 1884 to 1914 CE
• French Polynesia 1842 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Tonga 1845 CE to the present
• French New Caledonia 1853 CE to the present
• Chilean Rapa Nui 1888 CE to the present
• Dutch New Guinea 1828 to 1962 CE
• Guam (US territory) 1898 CE to the present
• American Samoa 1900 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE, Europe
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia

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