Colonial period (a period in a country's history where it was subject to management by a colonial power) may refer to:

Continents

  • European colonization of the Americas
  • Colonisation of Africa
  • Western imperialism in Asia

Countries

  • Colonial Chile
  • Spanish conquest of Guatemala
  • Viceroyalty of Peru
  • Colonial history of the United States
  • British Raj, British colonial rule in India, 1858 to 1947
  • British Hong Kong, British colonial rule in Hong Kong, 1841 to 1997 (excluding World War II)
  • Colony of Ceylon (disambiguation)
  • French Indochina, French colonial rule in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos
  • French Algeria, French colonial rule in Algeria, 1830 to 1962
  • Australia:
  • History of Australia (1788–1850)
  • History of Australia (1851–1900)

See also

  • Early modern period, the era from 1400–1800 CE
  • Age of Discovery or Exploration, the period from – c. 1620 during which seafarers from European countries explored, colonized, and conquered regions across the globe
  • Colonialism
  • History of colonialism