- Ghana Empire (300 - 1100 AD)
- Almoravid dynasty (1040-1147)
- Mossi kingdoms (11th century - 1896)
- Bono state (11th century - 20th century)
- Mali Empire (1230-1670)
- Portuguese Gold Coast (1482-1642)
- Dutch West India Company (1621-1792)
- Ashanti Empire (1670-1957)
- Ashanti-Fante War (1806-1807)
- British Gold Coast colony (1821-1957)
- Anglo-Ashanti wars (1823-1900)
- War of the Golden Stool (1900)
- British Ashanti Crown Colony (1901-1957)
- British Togoland (1916-1956)
- Accra riots (1948)
- Ghana gains independence (1957)
- First Republic of Ghana (1960-1966)
- Military coup d'état (1966)
- Second Republic of Ghana (1966-1979)
- June 4th Revolution (1979)
- Third Republic of Ghana (1979-1993)
- Fourth Republic of Ghana (1993 - now)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Ghana at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Ghana.)
