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Estland or Esthland may refer to one of the following:

A less frequent alternative name for what is now Estonia in historical texts, especially in texts based on German-language original sources (Estland or Esthland means Estonia in German, Low German, Swedish, Danish, and other Germanic languages).
A less frequent historical alternative name for what is now northern Estonia, which at various times has entailed:

Danish Estonia, a dominion of Denmark (1219-1346).

Principality of Estonia (Estland), a short-lived principality (1561-1578).

Swedish Estonia, a dominion of Sweden (1578-1721).

Reval Governorate, a guberniya of Russian Empire formed in what had previously been Swedish Estonia, and was later known as Governorate of Estonia in 1796-1918.

Estland, a phantom island on the Zeno map.

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 '''Estland''' or '''Esthland''' may refer to one of the following:
+* A less frequent alternative name for what is now [[Estonia]] in historical texts, especially in texts based on German-language original sources (''Estland'' or ''Esthland'' means Estonia in German, Low German, Swedish, Danish, and other Germanic languages).
-*[[Estland]] a historical [[province]] in Northern [[Estonia]].
+* A less frequent historical alternative name for what is now '''northern Estonia''', which at various times has entailed:
-*A name for  [[Estonia]] in German, Swedish, Danish, Dutch and some other Germanic languages.
-* [[Danish Estonia]], a dominion of [[Denmark]] in what is now northern Estonia in [[1219]]-[[1346]], and in [[Saaremaa|Ösel]] in 1206 and in 1559-1645.
+:: [[Danish Estonia]], a dominion of [[Denmark]] (1219-1346).
-* [[Principality of Estland|Principality of Estonia (Estland)]], a short-lived [[principality]] in [[1561]]-[[1578]].
+:: [[Principality of Estland|Principality of Estonia (Estland)]], a short-lived principality (1561-1578).
-* [[Swedish Estonia]], a [[Dominions of Sweden|dominion]] of [[Sweden]] in [[1578]]-[[1721]] in what is now northern Estonia.
+:: [[Swedish Estonia]], a [[Dominions of Sweden|dominion]] of [[Sweden]] ([[1578]]-[[1721]]).
-* [[Reval Governorate]], a [[guberniya]] of [[Russian Empire]] formed in what had previously been [[Swedish Estonia]], and was later known as Governorate of Estonia in 1796-1918.
+:: [[Reval Governorate]], a [[guberniya]] of [[Russian Empire]] formed in what had previously been Swedish Estonia, and was later known as Governorate of Estonia in 1796-1918.
 * ''Estland'', a [[phantom island]] on the [[Zeno map]].