Vietnam was split into two independent states and elections were promised.

Sonora and Sinaloa were again split into two separate states in 1830.

Even after that community split up into many states, the ideal of a single Islamic polity persisted.

During the Nigerian Civil War, the Eastern region was split into three states.

In 1977, Mato Grosso was split into two states.

By the 13th century, the Almohad states had split into three rival states.

At the end of the 4th century the Roman Empire had effectively split into two states although its economy and the Church were still strongly tied.

It split into two separate states, when West Virginia seceded and joined the Union.

Statham was best known for a proposal to split California into three states.

It was also credited with stopping efforts to split California into two states, by linking its two halves over the rugged terrain separating them.