African History isn’t known by many people compared to the history of Europe, Americas, and Asia.
So I decided to make a thread covering the Kingdoms and Empires of Africa.
ETHIOPIAN EMIPRE
Year: 1274 - 1974
Location: Ethiopia Eritrea
Notable Figures: Empreror Haile Selassie
KINGDOM OF KUSH
Year: 785 BCE - 350 CE
Location: Sudan
Notable people: Pharaoh Piye, Queen Amerinas
NOK CULTURE
Year: 1500 BCE— 300 CE
Location: Nigeria
KINGDOM OF GHANA
Year: 700 - 1240
Location: Mali, Mauritania
Kanem - Bornu Empire
Year: 700-1380
Location: Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon
SWAHILI CITY STATES
Year: 1000 - 1500
Location: Tanzania, Kenya Mozambique
EMPIRE OF MALI
Year: 1230 -1670
Location: Mali, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mauritania
Notable People: Mansa Musa, Sundiata
SONGHAI EMPIRE
Year: 1464 - 1591
Location: Mali, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Benin
MOSSI KINGDOMS
Year: 11th Century - 1896
Location: Burkina Faso, Ghana
MOORISH KINGDOMS
Year: Middle ages
Location: Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Portugal, Spain
KINGDOM OF BENIN
Year: 1180-1897
Location: Nigeria
KINGDOM OF KONGO
Year: 1390-1914
Location: Angola, DR Congo, Congo, Gabon
Notable People: Queen Nzinga
KINGDOM OF ZIMBABWE
Year: 1000-1450
Location: Zimbabwe
KINGDOM OF NRI
Year: 10th Century - 1911
Location: South East Nigeria
OYO KINGDOM
Year: 1300 - 1896
Location: Southwest Nigeria, Benin
ASANTE KINGDOM
Year: 1670-1957
Location: Ghana, Ivory Coast
Notable People: Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa
HAUSA CITY STATES & SOKOTO CALIPHATE
Year: 1000 - 1903
Location: Nigeria, Niger
Notable People: Queen Amina
ZULU KINGDOM
Year: 1816-1897
Location: South Africa
Notable People: King Shaka Zulu
KINGDOM OF NRI
Year: 10 century - 1914
Location: South East Nigeria (Igboland)
KINGDOM OF ZIMBABWE
Year: 1220-1450
Location: Zimbabwe
Oyo Empire
Year: 1160-1896
Location: South West Nigeria, Benin
ASANTE KINGDOM
Year: 1670 - 1957
Location: Ghana
Notable People: Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa
ZULU KINGDOM
Year: 1816-1897
Location: South Africa
Notable People: King Shaka Zulu
SOMALI SULTANATES
Year: 9th Century- 1910
Location: Somalia
AXUMITE EMPIRE
Year: 100 - 940
Location: Ethiopia, Eritrea
It’s really important to know your history, especially for us of African descent
We had Empires, Kingdoms, Sciences and Culture that rivaled anywhere else on earth. Never forget that and never let anyone tell you otherwise!. Hope you enjoyed the thread.
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