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Luke Pepera
@LukePepera
Ghana-born, London-bred/@UniofOxford anthropology grad/Writes about African history
Jun 22, 2020 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
The Queen of Sheba's Son and the Legend of the Ark of the Covenant. The kingdom of Aksum (c. 1 AD to 1000 AD) was situated in what is now Ethiopia and Eritrea. Its positioning on the western coast of the Red Sea made it a thriving centre of trade attracting merchants from further north in Africa, the interior, Arabia, and the Mediterranean.
Jun 22, 2020 • 26 tweets • 6 min read
The Warrior-Queens of Africa The kingdom of Ndongo was located in what is now Angola. Queen Nzinga, its most famous monarch, is best known for having negotiated with, then later defeating, the Portuguese forces which attempted, in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, to colonise the kingdom.
Jun 22, 2020 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
Without further ado, let us begin with the story of the king who was so rich he single-handedly collapsed economy of medieval Egypt! He's also the richest individual who's ever lived. And, as some of you have already correctly commented (with thanks to @greg_jenner!), he was, indeed, #MansaMusa, an early 14th century king of the Malian Empire.