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Jan 1, 1000
Kilwa Empire begins
The Kilwa Empire was part of a larger empire built by the Iranian Bazrangids. It became an independent geopolitical entity after Ardashir I of the Sassanid Empire conquered its parent Bazrangi state in southern Persia in AD 224. Emperor Ardashir's successor, Shapur I, annexed the southern shores of the Persian Gulf, as well as the region of Muscat on the Indian Ocean. This led to the removal of all final vestiges of Bazrangi independence on the Asian continent. -
Jan 1, 1000
Housa Empire begins
Since the beginning of Hausa history, the seven states of Hausaland divided up production and labor activities in accordance with their location and natural resources. Kano and Rano were known as the "Chiefs of Indigo." Cotton grew readily in the great plains of these states, and they became the primary producers of cloth, weaving and dying it before sending it off in caravans to the other states within Hausaland and to extensive regions beyond. -
Jan 1, 1300
Mali Empire begins
It was split into three states- Mali, Mema and Wagadou. The Mali Empire had many profound cultural influences on West Africa, allowing the spread of its language, laws and customs along the Niger River. It extended over a large area and consisted of numerous vassal kingdoms and provinces. -
Jan 1, 1400
Yoruba Empire begins
The Oyo Empire was a Yoruba empire of what is today western and northern Nigeria. The empire was established by the Yoruba in the 14th century and grew to become one of the largest West African states encountered by pre colonial explorers. It rose to preeminence through the outstanding organizational skills of the Yoruba, wealth gained from trade and its possession of a powerful cavalry -
Jan 1, 1440
Benin Empire Begins
(1440–1897) was a pre-colonial African nation in what is now modern Nigeria. It should not be confused with the modern-day country called Benin, formerly called Dahomey. -
Jan 1, 1450
Moruba Empire begins
The Kingdom of Mutapa Empire (Shona: Wene we Mutapa; Portuguese: Monomotapa) was a medieval kingdom (c. 1450-1629) which stretched between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers of Southern Africa in the modern states of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. -
Jan 1, 1471
Songhai Empire begins
After Mali’s fall the Songhai broke off and gained it’s independance. Had an alliance with Housa but, later betrayed them. -
Great Zimbabwe Empire begins
The kingdom of Zimbabwe was a kingdom located in the territory of modern-day zimbabwe. It is a famous for its capital, great zimbabwe, the largest stone structure in Southern Africa until recent times. -
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Ghana Empire begins
The domestication of the camel, which preceded Muslims and Islam by several centuries, brought about a gradual change in trade, and for the first time, the extensive gold, ivory trade, and salt resources of the region could be sent north and east to population centers in North Africa, the Middle East and Europe in exchange for manufactured goods.
