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Hausa Kingdom
Located in Northern Nigeria, Northwestern Niger. Hausa claim that their founder, Bayajidda, came from the east in an effort to escape his father. There was an Islamic presence in Hausaland as early as the 11th century. Gained territory in the north-west Nigeria range since the 10th century and founded numerous city states like Birum,Daura,Zaria, Kano,Rano and Gobir. They also accepted Islam which was introduced in the late 14th century however the high class citizens believed differently and the -
Period: 500 to
Hausa Kingdom
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Period: Mar 30, 700 to Mar 30, 1000
Ghana Kingdom
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Mar 30, 1000
Ghana Kingdom
The Ghana Empire was founded in 830 by Al-Kwarizmi. The empire was very successful because of their location, close to the oceans, and their abundant natural resources, such as gold, ivory and salt. The Ghana empire now makes up southeastern Mauritania and western Mali. Ghana is the earliest known empire of western Sudan which is a very large place to inhabit, although we know they did not inhabit it entirely they were strecthed out quite a long way. They had very large gold mines and gained a l -
Apr 2, 1100
Great Zimbabwe Empire
Great Zimbabwe is a ruined city that was once the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe which was created and started around 1100 to 1400 or in other terms started in the 11th century to the 15th century Great Zimbabwe lasted for about 300 hundred years they constructed massive stone walls but it’s still a mystery for what it was used for they were just 5 foot high they were built across almost 1,800 acres of land and were about 36 feet high and extended approximately 820 feet.
In the 1800’s the E -
Period: Apr 2, 1100 to Apr 2, 1400
Great Zimbabwe Empire
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Mar 30, 1230
Mali Kingdom
The Mali Empire was founded in the 1230s by Sundiata Keita and became famous because of its strategic rules and its wealth. The empire spread its language, laws and customs along the Niger River. The Mali empire now makes up a central chunk of Western Africa. Was agriculturally rich interior plain of the Niger River with its numerous gold mines they also had many other things like salt, lumber and silver. With all of the trading and wealth that was being developed it erupted into some arguments -
Period: Mar 30, 1230 to
Mali Kingdom
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Apr 2, 1300
Matupa Kingdom
The kingdom of mutapa existed from the 14th century to the 17th century and their domian was often called the empire of
It was stretched between Zambezi and Limpopo rivers and was located in the present day states of Zimbabwe and Mozambique the empire ended when invaders from Portugal arrived and took over the empire. This empire actually has rich gold deposits however there is barely any resources on the high plateau area. When the Portuguese arrived they ended up colonizing the area of mozam -
Period: Apr 2, 1300 to
Matupa Empire
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Mar 30, 1340
Songhai Kingdom
The Songhai Empire has no designated founder but greatly contributed to the Islamic culture. The Songhai empire had a very strong country because it was located at the bend in the Niger River. Their empire was very successful due to their capital, Gao, where a Songhai state had existed since the 11th century. The Songhai empire now makes up modern day Niger and Burkina Faso. They accepted Islam in the late 11th century and they dominated smaller adjacent states while in turn being controlled by -
Period: Mar 30, 1340 to
Songhai Kingdom
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Mar 30, 1400
Yoruba( Oyo) Kingdom
Located in Northern Nigeria, Northwestern Niger. Hausa claim that their founder, Bayajidda, came from the east in an effort to escape his father. There was an Islamic presence in Hausaland as early as the 11th century. Gained territory in the north-west Nigeria range since the 10th century and founded numerous city states like Birum,Daura,Zaria, Kano,Rano and Gobir. They also accepted Islam which was introduced in the late 14th century however the high class citizens believed differently and the -
Period: Mar 30, 1400 to
Yoruba(Oyo) Kingdom
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Period: Mar 30, 1400 to
Benin Kingdom
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Mar 30, 1440
Benin Empire
A pre-colonial African nation now located in modern Nigeria. This should not be confused with modern day Benin, a current country formerly called Dahomey. Benin's main language was Edo.This Empire was a simple city state till a man named Oba Ewuare came to power. -
Kilwa Kingdom
Kiliwa was founded in the 10th century by Ali ibn al- HAssan Shirazi a Persian prince of Shiraz the exact years are around 960 AD and ended around the late 15th century when a war broke out by another kingdom and many lives were lost it wasn’t just the war that tore them down there were many other things leading up to it that really began to break down the empire.. Kilwa is one of the most powerful trade centers in central africa and is mentioned in the bible for its great wealth. It is located -
Period: to Mar 30, 1400
Kilwa Empire
