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1935 BCE
The Asante monarchy restored
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1924 BCE
Prempeh I returns from exile to Kumasi
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1901 BCE
Asante annexed by the British
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1900 BCE
Yaa Asantewa
Yaa Asantewa (Asante Queen Mother) leads a revolt against the British -
1897 BCE
City of benin looted
British soldiers loot city of Benin taking valuable bronzes and other objects -
1896 BCE
Prempeh I into exile
Prempeh I sent into exile by British -
1881 BCE
Prempeh I
Prempeh I becomes Asantehene (King of the Asante) -
1874 BCE
Lose of territory
Asante lose territory to the British under Treaty of Fomana -
1809 BCE
Sokoto caliphate established
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1804 BCE
Usman dan Fodio
Usman dan Fodio launches Jihad in northern Nigeria -
Period: 1701 BCE to 1800 BCE
Kanem-Borno goes into decline
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1670 BCE
Osei Tutu defeats Denkyira and establishes Asante empire
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Period: 1601 BCE to 1700 BCE
Ife eclipsed by expanding Oyo kingdom
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1591 BCE
Moroccan army defeats Songhay
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1513 BCE
Leo Africanus visits Timbuktu
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1510 BCE
Leo Africanus
Moroccan writer Leo Africanus visits Gao, the capital of Songhay -
1493 BCE
Mande Muslim general, Askia Muhammad, seizes power and expands Songhay.
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1464 BCE
King Sunni Ali becomes leader of Songhay and defeats Mali
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Period: 1464 BCE to 1591 BCE
Songhai, the last of these three great empires, remained from 1464-1591 CE. It started under the control of the Mali Empire
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Period: 1301 BCE to 1400 BCE
Empire of Mali reaches its peak
Queen Amina of Zazzau expands the Zaria emirate through a series of wars -
1230 BCE
Ancient Empire of Ghana declines
Mali comes to prominence under Mansa -
1210 BCE
Mai Dunama Dibalami becomes ruler of Kanem, leading it to the height of its power
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Period: 1200 BCE to 1500 BCE
Mali came next
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1000 BCE
Iron Technology
Iron technology spreads to the rest of Africa -
800 BCE
Islam
The religion of Islam begins to spread through Africa -
500 BCE
Iron
Evidence of iron smelting in Nigeria and central Niger -
Period: 300 BCE to 1200 BCE
Ghana was the first of the three early African empires