Empires of Africa
Every empire, dynasty, and state from Africa in the Human Saga atlas — 26 in all, spanning 2686 BCE to 1974 CE.
- Egyptian Old Kingdom2686 BCE – 2181 BCE · Africa
- New Kingdom of Egypt1550 BCE – 1077 BCE · Africa
- Kingdom of Kush1070 BCE – 350 CE · Africa
- Carthaginian Empire650 BCE – 146 BCE · Africa
- Ptolemaic Kingdom305 BCE – 30 BCE · Africa
- Kingdom of Numidia202 BCE – 25 BCE · Africa
- Kingdom of Aksum100 CE – 940 CE · Africa
- Ghana Empire700 CE – 1240 CE · Africa
- Kanem-Bornu Empire700 CE – 1900 CE · Africa
- Fatimid Caliphate909 CE – 1171 CE · Africa
- Kilwa Sultanate957 CE – 1505 CE · Africa
- Almoravid Empire1056 CE – 1147 CE · Africa
- Almohad Caliphate1121 CE – 1269 CE · Africa
- Benin Empire1180 CE – 1897 CE · Africa
- Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe1220 CE – 1450 CE · Africa
- Mali Empire1235 CE – 1670 CE · Africa
- Solomonic dynasty1270 CE – 1974 CE · Africa
- Oyo Empire1300 CE – 1896 CE · Africa
- Kingdom of Kongo1390 CE – 1914 CE · Africa
- Songhai Empire1464 CE – 1591 CE · Africa
- Ashanti Empire1701 CE – 1902 CE · Africa
- Merina Kingdom (Madagascar)1787 CE – 1897 CE · Africa
- Sokoto Caliphate1804 CE – 1903 CE · Africa
- Egypt (Muhammad Ali Dynasty)1805 CE – 1914 CE · Africa
- Zulu Kingdom1816 CE – 1897 CE · Africa
- Mahdist State (Sudan)1885 CE – 1899 CE · Africa
Further reading
The wider story
Africa: A Biography of the Continent
Sweeping, readable deep history of Africa from human origins to the colonial eve.
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- The Scramble for Africa — Amazon →
The Scramble for Africa
The classic narrative of Europe's conquest and partition of the continent.
Get it on Amazon → - The State of Africa: A History of the Continent Since Independence — Amazon →
The State of Africa: A History of the Continent Since Independence
Gripping account of Africa's nations from independence to the present.
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