Empires of Africa
Every empire, dynasty, and state from Africa in the Human Saga atlas. There are 26 in all, spanning 2686 BCE to 1974 CE.
See every empire on the map of empires over time
- Egyptian Old Kingdom2686 BCE to 2181 BCE · Africa
- New Kingdom of Egypt1550 BCE to 1077 BCE · Africa
- Kingdom of Kush1070 BCE to 350 CE · Africa
- Carthaginian Empire650 BCE to 146 BCE · Africa
- Ptolemaic Kingdom305 BCE to 30 BCE · Africa
- Kingdom of Numidia202 BCE to 25 BCE · Africa
- Kingdom of Aksum100 CE to 940 CE · Africa
- Ghana Empire700 CE to 1240 CE · Africa
- Kanem-Bornu Empire700 CE to 1900 CE · Africa
- Fatimid Caliphate909 CE to 1171 CE · Africa
- Kilwa Sultanate957 CE to 1505 CE · Africa
- Almoravid Empire1056 CE to 1147 CE · Africa
- Almohad Caliphate1121 CE to 1269 CE · Africa
- Benin Empire1180 CE to 1897 CE · Africa
- Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe1220 CE to 1450 CE · Africa
- Mali Empire1235 CE to 1670 CE · Africa
- Solomonic dynasty1270 CE to 1974 CE · Africa
- Oyo Empire1300 CE to 1896 CE · Africa
- Kingdom of Kongo1390 CE to 1914 CE · Africa
- Songhai Empire1464 CE to 1591 CE · Africa
- Ashanti Empire1701 CE to 1902 CE · Africa
- Merina Kingdom (Madagascar)1787 CE to 1897 CE · Africa
- Sokoto Caliphate1804 CE to 1903 CE · Africa
- Egypt (Muhammad Ali Dynasty)1805 CE to 1914 CE · Africa
- Zulu Kingdom1816 CE to 1897 CE · Africa
- Mahdist State (Sudan)1885 CE to 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 by 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 by 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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