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There were many kingdoms and empires in all regions of the continent of Africa throughout history. A kingdom is a state with a king or queen as its head. [1] An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant centre and subordinate peripheries".
The kingdom was founded during the mid-15th century AD by its first ruler, Nyikang. During the 19th century, the Shilluk Kingdom faced decline following military assaults from the Ottoman Empire and later British and Sudanese colonization in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. [15]
Medieval (8th to 13th century) Islamic empires [24] in North Africa; the medieval Sahelian kingdoms; Ethiopian Empire (abolished 1975) [25] empires of the "transitional period" of the 15th to 19th centuries. Islamic sultanates of the Sudan and the great Somali Empire (Golden Empire) kingdoms of West Africa succeeding the Sahelian kingdoms ...
Tribal Kingdoms 7th–16th century Blemmyes: Tribal Kingdom 600 BC–8th century AD Daju kingdom: Daju Kingdom 12th century–15th century AD Kingdom of Fazughli: Kingdom 1500–1685 AD Makuria: Dongola Kingdom 340–1312 AD Nobatia: Pachoras Kingdom 350–650 AD Shilluk: Fashoda Kingdom 1490–1865 AD Tunjur kingdom: Uri Kingdom 1400s–1650s AD
During the 200 year period between 1301 and 1500 (the 14th and 15th century) the main civilizations and kingdoms in Africa were the Mali Empire, Kingdom of Kongo, Ife Empire, Benin Kingdom, Songhai Empire, Hausa City-states, Wolof Empire, Great Zimbabwe, Kingdom of Makuria, Kanem Empire,Ethiopian Empire, Kilwa Sultanate, Kingdom of Mapungubwe, Kingdom of Mutapa, and the Ajuran Sultanate.
The Kingdom of Qita’a, also known as the Kingdom of Qata, was an early medieval kingdom centered in Northeast Africa. According to Al-Yaqubi, it was one of six Beja polities that existed in the region during the 9th century CE. The kingdom's territory was located between Aswan and Massawa. [40]
The movement consolidated under the leadership of self-proclaimed caliph Abd al-Mu'min and, after gaining the support of the Zenata, swept through the Maghreb, conquering the Hammadids, the Hilalian Arab tribes, and the Norman Kingdom of Africa, before gradually conquering the Almoravid remnant in Al-Andalus, proclaiming the Almohad Caliphate ...
States of Medieval Africa — precolonial states and monarchies established during the Middle Ages, between 750 CE and 1502. ... Kingdom of al-Abwab;