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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".
Afrinia: African country used in World Bank training exercises [2] [3] Afromacoland: African country in the novel Chief the Honourable Minister by T. M. Aluko; Azania: African country from Evelyn Waugh's novel Black Mischief but with earlier origins in Roman histories. Azania is also a fictional country in the Marvel comics.
A kingdom located, as the name suggests, far far away. Inspired by Hollywood, it is a medieval monarchy and home to several fairy tale creatures/characters. Farfelu, The Most Royal Kingdom of The Kingdom of Farfelu: Surrealistic place in the novel by André Malraux. [89] Faricia, Federal Socialist Republic of Ninja Gaiden series
Map of the Old World in 900 AD. Name Capital(s) ... Africa: West Kingdom of Nri: Igbo-Ukwu: Kingdom: 948 – 1911 AD ... Kingdom of Croatia (medieval) Various ...
Magadha Kingdom (until 320 BC) Colchis (–164 BC) Kingdom of Phrygia (until 696 BC) Kingdom of Lydia (until 546 BC) Philistia (until 732 BC) Sabaean Kingdom (c. 1100 BC–275 AD) Zhou Kingdom (c. 1046–256 BC) United Kingdom of Israel and Judah (1030 BC–931 BC) Kingdom of Ammon (c. 1000 BC–332 BC) Kingdom of Israel (930 BC–720 BC)
A map of Africa showing the continent's political systems: three monarchies (in red) and republics (in blue).. Monarchy was the prevalent form of government in the history of Africa, where self-governing states, territories, or nations existed in which supreme power resided with an individual who was recognized as the head of state. [1]
This is a list of kingdoms and royal dynasties, organized by geographic region. Note: many countries have had multiple dynasties over the course of recorded history. This is not a comprehensively exhaustive list and may require further additions or historical verification.
States of Medieval Africa — precolonial states and monarchies established during the Middle Ages, between 750 CE and 1502. See also the preceding Category:Countries in ancient Africa and the succeeding Category:Countries in precolonial Africa