Africa History timeline By Anemoi 641 Siege of Alexandria The victory that led to the conquest of Egypt by the Muslim army 661 Brief Islamic Civil War Period: 700 to 1076 The Ghana Empire Period: 800 to 1700 East African slave trade Period: 1000 to 1500 Hausa city-states, Yoruba kingdoms, and Benin Period: 1040 to 1147 Almoravid Caliphate Period: 1050 to 1450 Great Zimbabwe Period: 1121 to 1269 Almohad Caliphate Period: 1235 to 1670 The Mali Empire Period: 1235 to 1255 The reign of Sundiata Sundiata founded Mali ( first ruler of Mali) Period: 1312 to 1332 The reign of Mansa Musa 1324 Mansa Musa makes the Hajj to Mecca Period: 1420 to 1760 Mutapa Empire Period: 1464 to 1592 The Songhai Empire Period: 1464 to 1492 The reign of Sunni Ali Period: 1493 to 1528 The reign of Askia the Great