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Kilwa
built by the Bazrangids became independent after Ardishir I of the Sassanid Empire conquered by its parent Bazrangi state in Persia. The wealth of the town depended on trade in ivory and other goods, but the most important commodity was gold- mined in the area of the African city of Great Zimbabwe and taken to the coast at Sofala (present-day Beira), from which it was shipped up the coast via Kilwa. The wealth brought in by the gold trade meant tha -
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Ghana Empire
The Ghana Empire had a lot of gold which it got its wealth and power from along with the introduction of the camel to Ghana. Arab writers were the source for most of the knowledge in the Ghana Empire. The capital is Kumbi Saleh and it became the center of trade. The Ghana Empire was located in Western Mauritania and Eastern Mali. -
Sep 1, 1100
Great Zimbabwe
Built by the Shona In between modern day Zimbabwe, eastern Botswana, and South-Eastern Mozambique On a mountain southeast of Hareare Symbolized by monumental mortarless granite stone walls -
Sep 1, 1230
Mali
Mali was a west african empire and was heavily influenced by it. The founder was Sundiata Keita. The rulers were famous for being incredibly wealthy and they kept to the original religion. Ideas from Mali spread through the Niger River to other areas. Mali is located in modern day countries including Mali, Senegal, and Southern Mauritania. -
Sep 1, 1375
Songhai
The reason the Empire was named Songhai is after the people who lead it, the Songhai. The Songhai Empire was located in NorthEastern Africa and was in modern day countries such as Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Nigeria. The first Emperor of the Songhai was Sonni Ali. -
Sep 1, 1400
Yoruba(Oyo)
Was in present day Nigeria. They spoke Yoruba, and their capital was Oyo-lle and they used constitutional monarchy for their form of government. They were involved in the slave trade in the early 1800’s, they sold their prisoners from other empires and sold them to Dutch and Portuguese buyers. -
Sep 1, 1430
Mutapa
Located in present day Zimbabwe extending to the coast of Mozambique Around 1425, Mutota, king of the Shona, embarked on conquest of the inland plateau, the region located between the Zambezi River and the Limpopo River, to the coast of Mozambique according to oral tradition, the first "mwene" was a warrior prince named Nyatsimba Mutota from the Kingdom of Zimbabwe sent to find new sources of salt in the north.Prince Mutota found his salt among the Tavara, a S -
Sep 1, 1440
Benin
It was a precolonial African nation that was in present day Nigeria. Their government system was a monarchy and they spoke Edo, and were named the Edo people(s). They were annexed (taken over/ joined into a country) into the British Empire in 1897. -
Hausa
The Hausa were organized in a group of feudal states historically. Legend tells of a man named Bayajida who slayed a snake that had previously only allowed the people of the local area to drink once a week out of the well. This accomplishment led to the exiled prince to be offered the hand in marriage of the Queen of Dura in Marriage. The Hausa Feudal sates were located mainly in Niger and Nigeria, and a small population of people in countries further West, for example Ghana.