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Ghana
Ghan was form the 4th to 13th centuries. Ghana was located in the western Sudan. Ghana was also called the “Land of Gold” and home to many gold mines. The king of Soninke people founded Ghana. -
Jan 2, 700
Mali Empire
At its peak, the Mali Empire extended across West Africa to the Atlantic Ocean. At its peak it had an estimated population of 40 to 50 million people. Mansa Musa was the emperor of Mali. -
Apr 1, 1000
Housa Empire
Housa was located in Northern Nigeria and northwestern Niger. Housa had a population of 15 million people. The Housa empire was composed of states. -
Apr 1, 1000
Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe stretched across 1800 acres of present day southeastern Zimbabwe. Locals often practiced agriculture and cattle herding. It was the trade center of gold and ivory, and historians believe that Great Zimbabwe traded as far as China, Persia, and Syria. -
Oct 1, 1100
Kilwa
Kilwa is a small island off the east coast of Africa which is now part of Tanzania. At one point it was the most powerful trading port in Africa, when the portuguese took the east coast trade declined with Africa and slaves were being shipped through its ports. It never recovered to its old powerful trading posts -
Mar 5, 1200
Youruba Empire
Yoruba is located in West Africa. It is also known as Oyo. They developed the cabinet system of government. -
Jun 3, 1325
Songhai Empire
Sonni Ali was one of the great emperors who conquered much land. During the 16th century it became and still is the largest empire to have been created in tropical Africa. They were attacked by Mansa Muna in 1325 but overcame that. -
Feb 1, 1440
Benin
Benin was what south west Nigeria. From the 15th century and onwards Benin controlled much of trade between the the Inland Africans and the Europeans on the coast. -
Dec 19, 1450
Mutapa
Medieval kingdom that stretched from the modern countries of Zimbabwe to Mozambique. The empire exported as well as imported many goods such(imports) as silk ceramics and glassware. It is a high plateaued area which made gold a good resource. -
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African Empires