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1000-1400 Kilwa is a small island off the east coast of Africa, part of what is now Tanzania.
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1000-2000 Hausa is found in north, northwestern Nigeria. The population of the Hausa empire is around 1.5 million people.
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1075-1203 A.K.A Wagadou Empire, located in what is now southeastern Mauritania and Western Mali. Natural resources include: gold, salt and ivory
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1235-1600 A.K.A Mandingo Empire or Manden Kurufa empire, total area included almost all land between the Sahara and coastal forests. Found in the present day countries of Senegal, southern Mauritania, Mali, northern Burkina Faso, western Niger, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, the Ivory Coast and northern Ghana. By 1350, the empire covered approximately 439,400 mi square.
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1400- 1800 The Yoruba people are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa.Yoruba people are predominantly in niger and makes up 21% of the population. The Yoruba constitute between 30 and 50 million individuals. -
The Benin Empire was a pre-colonial African nation in what is now modern Nigeria. In 1440, Oba Ewuare, came to power and turned the city-state into an empire. -
1450-1629 Mutapa was a medieval kingdom and was stretched between The Zambezi and Limpopo rivers.
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The Kingdom of Zimbabwe 1220–1450 was a kingdom located in the territory of modern-day Zimbabwe. It is famous for its capital, Great Zimbabwe, the largest stone structure in Southern Africa until recent times.
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800-1591 The Songhai Empire is found on the Niger River. Declined after the death of the emperor. They were mostly arabic.
