21 Most Famous and Powerful kingdoms/Empires in the History of Africa

21 Most Famous and Powerful kingdoms/Empires in the History of Africa.

1) The Songhai Empire (1401-1600) – Niger ??, Mali ??, Mauritania ??, Senegal ??, Nigeria??, Guinea ??, The Gambia??, Algeria (south) ??, Burkina-Faso??, and Ivory Coast ??, Chad ??

2) The Kingdom of Egypt – Egypt ??

3) The Aksumite( Axum) Empire(100-940 CE) – Ethiopia/Eritrea ??/??

4) The Mali Empire (1235 to 1670)- Mali ??, Senegal ??, Burkina Faso ??, Niger ??, Guinea ??, The Gambia ??, Guinea-Bissau ??, Ghana ??

5) The Great Benin Empire(1440-1897) – Nigeria ??

6) The Empire of Ghana( Wagadugu 601 – 1240) – Mauritania ??, Senegal??

7) The Great Zimbabwe Empire (1220-1450 CE)- ??

8) The Ethiopian Empire ( Abyssinia ) 1270 (beginning of Solomonid Dynasty) until 1974 – Ethiopia ??

9) The Kingdom of Kush (1069 BCE and 350 CE) – Sudan/ South Sudan ??/??

10) The Kingdom of Kongo ( 1301 – 1665 ) – Angola ?? DRC ?? Congo ?? and Gabon ??

11) The Oyo Empire.(1300s-1835) – Nigeria ??
12) The Carthage Empire (814 BC–146 BC)- Tunisia ??
13) Kanem-Bornu Empire. (1396-1893)- Nigeria ??
14) The Mutapa Empire (c. 1450-1629)- Zimbabwe/Mozambique ??/??

15) Ashanti Empire. (1701 to 1901)- Ghana ??
16) The Aro Confederacy (1690–1902)- Nigeria ??
17) The Jolof Empire. (1350 to 1549)- Senegal ??
18) The Kingdom of Nri (800AD until 1911)- Nigeria ??
19) The Luba Empire.(1585–1889) – DRC ??
20) The Nok Civilization.(1500 BC — c. 500) AD- Nigeria ??
21) The Zulu Empire (1816-1897)- South Africa ??