Page 78 - Encyclopedia Of World History Vol III

hausa states 897

Key Events in the History of African States
8th century Cush (in southern Egypt and northern Sudan) invades and conquers Egypt;

bce Shabaka of Cush establishes Egypt’s twenty-fifth dynasty.
6th century Meroe becomes the capital of Cush.
bce

1st millen- Wagadu (Ghana) empire flourishes.
nium ce
1st–3rd Kingdom of Cush flourishes, engages in trade with Rome.
century ce
Mid-3rd Aksum replaces Cush as principal supplier of goods to Rome.
century ce
Early 6th Aksum loses its Nile Valley and southern Arabian provinces.
century ce
6th century Nubian kingdoms (Nobadia, Makuria, and Alodia) flourish.
8th century City of Aksum abandoned.
9th–14th Centralization of political power in central Africa leads to the formation of
century the kingdom of Kongo.
10th–12th Hausa states emerge.
century
c. 1150–early Saifawa dynasty rules in Kanem, in the Lake Chad basin.
14th century
Early 13th Wagadu reduced to a tribute-paying vassal of Soso and Mali.
century
13th century Nubian kingdom of Alodia begins to disintegrate.
13th–14th Loose alliance among the seven Hausa states.
century
Mid-13th– Mali empire flourishes on the Upper Niger River.
mid-15th
century

1290–1450 Great Zimbabwe flourishes in southern Africa.
15th century Empire of Songhai is expanding.
15th century The East African island of Kilwa is a leading trading center.
1591 Songhai loses its independence to invaders from Morocco.
17th–18th Bornu, in the Lake Chad basin, is one of the largest states in Africa.
century
1808–1903 Sokoto caliphate flourishes in West Africa.
1818–1879 Zulu kingdom flourishes.