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Mali Empire Mali 1610
     
 
 
   
Ashante Ghana 1600 - Present 411
 
 
Dahomey Benin 1600 - 1900 300 Benin
 
Songhai Niger 1591
 
Damagaram Niger 1731 - 1890s 160s
 
Yoruba Nigeria 1400 - Present 611
Askiya Nigeria 1591
 
Sokoto
 
Bornu Nigeria 1376 - 1893 517
 
Benin West Africa 1180 - 1897 717
 
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C Africa
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S Africa
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Portuguese Cape Verde
1462 - 1975
513
@ Ribeira Grande (now Cidade Velha) 1462 - 1770 308) Praia (1770 - 1975 205)
Portuguese
Colony
1582 Sir Francis Drakek sacked Ribeira Grande
1585 Sir Francis Drakek sacked Ribeira Grande
Portuguese Cape Verde
1462 - 1975
513
@ Ribeira Grande (now Cidade Velha) 1462 - 1770 308) Praia (1770 - 1975 205)
Portuguese
Colony
Portuguese Cape Verde
1462 - 1975
513
@ Ribeira Grande (now Cidade Velha) 1462 - 1770 308) Praia (1770 - 1975 205)
Portuguese
Colony
1712 Cassard's Pillage of Portuguese Cape Verde.
1712 French attack Ribeira Grande
1747 Drought
1781 Battle of Porto Praya
Portuguese Cape Verde
1462 - 1975
513
@ Ribeira Grande (now Cidade Velha) 1462 - 1770 308) Praia (1770 - 1975 205)
Portuguese
Colony
1810 Whaling ships from Massachusetts & Rhode Island recruite immagrants toUS
Portuguese Cape Verde
1462 - 1975
513
@ Ribeira Grande (now Cidade Velha) 1462 - 1770 308) Praia (1770 - 1975 205)
Portuguese
Colony
1944 Action of 13 May. Cape Verde Islands, Atlantic USA 1DE 0 VS Japan 1Sub 1 #52X
Republic of Cape Verde
1975 - Present
36
@ Praia
Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole
Parliamentary Republic
1500s
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s
 
1644 - 74 30 Char Bouba War. Mauritania. Maqil Arab Tribes vs Sanhadja Berber Tribes
   
@ Nouakchott
Arabic, French
Islamic Republic
1500s
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s
Kingdom of Denanke
1514 - 1776
262
@ Anyam Godo, Fula
Kingdom of Denanke
1514 - 1776
262
@ Anyam Godo, Fula
Kingdom of Denanke
1514 - 1776
262
@ Anyam Godo, Fula
 
Republic of Senegal
1960 - Present
51
@ Dakar
French, Wolof, Soninke, SeereerSiin, Fula, Maninka, Diola
Semipresidential Republic
Great Fulo Empire
1514 - 1776
262
Anyam Godo, Senegal
Great Fulo Empire
1514 - 1776
262
Anyam Godo, Senegal
Great Fulo Empire
1514 - 1776
262
Anyam Godo, Senegal
   
Kingdom of Cayor
1549 - 1879
330
@ Mboul, Senegal. Wolof
Kingdom of Cayor
1549 - 1879
330
@ Mboul, Senegal. Wolof
Kingdom of Cayor
1549 - 1879
330
@ Mboul, Senegal. Wolof
Kingdom of Cayor
1549 - 1879
330
@ Mboul, Senegal. Wolof
 
Kingdom of Baol
1555 - 1874
319
@ C Senegal
Kingdom of Baol
1555 - 1874
319
@ C Senegal
Kingdom of Baol
1555 - 1874
319
@ C Senegal
Kingdom of Baol
1555 - 1874
319
@ C Senegal
 
Kingdom of Kasa
1590s - 1710s
120s
Senegal conquered by Kaabu
Kingdom of Kasa
1590s - 1710s
120s
Senegal conquered by Kaabu
Kingdom of Kasa
1590s - 1710s
120s
Senegal conquered by Kaabu
Kingdom of Fouta Tooro
1725 - 1861
136
@ Orefondee
Pulaar
Sunni Islam
Monarchy
1776 - 1804 28 Abdul Kaader
Kingdom of Fouta Tooro
1725 - 1861
136
@ Orefondee
Pulaar
Sunni Islam
Monarchy
1776 - 1804 28 Abdul Kaader
1804 - 59 55 Unknown
 
 
French Senegal
1659 - 1960
301
@ Saint Lewis
Colony
French Senegal
1659 - 1960
301
@ Saint Lewis
Colony
French Senegal
1659 - 1960
301
@ SaintLewis
Colony
1859 Battle of Logandeme.
1825 FrancoTrarzan War. Senegal. France, Comte de Villèle vs Forces of Muhammad al Habib
French Senegal
1659 - 1960
301
@ SaintLewis
Colony
1940 Battle of Dakar. Senegal German France 1B 1D 2C 4D 1 3Su 2 1Fre F VS UK, Australia, Free French 2B 2D 1AC 6To 5C 2D 10D
     
1866 Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune
 
1500s
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s
   
British Colony of Gambia
1783 - 1889
106
@
1783 Created by Treaty of Paris
British Colony of Gambia
1889 - 1965
76
@
Republic of Gambia
1965 - Present
46
@ Bajul
English, Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, Serer, Jola
Presidential Republic
1500s
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s
Portuguese Guinea
1474 - 1974
500
@ Bissau
Portuguese
Colony; Overseas territory ; State
Portuguese Guinean escudo
Portuguese Guinea
1474 - 1974
500
@ Bissau
Portuguese
Colony; Overseas territory ; State
Portuguese Guinean escudo
Portuguese Guinea
1474 - 1974
500
@ Bissau
Portuguese
Colony; Overseas territory ; State
Portuguese Guinean escudo
Portuguese Guinea
1474 - 1974
500
@ Bissau
Portuguese
Colony; Overseas territory ; State
Portuguese Guinean escudo
Portuguese Guinea
1474 - 1974
500
@ Bissau
Portuguese
Colony; Overseas territory ; State
Portuguese Guinean escudo
@Kansala, Guinea Bissau
@Kansala, Guinea Bissau
@Kansala, Guinea Bissau
@Kansala, Guinea Bissau
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
1974 - Present
37
@ Bissau
Portuguese
Semipresidential Republic
1500s
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s
   
Kingdom of Fouta Djallon
1725 - 1896
171
@ Timbo
Pulaar
Sunni Islam
Monarchy
1725 - 77 52 Alfa Ibrahim Musa
Kingdom of Fouta Djallon
1725 - 1896
171
@ Timbo
Pulaar
Sunni Islam
Monarchy
1894 - 6 2 Boubacar 3
Republic of Guinea
1958 - Present
53
@ Conakry
French, Mandinka, Fula, Susu
Presidential Republic
     
1814 - 6 2 Ashanti Akim Akwapim War Ashanti Empire Akwapim Tribes Akim Tribes West Africa
1806 - 7 11 AshantiFante War Ashanti Empire British Empire Fante Confederacy Dutch Empire Ghana
1842 France occupies Tahiti, Guinea & Gabon
 
1500s
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s
Koya Kingdom
1505 - 1896
391
Cape Mount, Sierra Leon
   
1801 - 5 4 Temne War British Empire Susu Tribes Kingdom of Koya
1815 TemneSusu War Kingdom of Koya Susu Tribes Sierra Leon
1821 Sierra Leone, Gambia andGold Coast are combined to form British West Africa
1961 Sierra Leone
1500s
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s
     
1821 Liberia founded for freed US slaves
 
1500s
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s
Mali Empire
1235 - 1610
375
@Niani; then Kaba, Mali. Ancestor worship. Mandinkan.  1250 100 K KM 1312 1.3M KM 1380 1.1MKM 1500 400K KM Keita Dynasty
Mali Empire
1235 - 1610
375
@Niani; then Kaba, Mali. Ancestor worship. Mandinkan.  1250 100 K KM 1312 1.3M KM 1380 1.1MKM 1500 400K KM Keita Dynasty
Kénédougou Kingdom
1650 - 1898
248
@ Mali
Kénédougou Kingdom
1650 - 1898
248
@ Mali
Kénédougou Kingdom
1650 - 1898
248
@ Mali
 
   
@ Ségou, Mali Ancestor worship Bambara
@ Ségou, Mali Ancestor worship Bambara
 
1599 Battle of Jenné Mali Empire is defeated at
1574 80 Years Warcapital of Zeeland, Middelburg declares forProtestants.
1644 - 74 30 Mauritanian 30 Year War.
1545 Songhai forces sackMalian capital of Niani
 
1725 Fulani nomads took complete control of Fuuta Jallon in Guinea & set upfirst of many Fulani jihad states to come.
1738 - 56 18 Famine acrossSahel, halfpopulation of Timbuktu, Mali died.
1826 Seku Ahmadu conquers Timbuktu
 
1907 Great Mosque of Djenné Mali
1500s
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s
   
1893 French colonise Ivory Coast
 
1500s
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s
       
1930s Ouagadougou Cathedral Burkina Faso
1500s
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s
 
Ashanti Empire
1670 - 1902 372
@ Kumasi, Ghana. Ancestor worship. Twi. 1874 #3M 259K KM
Ashanti Empire
1670 - 1902 372
@ Kumasi, Ghana. Ancestor worship. Twi. 1874 #3M 259K KM
Ashanti Empire
1670 - 1902 372
@ Kumasi, Ghana. Ancestor worship. Twi. 1874 #3M 259K KM
Ashanti Empire
1670 - 1902 372
@ Kumasi, Ghana. Ancestor worship. Twi. 1874 #3M 259K KM
 
1625 Battle of Elmina
1637 Battle of Elmina
@ Kumasi, Ghana. Ancestor worship. Twi. #3M 259K KM
1781 Battle of Elmina
720 Lake Bosumtwi grows from pond to present size due to increased rain.
@ Kumasi, Ghana. Ancestor worship. Twi. #3M 259K KM
1811 GaFante War Ghana. Fante Confederacy, Akwapim Tribes, Akim Tribes vs Ashanti Empire, Ga Tribes, British Empire, Dutch Empire
1823 - 31 8 1st AngloAshanti War United Kingdom Ashanti Empire West Africa
1894 - 62 4th AngloAshanti War United Kingdom Ashanti Empire Ghana
1863 - 4 1 2nd AngloAshanti War Ghana. British Empire vs Ashanti Empire
1894 Holy Trinity Cathedral (Accra) Completed
1894 Holy Trinity Cathedral (Accra) Completed
1934 36 Suppression of Ghanese radicals
1940 - 1 1 East African Campaign. Sudan, British Somaliland, Colonial Kenya, Italian Eritrea, Italian Somaliland, French Somaliland, Abyssinia UK, British Somaliland, Kenya Colony, British India, Gold Coast, Colonial Nigeria, N. Rhodesia, S. Rhodesia, Nyasaland, South Africa, Free Ethiopians, Belgium, Belgian Congo, Free French 20 then 250+ 4+ VS Italy 74, Italian E. Africa 182 Eritrean & Somalians 156 6+ 230C
1957 Ghana Malay states become independent
1500s
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s
         
1500s
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s
Kingdom of Benin
1180 - 1897
717

Kingdom of Benin
1180 - 1897
717

Kingdom of Benin
1180 - 1897
717

Kingdom of Benin
1180 - 1897
717

 
Kingdom of Whydah
1550s - 1850s
300s
Benin Slave trading post exported some thousand slaves a month
Kingdom of Whydah
1550s - 1850s
300s
Benin Slave trading post exported some thousand slaves a month
Kingdom of Whydah
1550s - 1850s
300s
Benin Slave trading post exported some thousand slaves a month
Kingdom of Whydah
1550s - 1850s
300s
Benin Slave trading post exported some thousand slaves a month
 
Kingdom of Dahomey
1600 - 1900 300
Abomey, Benin. L Fon R Vodun 8K KM #350K
Kingdom of Dahomey
1600 - 1900 300
Abomey, Benin. L Fon R Vodun 8K KM #350K
Kingdom of Dahomey
1600 - 1900 300
Abomey, Benin. L Fon R Vodun 8K KM #350K
1883 Cotonou Cathedral Diocese Created
1892 - 94 12 2nd Franco-Dahomean War France Dahomey Benin

 
1500s
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s
Kingdom of Dendi
1591 - 1901
310
@Lulama, Niger. Songhai
Kingdom of Dendi
1591 - 1901
310
@Lulama, Niger. Songhai
Kingdom of Dendi
1591 - 1901
310
@Lulama, Niger. Songhai
Kingdom of Dendi
1591 - 1901
310
@Lulama, Niger. Songhai
Kingdom of Dendi
1591 - 1901
310
@Lulama, Niger. Songhai
   
Kingdom of Damagaram
1731 - 1890s
159
Zinder, Niger.
   
   
Kingdom of Dosso
1750 - 1890s
140s
SW Niger
1810 - 8 8 Amadus Jihad Forces of Seku Amadu Bamana Empire Niger
 
1500s
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s
Nri Kingdom
948 - 1911 963
Post Eri Period
1043 - 1936
893
1512 - 82 70 Eze Nri Fenenu Agbadana
Nri Kingdom
948 - 1911 963
1583 - 1676 93 Eze Nri AgụObeagu
1677 - 1700 23 Eze Nri Apia & Nri–Alike Both from UruọjiBoth diedsame day
Nri Kingdom
948 - 1911 963
1701 - 23 21 Eze Nri EzimiloAgbadana Assassinated
1724 - 94 70 Eze Nri ÈwenétemAgbadana
1795 Mungo Park sets out to discover source of Niger
1804 - 10 6 Fulani War, Nigeria & Cameroon. Forces of Usman dan Fodio vs Hausa Kingdoms
1811 - 2 1 OwuIfe War. Nigeria. Owu vs Kingdom of IleIfe
1854 French conquest of Senegal
1804 - 10 6 Fulani Jihad in Nigeria.
Nri Kingdom
948 - 1911 963
1889 - 1936 47 Eze Nri Òbalíke Uruoji
Post decline
1937 - Present 76
1937 - 87 50 Eze Nri Jiọfọ 2 Taabansi Udene Agbadana
1940 - 1 1 East African Campaign. Sudan, British Somaliland, Colonial Kenya, Italian Eritrea, Italian Somaliland, French Somaliland, Abyssinia UK, British Somaliland, Kenya Colony, British India, Gold Coast, Colonial Nigeria, N. Rhodesia, S. Rhodesia, Nyasaland, South Africa, Free Ethiopians, Belgium, Belgian Congo, Free French 20 then 250+ 4+ VS Italy 74, Italian E. Africa 182 Eritrean & Somalians 156 6+ 230C
1988 - present 23 Eze Nri Ènweleána 2 Obidiegwu Onyeso (MFR)
1903 Britain takes Sokoto & ends Fulani Empire. Nigeria.
1995 Nigeria suspended from Commonwealth
1960 British Nigeria Independant.
1984 Abuja National Mosque nigeria
Yoruba Kingdom
1400 - Present
611
@ Nigeria
       
Igala Kingdom
1500s - 1901 401
@ Idah, Nigeria
Igala Kingdom
1500s - 1901 401
@ Idah, Nigeria
Igala Kingdom
1500s - 1901 401
@ Idah, Nigeria
Igala Kingdom
1500s - 1901 401
@ Idah, Nigeria
Igala Kingdom
1500s - 1901 401
@ Idah, Nigeria
 
     
     
Akwa Akpa Kingdom
1800s
@ NE Nigeria