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Former monarchies of Africa
- Fatimid CaliphateIn the year 902, a missionary named Abu Abdallah al-Shi'i stood among the Kutama Berbers of Little Kabylia. He preached to them about an awaited messiah who…
- Congo Free StateOn the 29th of May 1885, King Leopold II of Belgium announced the creation of a new political entity called the Congo Free State.
- Achaemenid EmpireIn 550 BC, Cyrus the Great defeated the Median king Astyages and captured Ecbatana. This single event marked the birth of an empire that would stretch from…
- Ancient EgyptIn the year 3150 BC, a man named Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt along the banks of the Nile River. This event marked the beginning of a civilization that…
- Ethiopian EmpireIn 1270, a young Amhara nobleman named Yekuno Amlak rose to power in Bete Amhara. He defeated the Zagwe king at the Battle of Ansata and claimed descent from…
- Western Roman EmpireIn 395, the Roman Empire split into two distinct courts when Emperor Theodosius I died. His son Honorius inherited the western half while his brother…
- Union of South AfricaSir George Grey served as Governor of Cape Colony from 1854 to 1861. He believed that political divisions between white-controlled states weakened them…