A taste of ancient africa south of egypt

SUDAN: AXUM, KUSH & NUBIA – Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt from (730 BC)

SUDAN: AXUM, KUSH & NUBIA – Ancient and once more powerful than Egypt

SUDAN: AXUM, KUSH & NUBIA

ApaHuastec culture


ETHIOPIA: One of 12 rock hewn churches built by King Lalibella (1167 – 1207 AD)

ETHIOPIA

The Treasury of the Arc of the Covenant, Axum

ETHIOPIA

Field of obelisks, Axum(4th century AD)

ETHIOPIA

Courtyard of St. Mary of Zion, Axum(4th century AD)

CHAD

Idris Alooma Sultan of Bornu

(16th century AD)

KINGDOMS OF GHANA, MALI & SONGHAI

The Old Empire of Ghana(Officially founded in 800 AD)

Mansa Sundiata KeitaFounder of the Mali Empire

(1217 - 1255 AD)


Mansa Abubakari II Emperor of Mali (14th century AD)

180 years before Columbus


Mansa MusaKing of Mali

(1280 - 1337 AD)



The Djinguereber Mosque in Timbuktu, built by Mansa Musa

Muhammed Toure, Askia the Great Emperor of the Songhai empire

(1443 – 1538 AD)


Osei TutuKing of the Asante

(Circa 1675 – 1717 AD)


Yaa Asantewaa Queen of the Asante

(1840 – 1921 AD)



Ancient city of Kumasi, Ghana(19th century AD)

BURKINA FASO

Dahomey Amazons Warriors

Created in the 14th century

DAHOMEY

BENIN CITY: NIGERIA

Depiction of the Oba of Benin

BENIN CITY : NIGERIA

View of Benin City before British conquest(1891 AD)

BENIN CITY: NIGERIA

The Great Wall of Benin(Constructed between 800 – mid-1400s AD)The largest man made structure in the world

BENIN CITY: NIGERIA

Plan of Ancient Benin City

BENIN CITY: NIGERIA

The King on horseback in the foreground His palace turrets in the middle ground

(1670 AD)

BENIN: NIGERIA

Oba Ewuare the Great(1440 - 1473 AD)

KANO: NIGERIA

King William of the Gabon and his principal wife

(1891 AD)

GABON

ANGOLA

Queen Nzinga Queen of Ndongo and Matamba kingdoms

(1583 – 1663 AD)

ZIMBABWE

Great Zimbabwe Ruins(11th - 14th century AD)

ZIMBABWE

Great Zimbabwe Ruins(11th - 15th century AD)

SOUTH AFRICA

NandiQueen of Zulu Land

(1760 – 1827 AD)

SOUTH AFRICA

Shaka King of Zulu Land (1787 – 1828 AD)

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