Empire

Emperor Menelik II was one of Ethiopia’s most illustrious rulers, reigning as King of Shewa from 1866 to 1889 and as King and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 until his death in 1913. On August 17, 1884, in Ankober, Shewa, Ethiopia, he was born Sahle Miriam. Woizero Ejigayehu Lemma Adyamo, his mother, was a palace servant, and his father was …

The Kuba kingdom, located between the Kasai and Sankuru rivers in the southern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was one of the most powerful and beautiful civilizations that flourished from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Migrating from the far north to their current location in the 16th century, the Kuba kingdom was largely isolated due to …

The New Kingdom, often known as the Egyptian Empire, was the time in ancient Egyptian history between the sixteenth and eleventh centuries BC, encompassing Egypt’s Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth dynasties. Radiocarbon dating dates the start of the New Kingdom between 1570 and 1544 BC. The Second Intermediate Period was followed by the New Kingdom, which was followed by the Third …

Ewuare (also known as Ewuare the Great or Ewuare I) was the Oba (king) of the Benin Empire from 1440 to 1473. Ewuare became king after a violent coup against his brother Uwaifiokun that destroyed large partBenin City. Following the war, Ewuare rebuilt much of Benin’s city, restructured political systems in the kingdom, widened the kingdom’s territory, and promoted the …

Queen Shanakdakhete took the Throne of Kush Empire in ancient Nubia from 170 to 150 BC. The Queen ruled with absolute power in the Meroë Empire as well as a result, the Queen became someone known as the Lord of the Two Lands. The Queen also exercised power without the support of a king, which was unusual for the time. …

The Kingdom of the Banyakitara is also known as the Empire of Kitara or Chwezi Empire (Empire of the Sun, Empire of the Moon, Empire of the Light). It ruled most of the Nile valley and beyond during its peak growth. When the Kingdom of Aksum disintegrated about 940 AD into the kingdoms of Makuria, Zagwe, Damot, and Shewa, another …

Idia was the mother of Esigie, the Oba of Benin who reigned from 1504 to 1550. She was portrayed as a great warrior who fought tirelessly before and during her son’s reign as the oba (king) of the Edo people. Following the death of Esigie’s father, Oba Ozolua, Queen Idia was instrumental in securing the title of oba for him. …

Nobatia of Lower Nubia was a late antique kingdom. It succeeded the kingdom of Kush, along with the two other Nubian kingdoms of Makuria and Alodia. Nobadia steadily spread after its founding around 400, defeating the Blemmyes in the north and incorporating the territories between the second and third Nile cataract in the south. It converted to Coptic Christianity in …

Osei Kofi Tutu I (c.1660-c.1717), who was assisted by Okomfo Anokye, his chief priest and distant relative, was one of the founders of the Ashanti Empire. The Asante are a West African ethnic group belonging to the Akan ethnic group. Osei Tutu led an Asante coalition against the regional hegemon, the Denkyira, and defeated them completely. He then convinced the …

In the Middle Ages, the tales about the land of gold in Africa spread throughout Europe. Arab merchants talked about the Wagadu Empire, also known as the Ghana Empire. One of the main gold producers in Africa was the Wagadu Empire, also known as the Ghana Empire. The king owned all of the gold. Every golden nugget weighing between 25 …