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King Afonso I of Kongo, ruler of the Kongolese Kingdom (1509 -1543)

Born Nzinga Mbemba, King Alfonso I was the ruler of the Kongolese people in the early sixteenth century. He reigned over the Kongo Empire from 1509 to late 1542 or 1543. Mbemba created a good commercial connection with the Portuguese, and embraced Catholicism as a result of this relationship. Every aspect of the life of the King, from his name, got changed …

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Sankore University in Timbuktu, Mali. Is one of the world’s oldest universities & center of today’s education

With relation to the world history, the connection to one of the richest kings that has ever lived is a product of Mali’s wealth. King Mansa Musa from Mali is the richest man who ever lived. Mali has one of the world’s oldest known universities. Its literary impact was so wide which included many academic studies documenting African and Southern …

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Battle of Dongola between early Arab-Muslims and Nubian of Makuria Kingdom in 642

The First Battle of Dongola was a battle between early Arab-Muslim forces of the Rashidun Caliphate and the Nubian- forces of the Kingdom of Makuria in 642. The battle, which resulted in a Makurian victory, temporarily halted Arab incursions into Nubia and set the tone for an atmosphere of hostility between the two cultures until the culmination of the Second Battle of Dongola in 652. The Second Battle of Dongola or Siege of Dongola was a military engagement …

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