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*[[Wassoulou Empire]] (1878 AD - 1898 AD)
*[[Wassoulou Empire]] (1878 AD - 1898 AD)
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==Largest African empires by size==
==Largest African empires by size==

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Pre-colonial civilizations

There have been a number of empires located in Africa throughout history. Below is a list of African empires whose capital cities were on the African continent. An empire (as far as political units are concerned) is, according to Webster's II New College Dictionary, "a political unit, often made up of a number of territories or nations, ruled by a single supreme authority."[1] It can also be defined as an extensive enterprise under a unified authority.[1] Webster's goes on to define a nation as a "relatively large group of people organized under a single, usually independent government" or "the territory occupied by such a group of people".[2] There are other definitions with a focus on independent government and distinct cultures. For the purpose of this article, only African states that held authority over unified groups (ethnic states under kings or chiefs rather than simply ethnicities under no central leadership other than the emperor) will be listed in accordance with the dictionary definition of empire.

List of African empires by date established

  • Liberian Republic (1847 AD - 1980 AD)
    • (note: Liberia was established as a republic under the model of the US; however, it fully fit the model of empire as defined by Webster throughout the 19th century)

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Largest African empires by size

  • example
  • New Kingdom Egypt at its height (XVth century BC)
    New Kingdom Egypt at its height (XVth century BC)
  • Carthaginian Empire in the 3rd century BC
    Carthaginian Empire in the 3rd century BC
  • The Aksumite Empire circa 350 AD
    The Aksumite Empire circa 350 AD
  • Fatimid Empire at its Greatest Extent
    Fatimid Empire at its Greatest Extent
  • Map showing the extent of the Almoravid empire
    Map showing the extent of the Almoravid empire
  • Marinid Dynasty in its Greatest Extent
    Marinid Dynasty in its Greatest Extent
  • Mali Empire circa 1350
    Mali Empire circa 1350
  • Ethiopian Empire circa 1900
    Ethiopian Empire circa 1900
  • Songhai Empire Empire circa 1500
    Songhai Empire Empire circa 1500
  • Republic of Liberia
    Republic of Liberia

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Webster's II Dictionary Editors, page 376
  2. ^ Webster's II Dictionary Editors, page 745
  3. ^ Innis, page 40
  4. ^ Nubia#Early_history
  5. ^ Török, page 132
  6. ^ Gates, page 223
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Turchin, Peter and Jonathan M. Adams and Thomas D. Hall: "East-West Orientation of Historical Empires and Modern States", page 222. Journal of World-Systems Research, Vol. XII, No. II, 2006
  8. ^ Hunwick, page xlix

Sources

  • Gates, Henry Louis & Kwame Anthony Appiah (1999). Africana: The Encylcopedia of the African and African American Experience. New York City: Basic Civitas Books. pp. 2095 Pages. ISBN 0-46500-071-1.
  • Hunwick, John O. (2003). Timbuktu and the Songahy Empire: Al-Sa’di’s Ta’rikh Al-sudan Down to 1613 and other Contemporary Documents. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers. pp. 488 Pages. ISBN 9-00412-822-4. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)
  • Innis, Harold A. (2006). Empire and Communications. Toronto: Dundurn Press Ltd. pp. 287 Pages. ISBN 1-55002-662-3.
  • Török, László (1999). The Kingdom of Kush: Handbook of the Napatan-Meroitic Civilization. Leiden: BRILL. p. 589. ISBN 9-00410-448-8.
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