Time Astra

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa, as today's map draws it. The atlas places 9,406 events here, from the earliest records to our own day: the most significant follow, era by era, with the civilizations at home here and their wonders, trade routes, faiths and great people.

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Civilizations through time

Our civilizations at home here; culture spheres outlined
Nubian and Ethiopian, 2180 BCE – 1975 CENubian and EthiopianKingdom of Kush, 2180 BCE – 350 CEKingdom of KushKingdom of Aksum, 4th century BCE – 960 CEKingdom of AksumWest African Sahel, 100 – 1916 CEWest African SahelGhana Empire, 100 – 12th century CEGhana EmpireKingdom of Makuria, 5th century – 1518 CEKingdom of MakuriaAlodia, 6th century – 1504 CEAlodiaKanem-Bornu Empire, 11th century – 1900Kanem-Bornu EmpireMali Empire, 1235 – 1670Mali EmpireEthiopian Empire, 1270 – 1975Ethiopian EmpireKingdom of Kongo, 1395 – 1914Kingdom of KongoCentral African, 1395 – 1914Central AfricanOyo Empire, 1400 – 1905Oyo EmpireWest African Forest Kingdoms, 1400 – 1905West African Forest KingdomsAdal Sultanate, 1415 – 1577Adal SultanateSonghai Empire, 1464 – 1591Songhai EmpireSennar Sultanate, 1505 – 1821Sennar SultanateMerina Kingdom, 1540 – 1897Merina KingdomMalagasy, 1540 – 1897MalagasySultanate of Darfur, 1603 – 1916Sultanate of DarfurKingdom of Lunda, 1665 – 1884Kingdom of LundaAshanti Empire, 1670 – 1902Ashanti EmpireBamana Empire, 1712 – 1861Bamana EmpireSokoto Caliphate, 1804 – 1903Sokoto Caliphate

Events by era

The most significant of each era, with its centuries

3500 – 1001 BCE3 events

35th century BCE34th century BCE33rd century BCE32nd century BCE31st century BCE30th century BCE29th century BCE28th century BCE27th century BCE26th century BCE25th century BCE24th century BCE23rd century BCE22nd century BCE21st century BCE20th century BCE19th century BCE18th century BCE17th century BCE16th century BCE15th century BCE14th century BCE13th century BCE12th century BCE11th century BCEMore on the atlas

1000 – 501 BCE0 events

No events recorded here in these years.

10th century BCE9th century BCE8th century BCE7th century BCE6th century BCE

500 – 1 BCE3 events

5th century BCE4th century BCE3rd century BCE2nd century BCE1st century BCEMore on the atlas

1 – 500 CE19 events

1st century CE2nd century CE3rd century CE4th century CE5th century CEMore on the atlas

501 – 1000 CE20 events

6th century CE7th century CE8th century CE9th century CE10th century CEMore on the atlas

1001 – 1500124 events

11th century12th century13th century14th century15th centuryMore on the atlas

1501 – 1800323 events

16th century17th century18th centuryMore on the atlas

1801 – 19001,178 events

19th centuryMore on the atlas

1901 – 20004,175 events

20th centuryMore on the atlas

Since 20013,561 events

21st centuryMore on the atlas

Wonders

Standing here, or once

Trade routes

With stops in the region

Faiths that came here

Each from its first arrival

Great people

Of its civilizations, in the halls of the Agora of Ages

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