A map showing the continent of Africa between 1000-1500.
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Rise and Fall of Ghana
Rise of the Toutswe Kingdom
First Hausa State Established
Expansion of Sunni Islam in North Africa and Iberia
Great Zimbabwe Urbanism and Architecture
Songhai Kingdom Converts to Islam
Zīrids Break from Fāṭimid Dynasty and Revive Sunni Islam
Almoravids Conquer Morocco and Establish the Almoravid Empire
Hummay Founds Sefuwa Dynasty
Emergence of Mapungubwe
Almoravids Sack Kumbi
Founding of Timbuktu
Origins of Swahili in Its Written Form
Trading Center of Kilwa Kisiwani Founded
Lalibela Founds the Christian Capital of Ethiopia
Ndiadiane N’diaye Founds the Wolof Empire
Mai Dunama Dibbalemi Expands Kanem Empire
Reign of Sundiata of Mali
Yekuno Amlak Founds the Solomonid Dynasty
Mansa Mūsā’s Pilgrimage to Mecca Sparks Interest in Mali Empire
Travels of Ibn Baṭṭūṭah
Kilwa Kisiwani Begins Economic and Historical Decline
Al-ՙUmarī Writes a History of Africa
ՙAlā՚-ud-Dīn Bahman Shāh Founds the Bahmanī Sultanate
Foundation of the West African States of Benin
