Timeline of African History Foldout Chart

[@UsefulCharts]

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[@therongjr]

Thank you SO MUCH for providing a non-Amazon link!

[@insultobot]

just ordered from SandS

[@Montasia1112011]

Is it possible to list the sources of your data?

[@erdibulku6848]

No mention of the Islamic slave trade but you sure put an emphasis on the Atlantic slave trade.

[@candicedefaoite2439]

Is your video out on Europe?

[@rla26368]

Excellent! I never learned much outside Euro-American history in school. It is a great starting point!

[@monferno1]

I’ve read some books about Islamic history, the ones on the Fatimids and Mamluks are interesting but hard to read, the style of the time was very esoteric

[@icarusunited]

Other such cultures to read about are the Korean, Chinese, and Arabic cultures. White Culture is also another interesting read. From the Caucus to Europe. From Jews to Armenians when you look at it from the lense of a non-racist you can see a lot of cool stuff.

[@rodrigoe.gordillo2617]

What American history?

[@WorldlyBudget]

I am having trouble finding documentaries about the Western African Empires.

[@Elijahmyles55]

@@WorldlyBudget same 😕 have you found any ?

[@phileon2323]

You know what would be nice, a chart of indian history. As a non indian I often hear about many different kingdoms and periods in the history of the subcontinent, yet always have a hard time keeping track of what happened when and where. I think it would be a great resource for those interested in the topic and yet struggle with it.

[@UsefulCharts]

A good portion of the Asian foldout is a timeline of Indian history.

[@re_patel]

I think India wasn't governed as a 'whole', until after independence. Before that there were smaller kingdoms (maybe 7?). At that time, some kingdoms grew stronger than others/ had more influence than others.

[@CutieZalbu]

@@re_patel True I only know about Mughal and Ashoka,That’s it. I’m so confused,Along with the several dynasties of China,Which I need a timeline for as well

[@Despotic_Waffle]

@@CutieZalbu you should read upon the tamil kingdoms of the South of India, like Chola. Influenced southeast asia a lot is pretty interesting

[@BillGreenAZ]

@@Despotic_Waffle That sounds interesting.

[@evanleed1767]

Love these charts! In terms of African history the Swahili Coast is pretty significant. They helped grow a large trade network over the Indian Ocean. Maybe one to discuss some day?

[@nerdlarge4691]

The Roman Nubian conflict which halted Roman advancement into the Nile Valley, the Christian Kingdoms of Nubia, along with the Arab East African Slave Trade, and the rise of the Swahili and Malagasy cultures deserved a mention in this history overview.

[@ghostflossy2403]

Shit would be a 3 hr video if it had a fuller map of the history facts lol

[@brackguthrie9470]

Like he said, its a jumping off point.

[@nickc3657]

I’m guessing some things had to be cut to summarize the history of such a huge continent

[@003mohamud]

don't forget the Somali states in the horn!

[@majd_shoots]

The Arab slave trade was insignificant in comparison to the trans Atlantic, and local African slave trade probably exceeded it in numbers tens of times over

[@nathananderson9701]

Love your videos. However, as an Africanist archaeologist who specializes in Islamicate eastern Africa, I was very surprised by your decision not to include anything regarding the Swahili or Malagasy. The Swahili cultural sphere was Bantu in heritage and likely the product of an early dynastic family and city building effort (likely the inspiration for the Shirazi mythos, though this family was almost certianly Islamized Africans and not Persian colonists). Swahili cities were very important players in the world of their time. Similar things could be said for the later Sakalava and Merina kingdoms of Madagascar. I hope there is more regarding Sub-Saharan eastern Africa in the book itself. That said, love your videos, always a joy to watch.

[@UsefulCharts]

Good point. Should definitely have included something on this.

[@theghosthero6173]

I also wonder why morroco is absent from the modern era, they defeated the portuguese and Conquered the songhai empire

[@guilhermespindler5145]

Totally agree!

[@nathananderson9701]

​@Anonymus X While I am not entirely familiar with the Sultanate of Malawi I can say with certianty that the Afro-Iranian genesis of the Swahili is very much a fringe interpretation in academia. The archaeology, the linguistics, and even the historical record disagree with general colonizing narrative as told in the various Shirazi traditions. Saying the coastal populations of the Swahili coast have a Bantu heritage, while not incorrect, was simplifying the picture, I admit that (this is a youtube comment after all). However, the input of foreign genetic data is not as clear cut as you claim. A excellent overview provided by Ryan L. Raaum et al. in 2018's The Swahili World (edited by Wynne-Jones and LaViolette) found that, while a significant portion of Swahili Y chromosomal lineages had south Arabian and Persian Gulf origins, there results only evidence some settlement of the coast by non-Africans prior to the Omani colonization. Raaum stresses that "... these data should not be seen as supportive of the old colonial theories of Arabian colonies on the Swahili coast. There is little archaeological evidence to support establishment of permanent settlement by non-Africans in eastern Africa at the origins of the Swahili towns and city-states prior to 1000 ce. Indeed, the archaeological evidence from any extensively excavated site shows only evidence of pre-Muslim indigenous populations in those places...'' (pg 98). They continue "... the Ba-Alawi clan from Shiraz (Iran) are reported to have been resident in the Swahili world for centuries before they became rulers of Vumba Kuu (Hollis 1900; McKay 1975), and the Nebhans from Oman did not emerge as the Nabahani dynasty of Pate until they had been resident there for three centuries (Martin 1974; Wilkinson 1981; Ibrahim 1990; Allen 1993: 244; Tolmacheva 1993; Pouwels 2002). The Y chromosome data, in concert with the historical and archaeological data, suggest a trickle of non-African males into Swahili communities over a long period of time." (pg 98) The mitochondrial DNA is almost exclusively African by contrast. It is possible that this disparity is the result of centuries of majority male Arabo-Persian sailors arriving on the coast and marrying/copulating with local women. That said, when discussing the Mozambique Channel, or the Comorian Archipelago and northern Madagascar more specifically, there is substantive and well accepted evidence of some limited Arabo-Persian micro-migrations. It is fair to have some beef with terms like "the Swahili", but as a foreign scholar working in the region I rely on the self-identifying terminology utilized by the present populations to which the cultural heritage I examine belongs. Also, I would be careful in restricting southern Arabian interconnections with coastal East Africa to antiquity. Aden, Sharma, and the larger Hadhramaut were in near continuous connection with the Swahili cultural sphere, including northwestern Madgascar, until the arrival of the Portuguese. These connections were substantial enough that stone mosques built in the style of Lamu were found at Sharma, almost certianly to serve Swahili Muslims. These connections are not just mapped materially, Islamic historians like Ibn al-Mujāwir, in his 13th century work Tārīkh al-mustabṣir, record such connections as well. Anyways, its always a pleasure to discuss with someone clearly knowledgeable of the region and its history.

[@yungslash8616]

@@nathananderson9701 yeah facts. The Swahili’s made up the Shirazi origin to strengthen there ties through Islam. Through archaeology and linguistics as well as architecture of the Swahili they are 100% Bantus in origin.

[@admirekashiri9879]

You made one mistakes urbanisation wasn't just in East Africa it was in West Africa too, the early city states of Dhar Tichitt and Walata date back to between 2,000 to 500 B.C. these were believed to be Soninke city states that later gave rise to the Wagadu empire.

[@yungslash8616]

Yeah I didn’t notice that. People usually downplay ancient west Africa’s urbanisation.

[@accountretired9479]

THANK YOU was just waiting for someone to bring this up

[@frag9575]

It doesn't fit the narrative that Africans as a whole were highly intelligent and the creators of modern society

[@bilalmohamed5055]

@@frag9575 they weren't the creators of modern society id credit the Mesopotamian cultures for that but I'm no expert

[@frag9575]

@@bilalmohamed5055 well if your not informed why share your opinion on something you dont know rather than factually based

[@tathemrelag3123]

I think East African history deserves a video all to itself. Some things just off the top of my head that didn't get mentioned here: 1. The Kingdom of Kush lasted from ~1070BC to ~350AD, making it quite possibly the longest-lasting country in world history. 2. The "non-Christian queen named Gudit" on the timeline (but not verbally mentioned) was the queen of the Kingdom of Semien - a Jewish kingdom founded in 325AD when King Ezana of Aksum converted to Christianity and attempted to forcibly convert his subjects, forcing the Ethiopian Jews into exile. Lasting from 325 to 1627, Semien was also one of history's longest-lasting countries. 3. The Kingdom of Aksum, the Ethiopian Empire, and (depending on how you measure its lifespan) the Kanem Empire are also high on the list of longest-lasting countries. 4. The Kingdom of Aksum played a vital role in the history of Islam - and thus, the world - by sheltering Mohammad and his early followers during their exile from Mecca. 5. The previously mentioned King Ezana not only forcibly Christianized Aksum - thus causing the Kingdom of Semien to be created and laying the foundation for Aksum's destruction - but he was also the king of Aksum who finally destroyed the last remnant of the Kingdom of Kush. As far as I'm concerned, this makes him one of the most important Africans in world history.

[@zerotwoisreal]

japan has existed since 660 BC which makes them the actual longest lasting country

[@comradeofthebalance3147]

@@zerotwoisreal Definitions would need to be argued here. They didn't control the entirety of the home Islands and they did not exactly had a very developed culture yet. Longest family line yes but if we go by that as a measure, you can virtually use much of the modern states of Afro-Eurasia.

[@tathemrelag3123]

​@@zerotwoisreal Japan hasn't exactly had a continuous state that whole time. Yes, the imperial dynasty has been around that whole time (allegedly - there's no archaeological evidence that the ones before Sujin in 97BC actually existed, but that would still make Japan the longest-lasting country if we use the imperial family as our standard). However, though the Emperor has always been the head of state, the form the government took has changed dramatically. I wouldn't say that the absolute monarchy of classical Japan, the series of shogunates of medieval and early modern Japan, and the constitutional monarchy of modern Japan were all the same country - just as I wouldn't say the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, and the Federal Republic of Germany were all the same country. But as Comrade of the Balance said, the definition of what counts as a "continuous country" is arguable.

[@tommy-er6hh]

Well, this video is just a summary of the highlights. That said, there were a lot of things that could have been added - He mentions Hanno the explorer, but missed the Egyptian-Phoenician expedition that circumnavigated Africa; he mentions Nubia, but not Punt; mentions Carthage, but not the many other cities all over N Africa and around Morocco to Gambia built by Phoenicians; the Nubians but not the kingdom of Cyrenica. and many more examples including the ones you cite. I know he could not fit everything in - but in the early centuries I think he might have added more. but that is only my $0.05 worth.

[@zerotwoisreal]

@@tathemrelag3123 Sometimes vountries change. Japan has never been invaded by another country.All changes came from within.

[@krizzygirl206]

I got this book last month for my birthday, absolutely love it!!

[@zfish1995]

I like how you are even handed by covering history and genealogy from societies across the globe not just the west and far east.

[@zfish1995]

@@CharlotteIssyvoo yes I see that great consideration went into the videos. Although the exclusion of D’mt and Punt in this video leaves a tad to be desired I found it informative and thorough!

[@GeneaVlogger]

It is a lot of fun being able to follow along the video with the book in hand!

[@fabiankohring1440]

I hope I’ll get mine too as well to do that! 🤞 sounds like a great Idea 💡

[@bythebeardofmatt]

Continues to be one of the most fascinating channels on YT

[@admirekashiri9879]

Men its good to see channels like yours finally diving deeper into African history.

[@vercot7000]

yep!

[@severtone263]

Amazing research! I never learned much of that in school growing up and I was raised in Africa. Today I am proud to share this video as a learning moment about African history to my American children.

[@opal.dreamer6736]

The only African history I learned in school was the scramble for Africa, and the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Seeing this video makes me really want to learn ancient African history. I want to know what African cultures accomplished, not how the Europeans came and fucked it all up for them!!

[@SadFloridaMan]

When talking about African history it tends to get more biased than usual.

[@firstnamesecondname852]

Then learn something first: The main goal for Europeans in Africa was to abolish islamic slave trade.

[@kamion53]

@@firstnamesecondname852 you mean : MAIN EXCUSE Livingston who would not have survived his expedition without the support of one of the most important slavedealers in East Africa made a strong claim against the arabic slave trade....when safely back in London. a claim Europe eagerly picked up to occupy Africa and exploit it for themselves. the worst is the Congo, where slavery official was forbidden, but about 2 million people died due to forced labor.

[@kamion53]

@@SadFloridaMan It's horrible and it probably would even be worse when not formidable groups of decendents of slaves had not settled in the countries of the former colonisers of the America's or universal education became availble to the Black community of the USA. In Europe the bias of the arrogance of Eurocentrism still lingers on. In the USA there is a tendency to scratch the history of slavery ( and thereby any spark of interest in West African history) complete from the curriculum. Unfortunely the eroding of Eurocentristic bias seems prodominant to be done by replacing it with Afrocentristic bias. As if that provides a clear picture.

[@scarymonster5541]

Even worse when the western treat their slaves

[@Nantana2211]

I didn't knew you wrote a book! Had to order it immediately. I'm very excited about it. Thank you so much for opening the world up for me. Greetings from Germany!

[@yungslash8616]

I wish you could’ve gone more in-depth about the Kanem-Bornu empire. Kanem is considered by a good portion of scholars as the greatest empire in all of Africa. The reason Kanem Bornu gets so much praise is because it was the only african empire that survived the destruction of its own dynasty. Scholars consider Kanem Bornu to be a prime example of what a precolonial african empire or when people talk about precolonial Africa Kanem is what comes up as a great representation. The Kanem Bornu empire was the empire that was credited for introducing firearms to the Sahel during Mai idris Alooma’s reign. And has diplomatic ties with the ottomans and North African sultans. It was even said by Ibn Sa’id to be the greatest state of the western Sudan. It would’ve also been interesting if you spoke more about the Mune Relic and how much it mattered to kanembu people before it’s destruction by Mai Dunama Dabbalemi. Also since you talked about the kingdom of Kush it would’ve been great if you also talked about the Christian nubian kingdoms of Makuria, Nobatia and Alodia. Or about the Swahili coastal city states which the Swahili city states were one of the most successful and wealthy states of Africa. The Swahili were one of the biggest players in Indian Ocean trade and traded with Arabia, Persia, Southeast Asia and even China. I would’ve also appreciated it if you spoke about the Muslim adal empire which in my opinion besides Kanem is the most impactful Muslim sultanate in Africa. The adal empire introduced cannons to the Horn of Africa and ruled most of the Horn. The adal empire had a large impact on the Horn of Africa. The adal empire nearly brought the Ethiopian empire to an end. They ruled northeastern Ethiopia, Djibouti and Northern Somalia. But either way I enjoyed the video. Good work!

[@OmegaThirty]

I think the plan is to talk more about key players like that in their own videos, at least that seems to be Matt Baker's format from the videos I've seen. You'll almost certainly get your deep dive at some point. This channel's gold.

[@yungslash8616]

@@OmegaThirty the Kanem Bornu empire was actually a very important key player. They were the first ever in the Sahel region to use firearms in warfare and reconquer and unify the empire and make it last even longer. There diplomatic ties with North African sultans and especially the Ottoman Empire made them more broadly known. Kanem Bornu is arguably the most advanced state in the Sahel in comparison to other Sahel states like Mali and Songhai. What makes Songhai less of a advanced state then Kanem was because the Songhai empire didn’t invest well into there military therefore when Morocco invaded Songhai they had a clear disadvantage against the Moroccans and what also led to the fall of Songhai was the destruction of there own dynasty. Clearly we can see a lot of parallels between Kanem and Songhai. Kanem was able to survive the destruction of its own dynasty and reconquer the empire while Songhai fell because they couldn’t do the things the Kanem Bornu empire could. And also one of the first African poets was from Kanem too. He’s name was Abu Ishaq Al-Kanemi who traveled to Marrakesh and was favoured by the Almohad Moroccan sultan at the time Yusuf ibn Tashfin. I can go on and on about how great Kanem Bornu was and it’s really sad that it’s not as well known as Mali or Songhai. As for the Swahili coast they were pretty unique in SSA. The Swahili were expert sailors and connected the Indian Ocean world to the East African coast. Swahili city states were said to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world by ibn Battuta. And had Persian, Indian and Arab merchants and settlers within the Swahili city states. The Swahili are basically the Phoenicians of Africa. Tbh they could’ve went deeper about Kanem a lot more and also could’ve spoken about Mai Idris Alooma introducing firearms into the Sahel. There is a reason why Kanem Bornu is considered the greatest Sub Saharan African empire by many scholars. And it’s rather disappointing that they couldn’t mention the Swahili at all. They were pretty advanced and unique in Africa overall. But anyways like you said this channel is gold.

[@gensaikuroki1793]

​@@yungslash8616 Kanem Bornu is also one of the longest lasting empires in history. When I was taught the history og pre-colonial African Empires, the history of Kanem-Borno was divided into 2 eras: - The First Kanuri Empire - The Second Kanuri Empire. Man, history textbooks in highschool were so much fun. The history of so many precolonial african states is interconnected. One notable example was reading about the rise and fall of the Jukun and their kingdom of Kwararafa. They so powerful that they invaded the Kanem-Borno Empire and reached the capital but they had overestimated themselves and over-extended their supply lines so the they were smashed before the walls of the capital and sent reeling all the way back to their homeland. I can't remember if this was Njimi or Ngazargamu.

[@Iphigenia-at-aulis]

just a tiny, tiny note since I'm from this tribe. Igbo (as in the Igbo people of Nigeria) is pronounced like "Ibo", as if the g is silent (it isn't, it's paired with the 'I' to make a kind of 'ee' sound in the back of the throat, lol). I greatly enjoyed this video & this channel! I will be buying the book :)

[@Toix]

Thank you for this, the History of Africa isn't really well known.

[@louisgray3479]

Africa has a very rich history which sadly is often overlooked. Like so many other things it was stolen by us Europeans...

[@lookoutforchris]

@@louisgray3479North Africa is part of European history, what kind of propaganda have you swallowed 😂. You're using a Roman word for the continent by the way 🙄😂🤣😂

[@yungslash8616]

@@lookoutforchris in what context do you mean “North Africa is apart of european history” how exactly? Because North Africa did def influence Europe along with the Middle East but it’s not really apart of Europe nor broader european history. And why did you even feel it necessary to even bring up North Africa do begin with?

[@gh_blaqsoap2846]

If what I know while growing up is to go by, that's mainly because many societies (in Africa) do oral documentation. The history is in folksongs, folk tales, etc. The downside of that is, there is not much written down (from time back) about different societies or settlements for a researcher to access, collate, etc.

[@JaneDoe19635]

Without Africa there is no history. The original humans came from Africa.

[@prismaticc_abyss]

14:25 Thank you for mentioning this, it often get overlooked

[@unepommeverte17]

15:56 anyone else find themselves whispering "they never got Ethiopia"? lmao

[@simeonkaser8302]

Bought your book twice, for me and my sister, its amazing

[@gensaikuroki1793]

Kanem-Bornu is also one of the longest lasting empires in history. When I was taught the history of pre-colonial African Empires, the history of Kanem-Borno was divided into 2 eras: - The First Kanuri Empire - The Second Kanuri Empire. Man, history textbooks in highschool were so much fun. The history of so many precolonial african states is deeply interconnected. One notable example is when I was reading about the rise and fall of the Jukun and their kingdom of Kwararafa. They grew so powerful that they even invaded the Kanem-Borno Empire and reached the capital but they had overestimated themselves and over-extended their supply lines so the they were smashed before the walls of the capital and sent reeling all the way back to their homeland. I can't remember if this was Njimi or Ngazargamu. When it comes to West African Empires, a lot of people tend to focus on Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Asante, Oyo and Benin but Kanem-Bornu is the greatest west african empire in my opinion.

[@JohnFemijkeyz]

You might as well explore the Oyo empire before reaching the conclusion about Kanem-Bornu empire.

[@gensaikuroki1793]

@@JohnFemijkeyz Oyo lasted roughly 600 years if I recall. Kanem-Bornu was almost 1100 years.

[@SaintNjuguna]

@@gensaikuroki1793 Waah 1100 years, it's even more than Romans

[@chaosPneumatic]

6:29 I love that you mention that the Khoi and San peoples make up the first primary branch of the human genetic lineage, but there's no reason to assume that they preserve much of the original phenotypic features of the first Homo sapiens. After separating from the rest of humanity for hundreds of thousands of years, their appearance would have evolved and changed along with everyone else. If you look up modern reconstructions of the oldest human fossils, they don't look that similar to the Khoi and San beyond most generic African features.

[@KobaltBlue680]

He didn’t say they did

[@chaosPneumatic]

@@KobaltBlue680 He specifically used the phrase "look like."

[@pXnTilde]

@@chaosPneumatic "From DNA studies we know that the Khoi-san are, genetically speaking, the closest people to what the original ancestors of all humans would have looked like" If you cherry pick two words from an entire sentence, sure. But he actually says their genes are the closest. It's pretty obvious he didn't mean their literal physical features.

[@faithhudson4576]

The issue I have with this is we really don't know who or where the first humans are from ... me it's the middle eastern area NOT Africa....people just hate that middle east had first people and Jews and white people or Mediterranean people were first .... ITS more PC to say Africa becasue people are butt hurt

[@zibba007]

@@faithhudson4576 thats a pedestrian approach to a rather pertinent question

[@re_patel]

@matt. Thanks. Your book is finally in stock again (here in the U.K). Scooped it up straight away- before it gets sold-out again.

[@amitabhbhatt4948]

It's a great channel for history buffs. Matt explains things very well.

[@mrnancy1114]

You need to revise your book, the proto Wagadu were building cities in west Africa, well before then, as a matter of fact, they were concurrent with what was taking place in the Nile Valley complex and in Mesopotamia, they did this from 2500 B.C see Augustine Holl, or Kevin McDonald who did/doing work in the area.

[@UsefulCharts]

Thanks. I'll check it out.

[@Fcon0]

Your book is a masterpiece

[@putzhead]

Wonderful chart. I also love the charts on World History, Writing Systems, and Evolution. Thanks for making such a great product.

[@marshhen]

This is amazing content. What a wonderful summary. I will recommend this to my students and purchase this book. Thanks for creating this.

[@fabiankohring1440]

I agree! I’ll order my copy soon as well!

[@lecadou]

There are many African kingdoms that you missed. The Akan , the Daxomey (actually Benin Rep) and more

[@re_patel]

Your book arrived!! Yey, so excited !!

[@ExplainedThroughRap]

This is amazing, this really inspired some of the history raps I've been writing for my channel lately.

[@BillGreenAZ]

I found it interesting that the Bantu migrated so much farther south. I'm going to watch your other videos mentioned in this video as well.

[@Ibrahim_Hakami79]

Amazing video, I was shocked to find out so many African civilizations that don't get much attention in our current wold!!!

[@TheHylianBatman]

African history is always very interesting. I wanna learn a lot more.

[@lexmuiruri]

Great video Matt🔥🙌. I can share the updated Maasai culture and Inkidongi Laibons family chart in case it'll help populate your African history chart👍

[@elisabethbirnie3119]

I ordered your book from amazon and I love it! ❤ I am learning so much! Thank you for your work and helping educate us about history 😊

[@amaanraichuri5177]

I bought this book and it's just soooooo good❤️ Really happy with it! I hope you put out more like this🙏🙏

[@Oceansteve]

i was researching west african history some years ago.. this married with my findings, but you found far more detail i had missed and merged this with so much richer regional trends.. thanks.

[@ekmalsukarno2302]

UsefulCharts, can you please make a video on Confucius's family tree. Thank you very much.

[@michaelbettinger3486]

Thank you. Your videos manage to bring order to a ton of disparate information sitting in my brain for many years.

[@bumblebee2956]

Your hard work deserves more appreciation 👊👏

[@shakalalalalkh1098]

If being unbiased was a person it'd be you for sure 👌

[@waurdhiewaurchei5473]

Tichitt(created by Mende)(4000BC): In 4000 BCE, the start of sophisticated social structure (e.g., trade of cattle as valued assets) developed among herders amid the Pastoral Period of the Sahara. Karkarichikat(2500BC): some of the oldest dental work in the history of mankind, Kissi(1000BCE), Mende(4000+BC): nomadic warrior tribe, Nok(1500BC): some of the greatest ancient west African sculptures, Tenerians(3000BCE): Had spiritual traditions, and jewelery,This was a nomadic herding culture. Artifacts found in association include bones and tusks from fauna, projectile points, ceramics, ivory, bone and shell ornaments. There are also middens with remains of catfish, tilapia, hippos, antelope, soft shell turtles, crocodile, and domesticated cattle. Kiffians(8000BD):The Kiffians were skilled hunters. Who created the largest burial sites ever in the sahara called Gobero. These are all West African Civilizations that either existed or still exist today. There are many more. Please update.

[@KenazOmoregie]

Islam is not an important event in African history, Christianity is what's important, Islam is a false religion, so to me, it is no different than Hinduism and voodoo, but Christianity is the only true religion and is the most important event in world history and in African history. As a southern Nigerian, I love Christianity and all you Christian brothers out there. Keep on seeking first the kingdom and his righteousness, and all other things will be added to you. History is an interesting subject, but Christian history is the most important. If you are a Christian like me, type Amen 🙏 👇

[@imakeboringcontent7277]

I got your book a year ago, love absolutely love it

[@samprowse8300]

I'd like to hear more about the Ethiopian Christianity

[@SaintNjuguna]

You forgot to mention East African coast civilizations, Swahili city states, Empire of Zanzibar, Ajouran sultanate, Kingdom of Adal, Mozambiqan empires, Malagasy, Bugandan Kingdom, Ruanda-Urundi Kingdom and many more, North East Africa was completely left out

[@amanuelafework3271]

There were several Muslim kingdoms within present day Ethiopia from the 6th century onwards such as the sultanate of Dawro/ Showa / Bale/ Yifat / Adal/ Aussa/ Harla.. etc ( Harla being the earliest )..which are mostly overlooked. Thanks for the great video. Cheers

[@mahadomar9006]

Not ithiopia but is Somali look deeply what u r writing .Somali is ancient Egyptian and Pharaoh's

[@amanuelafework3271]

@@mahadomar9006 not sure what you are trying to say here.. Somalians are the ancient Egyptians ? Different dynasties are from different areas, the first dynasty came from the south and conquered the north, one dynasty claimed to be related to punt , another one were purely from the Mediterranean, and another one were Greeks etc .. but to differentiate two “Cushitic” population in a modern sense from a genetic perspective is none sense unless we look at admixture, again, which makes no sense

[@katarzynabatory5577]

30 muslim refugee in 615 in Ethiopia does'nt make a kingdom. And it's 7th century.

[@Zeyede_Seyum]

@@amanuelafework3271 I didn’t know Dawaro was muslim

[@amanuelafework3271]

@@Zeyede_Seyum Yeah, it was called the " Sultanate of Dawaro". They were Somali's situated in modern day Harrarge/Bale area if i am not mistaken.

[@lblack1961]

I just purchased your book. It looks really useful for studying Comparative Mythology and thinking about stories and culture and how they "travel".

[@antebellumstage]

Great video, but one important civilization of Africa which you forgot to mention, is the Swahili city states and more specifically Kilwa, very interesting stuff.

[@nathanjohnwade2289]

PLEASE NOTE the famous Cleopatra was officially Cleopatra VII (in otherwords the seventh (7th) Cleopatra). Most people don't realise this.

[@nathanjohnwade2289]

@@user-vw6bk4pb4l When talking about history, one needs to be accurate. People like you are stubbornly ignorant and refuse to be corrected when faced with the truth.

[@jcortese3300]

This is really neat -- pretty much ALL of my DNA is on this chart: Roman, Greek, Anatolian, Levantine, and North African in descending order.

[@RP-pu3ur]

you clearly missed the crux of this video but great hon making it about you.

[@RP-pu3ur]

job*

[@ThePanEthiopian]

You forgot: -The kingdom of Damat and Punt(Ethiopia). -The Sultante of Shewa (Ethiopia). -The great Somali sultanates Ifat, Adal, Mogadishu, Geldi, Dervish/Darwish Warssangali(Ethiopia/Somalia/Somaliland). -The swahili costal states. -The Omani conquest of the swahili states. -The various Southern and Eastern Ethiopian kingdoms Kaffa, Wolayta, Oromo confederation, Asosa Sultante, and Bizamo kingdom which all be conquered by the Ethiopian empire. -The great Mahadist Sudan. -The Christian kingdoms of Alodia, Makuria and Dongola(Sudan). -The kingdoms of Sennar and Darfur(Sudan). -Awssa sultanate and Harari emirate(Ethiopia). -Funj kingdom (Ethiopia/Sudan) -Kingdom of Medri Bahri(Eritrea) -Various Yemeni kingdoms(Saba and Himyar) * You forgot most of Eastern Africa in the book but its hard to include all states but some must be mentioned!

[@marko1855]

Great video. I am just curious why the Bunyoro-Kitara/Buganda kingdom is missing from your Africa Chart?

[@allenexavery8797]

East Africa history have not been touched at all but significantly it has the most heronic importance in African history.. from first human inhabitance, to the land of the Gods as per Egyptians mythology.. to early trades etc... When the Portuguese came they found trade and civilization in East Africa which were already strong.

[@rediettadesse2828]

The Portuguese didn't came🙄 they were invited with an invitation letter to help in a war

[@historybehindthemyth9892]

13:24 Weird how you only mention the Trans Atlantic sl-ve trade done by Europeans ensl-ving 12 million Africans even if you've also mentioned the HUGE influence of the muslims on Africa. The Arab muslims ensl-ved way more Africans than the Europeans: 17 million according to Senegalese historian Tidiane N'Diaye, and that sl-very lasted hundreds of years longer and it still happens in some places in North Africa and the Middle East (look at sl-ve markets in Libya and the kafala system in the Gulf countries).

[@kez-chick5647]

Most definitely getting this book 📕

[@jasonrichards7230]

This is such a cool channel

[@thedutchnerd3895]

Hi When is the African royal family trees chart coming

[@UsefulCharts]

Maybe next year?

[@noncringe_anis]

0:45 that bgm is too epic💥

[@babatundecyrus5024]

Can we have movies about some of these kingdoms, would help so much.

[@fabiankohring1440]

That would be so cool! Maybe also like a series to cover more details.

[@AnnaBomBanana]

This was very interesting. Thanks.

[@hannahpotato3722]

Got my book today! Excited to dive in and follow along with the book in my hands .. 😇

[@andrewcarter5884]

This is so good to see I would love to see more of this in U.S. I’m a us born half Guyanese and I have lived in the US my whole life I can tell this would be perfect for the AA mind right now

[@shanettequao9043]

Hi I’m Ghanaian 🇬🇭 nice chart!

[@charlesspeaksthetruth4334]

You seem to be a fan of the 25th Nubian dynasty of Egypt. It would be awesome if we could get a family chart of the Royal 25th Dynasty.

[@moderatecanuck]

Phiank/Piye, Taharqa, for starters

[@paulkoza8652]

Nice summary, up until the time of European dominance. As per usual, the EUs carved up the continent based on their political maps. Had the continent be left to establish political jurisdictions on its own accord, the contemporary map of the continent would look much different today.

[@pengxuanzhang8656]

this is so helpful for my African history course. Thank you!

[@johnysozi9685]

Talk about the BUGANDA KINGDOM found in Uganda. It is a kingdom that was said to have been there about 4000 years! The people in the Buganda Kingdom are called Baganda who teamed up with the British between 1800 - 1900 to create the country named Uganda. The kingdom is still in esistance up today. It has a King called Kabaka Mutebi. If you need some information I can provide some of it.

[@aquaviii]

Very Interesting Information ! :D

[@jakecode103]

My girlfriend just ordered your book for me for my birthday, it comes in on the eleventh and I love getting some tie in content to hold me over till it gets in! Im super excited to finally get to read it in its entirety. Much love from Ontario, Canada.💕

[@patrickbateman3587]

Thanks for the video but west Africa continued to have kingdoms after Songhai… why not talking about Djolof Empire? Cayor? Baol ?Sine Saloum? (And here I’m only talking about Senegal…

[@fabiankohring1440]

Thanks for the great video. I hope for many more videos to come up in the future! :)

[@megaroni4765]

Hoo boy. I know learning history while I'm drunk on the weekend is a bad idea but I can't tell you how many times I said, "WHAT?" I have more questions than I started with, I'mma watch all the videos, and I've ordered the book. I hope we just get to keep learning about whatever we want when we get to heaven because that's how I plan to spend eternity.

[@okuhlemenyelwa2107]

I am from South Afrika. I'm greatly dissatisfied with this documentary. Zulu kingdom was not the major kingdom in Southern Africa. In fact, it was one of the five major kingdoms in South Africa. We have Swati kingdom, Xhosa kingdom, Sotho kingdom and Ndebele kingdom. Before they split into six kingdoms, there were only two kingdoms, which were Sotho and Nguni kingdom, of which both come from the Bantu tribe.

[@ejaifevictor1167]

Thanks have learnt alot

[@codyj.braunva5406]

Hey can you cover the Ostrogoths?

[@fabiankohring1440]

Yes, It would be great to see more charts between 1CE and 800CE. Ostrogoths, Lombardes, Gepids, Thiringians and the many others.

[@allenexavery8797]

But also during independence from colonization countries like Tanganyika now Tanzania was a peaceful habour for alot of African revolutionary leaders 90% of Afrikan countries who got independence after 1961.. Tanzania played role in their independence.

[@dianebooker8216]

Thank you for this History

[@yesid17]

great video, thank you!!!

[@josereyesjr9802]

Thank you very much. This interest could bring us together for peace.

[@themcat]

I need to get your book! I also need to get Mr. Beat’s book as I saw it on the video! Excellent job on the informative video!!! 😁

[@thathippielookingchick]

Love your content!

[@oscarturnbull4313]

really cool video! was wondering if you could do a similar one for what is known about indigenous Australian history. just an idea.

[@totallynotlost]

You should create a function on your website where we can customize our own chart using lists, timelines, family trees, etc that your provide. We could be able to create our own keys and stuff. You could also create a function for us to create our own entirely new charts and potentially submit them to you for a video. Just an idea~

[@dongyongkim]

fun fact you mentioned how Liberia was an American colony. The capital Monrovia is actually named after president James Monroe

[@GorillaCanon]

In case you're taking suggestions, I would love to hear about pre-Columbian North America.

[@sastrinidis]

Fascinating. That explains the Liberian flag. How was history recorded in these empires and how do we know all of this information? Is there a comparable Rosetta stone or stone engravings?

[@kamion53]

I think history ( of the kings) was recorded verbaly. Apart from the script of the Amazigh from the Magreb ( which is an adaptation of the Phoenician script) there is no script found or recorded in West Africa before the Arabs introduced the Arabic language and script.

[@CoolioXXX52]

@@kamion53 it's not an adaption of the Phoenician script it was recorded in the deep mountains before they came

[@kamion53]

@@CoolioXXX52 you say Tifinagh was used before the foundation of Carthage? I would like to see some refence to that. All I could find were that the are inscription in Libyco-Berber dating from about 3th century BC. At that time Carthage excisted already 500 years. And the Phoenician script used in Carthage has many simularities with Tifinagh. When you put Greek, Phoenician and Tifinagh together one can see the same source, it is accepted Greek was derived from Phoenician, why would Tifinagh not been derived from it.

[@taropatate4032]

I noticed ,for the West Africa, that the Bassar people in the north of actual Togo Republic are always left out of the story although they started the iron work 400 BC there's even a whole book dedicated to that so, I hope I taught you something today😄

[@marco.nascimento]

Awesome video!

[@SuperShredder129]

Useful charts, if you want you can do about new family trees for assiryan and Egyptian monarchs.

[@SuperShredder129]

That would be more interesting to see it.

[@MarcusMoore777]

You forgot about the kingdom of makuria

[@ubrals]

One thing that could help follow the video while you narrate: some flashing circle, like those in PowerPoint when you mention some name. I often get lost -- I know, I'm not all that smart I mean, not the circles around the boxes you already do, but a quick appearance to guide the viewer

[@shawnkuhn4753]

This is a superb book. I adore your posters but only have so much wall space. I have a spot saved on my book shelf for book number 2!

[@MyKrabi]

YESSSS - Thank you!

[@thommyneter168]

Animations looking good!

[@suphz]

Thank you. I'm enlighten so much

[@garymaidman625]

Technically, Anatolia isn't the Middle East, it is the Near East, as it is the closest part of Asia to Europe.