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African History from the Dawn of Time

The Kingdom of Ghana

The History of Tunisia (Carthage)

Black Roman Emperor Septimus Severus

List of 50 especially great Black Kings and Queens

Andromeda

Racism and the Rediscovery of Ancient Nubia (“Kush”, from the Christian Bible)

The Kilwa Sultanate of Tanzania

Most of the Egyptian Royalty of ever

All of the rulers from the History of what is now Nigeria

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EGYPT:

Ancient Egypt:

Archaic Period

The Old Kingdom

Intermediate Period

The Middle Kingdom

Second Intermediate Period

The New Kingdom

Third Intermediate Period

Libu

Late Period

Argead Dynasty

Hellenic Epoch / Ptolemaic Dynasty

Islamic Egypt:

Islamic Governors of Egypt

Abbasid Governors of Egypt

Tulunid Governors of Egypt

Abbasid Governors of Egypt

Mameluke Dynasty of Ikhshidite Amirs

Fatamid Caliphate of Egypt (& Viziers)

Ayyubid Sultans of Egypt

Mameluke Sultans (Bahri Dynasty)

Mameluke Sultans (Burji Dynasty)

Abbasid Puppet Caliphs

Ottoman Governors of Egypt

Mameluke Beys of Egypt

House of Muhummad Ali

Modern Egypt

EAST AFRICA

Nubia / Sudan:

Nubia / Kerma

Kingdom of Kush (Nepata / Meroë)

Kingdom of Nobatia

Kingdom of Alodia

Kingdom of Dongola / Makuria

Kingdom of Dotawo

Abdallab Empire

Funj Sultanate of Sinnar

Hamaj Regents of the Funj Sultanate

Colonial Sudan (Egyptian & British)

Modern Sudan & South Sudan

Ethiopia:

Kingdom of Aksum

Zagwe Dynasty

Solomonic Dynasty

Modern Ethiopia

Zanzibar:

Sultans of Oman & Zanzibar

Omani Sultans of Zanzibar

NORTH AFRICA

Algeria:

Rustamid Imams

Abdul Wadids / Zayyanid Dynasty

Regency of Algiers (Barbary Corsairs)

Deys of Algiers

French Governors of Algeria

Modern Algeria

Libya:

Cyrene (Cyrenaica)

Garamantes / Mande of the Fezzan

Roman & Islamic Libya

Modern Libya

Mauritania:

Murabit (Almoravid) Sultans

Morocco:

Idrisid Dynasty

Almohad (Muwahid) Caliphs

Merinid Dynasty / Beni Merin

Wattasid Dynasty / Banu Wattas

Saadi Dynasty / Saadite/ Bani Zaydan

Alawi / Alaouite Dynasty

Tunisia:

Carthage

Utica

Roman Africa Proconsularis

North African Kingdom of the Vandali & Alans

Byzantine Exarchate of Africa

Walis of Ifriqiyya and the Maghreb

Oqbid Dynasty

Muhallid Dynasty

Aghlabid Dynasty

Fatamid Dynasty

Hafsid Dynasty

Ottoman Tunisia (Husainids)

Modern Tunisia

WEST AFRICA

Benin:

Kingdom of Dahomey / Dahomania

Modern Dahomey / Benin

Ghana:

Old Ghana / Ghana Empire /Soninké Empire of Wagadou

Kingdom of Asante / Ashanti

Modern Ghana

Mali:

Mandingo Kingdom of Kangaba

Mali Empire / Manding / Manden Kurufa

Tukulor Empire

Niger:

Songhai Empire

Za Dynasty in Kukiya

Za Dynasty in Gao

Sunni Dynasty

Askia Dynasty in Gao

Askia Dynasty in Lulami / Dendi Kingdom

Nigeria:

Benin Empire / Edo Empire

Modern Nigeria

CENTRAL & SOUTH AFRICA

Angola:

Kongo Kingdom

Early Kings

House of Kwilu

House of Nsundi (Kinkanga)

House of Kimpanzu

House of Kinlaza

Civil War Kings

House of Kibangu for the Agua Rosada

King of Lemba for the House of Kinlaza

The Period of Rotating Houses

House of the Southern Kinlaza

Kings of Kongo

Kings of Independent State of Congo (Angola)

Modern Angola

Central Africa:

Sultanate of Dar al-Kuti / Dar el-Kouti

Sultanate of Rafaï

Sultanate of Bangassou

Sultanate of Zémio

Empire of Central Africa

Chad:

Zaghawa / Duguwa Kingdom

Kanem Empire

Bornu Empire

Zobeir Dynasty

Modern Chad

Lesotho:

Protectorate of Basutoland

Kingdom of Basutoland

Kingdom of Lesotho

South Africa:

Zulu Nation

 Madagascar:

Merina (Imernia) State

French Madagascar Colony

Hi, well to begin I am African (Nigerian and Yoruba) so its more than just an interest. Great for you that you are interested in African cultures ( the term African culture is quite  vague). There are many resources from which you can know more about the continent and our cultures, there’s this blog and I usually have links to the original sources. There are loads of other blogs on tumblr that focus on a diverse range of things and issues pertaining to Africans and African cultures, here’s some that i know of;

@vintagecongo

@ukpuru

@vintagesudan

@alubarika

@sandylamu

@afrodiaspores

@vintagekenya-blog

@eastafricaart

@tamezgha

@nigerianostalgia

@keltamasheq

@southsud

@yagazieemezi

@angryafricangirlsunited

@beautiesofafrique

@cityafrica

Plus there are loads of literary works written by Africans that you can easily get at your local library, examples include, there was a country by Chinua Achebe(Nigeria), so long a letter by Mariama Ba (Senegal), The virtuous woman by Zaynab Alkali (Nigeria), Season of Migration to the north by Tayeb Salih (Sudan),  fairy tales for lost children by Diriye Osman (Somalia), the old man and the medal by Ferdinand Oyono (Cameroun), A Grain of Wheat by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o(Kenya), The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah(Ghana), the radiance of the king by Camara Laye (Guinea) 

Theres loads of music by African artistes on youtube. Here are some oldie Nigerian artistes;

Cardinal rex lawson playlist

Christie Essien Igbokwe playlist

King Sunny Ade playlist

The Lijadu Sisters playlist

70′s  afrobeat funk and fusion playlist

there’s also contemporary music from various parts of the continent like this or this or that. maybe this or again this. There’s also this, this, this, this, and so much more.

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