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Political History Of East Africa
The following is a list of key events in the political history of East Africa. Antiquity *25th century BC: Earliest recorded Egyptian expedition to the Land of Punt in the Horn of Africa organized by Pharaoh Sahure of the Fifth Dynasty. *c. 800 BC: Foundation of the Kingdom of D`mt in northern Ethiopia and Eritrea (capital: Yeha) *c. 1st century AD: Periplus of the Erythraean Sea reports trade connecting Somalis in present-day Berbera and Ras Hafun in northern Somalia to other communities along the Indian coast. *c. 250: Foundation of the Kingdom of Aksum, in northern Ethiopia and Eritrea (capital: Axum) *c. 614 AD: Islam is first introduced into northern Somalia. *7th century: Foundation of the Sultanate of Zeila in the Awdal region of modern-day Somalia. *c. 950: Possible conquest of Axum by Gudit, continued by the Zagwe dynasty *957: Foundation of the Sultanate of Kilwa Kisiwani, in Tanzania. *c. 11th century – 13th century – founding of numerous Sultanates in Ethiopia (Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Land Of Punt
The Land of Punt (Egyptian language, Egyptian: ''wikt:pwnt#Egyptian, pwnt''; alternate Egyptian language#Egyptological pronunciation, Egyptological readings ''Pwene''(''t'') ) was an ancient kingdom known from Ancient Egyptian trade records. It produced and exported gold, aromatic resins, Dalbergia melanoxylon, blackwood, ebony, ivory trade, ivory and wild animals.Shaw & Nicholson, p. 231. Recent evidence locates it in northwestern Eritrea. It is possible that it includes or corresponds to Opone, as later known by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, while some Biblical criticism, biblical scholars have identified it with the biblical land of Phut, Put or Havilah. At times Punt is referred to as ''Ta netjer'' (''wikt:tꜣ-nṯr#Egyptian, tꜣ nṯr''), . The exact location of Punt is debated by historians. Various locations have been offered, southeast of Egypt, a coastal region south of it along the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, in present day north-east Sudan, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
