Maps of Mampruli
Peoples, Cities and States in northern Africa ca. 1750-1775 (Ehret)
Peoples, states and cities in the northern half of Africa, ca. 1750-1775
Map Creator:
Christopher Ehret
Source: 2002. The Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia.
Date Created: 2002.
Map Description:
This map outlines several of the important African kingdoms and empires, as well as groups of people, in northern Africa circa 1750-1770 (Ehret). During this time, European influence on the continent was widespread; trade and conquest were flourishing under the colonial powers. In the east, Ottoman Empire power was beginning to fail in Egypt, and many of the Arab groups that had once been under their rule broke away. Along the Atlantic coast, many of those involved with European trade prospered, especially Morocco.
Source: 2002. The Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia.
Date Created: 2002.
Map Description:
This map outlines several of the important African kingdoms and empires, as well as groups of people, in northern Africa circa 1750-1770 (Ehret). During this time, European influence on the continent was widespread; trade and conquest were flourishing under the colonial powers. In the east, Ottoman Empire power was beginning to fail in Egypt, and many of the Arab groups that had once been under their rule broke away. Along the Atlantic coast, many of those involved with European trade prospered, especially Morocco.
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Sudan: Rising and Falling Empires in West Sudan (Newman)
Rising and Falling Empires in Western Sudan
Source:
Newman, James L. 1995. The Peopling of Africa. New Haven: Yale University Press. 111.
Date Digitized: 2009
Map Description:
As shown by Newman, this map shows the locations of the various empires in Western Sudan between the ninth and sixteenth centuries. Newman notes that the first polity to gain prominence was Ghana, which did so by trading. Historians do not know for sure, however, what caused Ghana's decline.
Since Mali surrounded an area of agricultural lands and controlled routes to the goldfields, Mali was able to overthrow Soso in the 1330s. The Mali Empire continued to expand, but internal factionalism during the latter half of the fourteenth century contributed to its decline.
The Songhai took possession of Timbuktu and Djenne and then drove out the Mossi. After obtaining a considerable amount of wealth, battles over royal sucession during the sixteenth century and a Moroccan invasion contributed to the decline of the Songhai military empire.
Date Digitized: 2009
Map Description:
As shown by Newman, this map shows the locations of the various empires in Western Sudan between the ninth and sixteenth centuries. Newman notes that the first polity to gain prominence was Ghana, which did so by trading. Historians do not know for sure, however, what caused Ghana's decline.
Since Mali surrounded an area of agricultural lands and controlled routes to the goldfields, Mali was able to overthrow Soso in the 1330s. The Mali Empire continued to expand, but internal factionalism during the latter half of the fourteenth century contributed to its decline.
The Songhai took possession of Timbuktu and Djenne and then drove out the Mossi. After obtaining a considerable amount of wealth, battles over royal sucession during the sixteenth century and a Moroccan invasion contributed to the decline of the Songhai military empire.
Note: Scanned or downloaded images have been geo-registered for compatibility with our project interface. Slight imperfections are an inevitable result of the registration process. View original image(s) to see the unaltered map(s).