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Ozolua. Ozolua, originally known as Prince Okpame, was the fifteenth Oba of the Kingdom of Benin who reigned from c. 1483 AD – c. 1504 AD. He greatly expanded the Kingdom through warfare and increased contact with the Portuguese Empire, and was later called Ozolua n'Ibaromi, meaning Ozolua the Conqueror in Edo.
Senegal. The Ghana Empire ( Arabic: غانا ), also known as simply Ghana, [1] Ghanata, or Wagadou, was a West African classical to post-classical era western-Sahelian empire based in the modern-day southeast of Mauritania and western Mali . It is uncertain when Ghana's ruling dynasty began among historians.
Battle of Kirina. / 12.3063; -8.1516. The Battle of Kirina, also known as the Battle of Krina or siege of Karina ( c. 1235), was a confrontation between Sosso king Sumanguru Kanté and Mandinka prince Sundiata Keita. Sundiata Keita's forces roundly defeated those of Sumanguru Kanté, guaranteeing the pre-eminence of Keita's new Mali Empire over ...
Name Capital(s) State type Existed Location Abbasid Caliphate: Baghdad: Empire: 750 – 1256 AD: Africa: North; Asia: West Fatimid Caliphate: Mahdia, Al-Mansuriya, Cairo
Matthew Paris, also known as Matthew of Paris ( Latin: Matthæus Parisiensis, lit. 'Matthew the Parisian'; [1] c. 1200 – 1259), was an English Benedictine monk, chronicler, artist in illuminated manuscripts, and cartographer who was based at St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire. He authored a number of historical works, many of which he scribed ...
Olua is a complex figure in Benin's history. His actions led to the establishment of the Itsekiri kingdom, but he is also known for his disregard for traditions and his decisions that led to conflict. [2] [6] [1] His reign was marked by opposition from his subjects and officials. [2] [6] [1] He is remembered as "Olua nokpetukporozo no-ha-osa no ...
Események Határozott dátumú események. szeptember 21. – II.András király halála. ( Először a váradi székesegyházban temették el, a Temes vármegyei egresi ciszterci monostor azonban bizonyítani tudta a király végakaratát az ottani temetkezésre vonatkozóan, és a király földimaradványait átvitték Egresre, második felesége mellé.