c.500 | Ironworking is fully established in East and West Africa. Copper objects from Egypt, North Africa, Nubia and Ethiopia exist in West Africa, suggesting that trade had been established by this time. | by 500 nwe |
c.500 | Aksumites form from the mix of Kushitic speaking people in Ethiopia and Semites in southern Arabia who settled the territory across the Red Sea. | 500 cocc |
c.487 | AMANIASTABARQA king of Kush at Meroe from 510 ends. SIASPIQA succeeds until 468. | 487 rcNA |
c.468 | SIASPIQA king of Kush at Meroe from 487 ends. NASAKHMA succeeds until 463. | 468 rcNA |
c.463 | NASAKHMA king of Kush at Meroe from 468 ends. MALEWIEBAMANI succeeds until 435. | 463 rcNA |
c.435 | MALEWIEBAMANI king of Kush at Meroe from 463 ends. TELAKHAMANI succeeds until 431. | 435 rcNA |
c.431 | TELAKHAMANI king of Kush at Meroe from 435 ends. AMANINETEYERIKE succeeds until 405. | 431 rcNA |
c.405 | AMANINETEYERIKE king of Kush at Meroe from 431 ends. BASKAKEREN succeeds until 404. | 405 rcNA |
c.404 | BASKAKEREN king of Kush at Meroe from 405 ends. HARSIOTEF succeeds until 369. | 404 rcNA |
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map (modified): Aldan-2 400 wikDmt |
CONFUSION ALERT! An unrelated kingdom named DAMOT, slightly larger, will emerge southwest of this c.1100CE.
c.400 | COTTON TEXTILES peak in Nubia. | 400 wikMr |
c.369 | HARSIOTEF king of Kush at Meroe from 404 ends. Unknown successor until 350. | 369 rcNA |
c.350 | AKHRATEN becomes king of Kush at Meroe until 335. | 350 rcNA |
c.343 | NECTANEBO-II 3rd pharaoh of 30th dyn from 361, with family and partisans, flees from Memphis to Nubia. Maintains an independent kingdom. 30th DYNASTY from 380 ends. | 345 WPOT 330 343 B76 9-836, Clay, GEoP, GHAE, JIAE, MCAW 162, MRDK, Murn, Shaw, TToH, ae, ktut, phou, pic, resh, scar, tig, toureg, wikP 342 DMoN, nar 341 WERE, lveg |
c.335 | AKHRATEN king of Kush at Meroe from 350 ends. NASTASEN succeeds until 310/5. | 335 rcNA, wikMr |
c.313 | NASTASEN king of Kush at Meroe from 335 ends. AKTISANES succeeds until 270. | 315 wikMr 315/10 rcNA |
Africa 300-201
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