over centuries there have been a number of unforgettable african dynasties
some standing strong with others fizzled over time welcome to tuna cheki and in today's video
we take a look at the top 10 greatest african dynasties before we get into the video remember
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number 10 house of zulu 1816-1897
the zulu kingdom sometimes referred to as the zulu empire was a monarchy in south and
africa the kingdom grew to a great dominance when shakazulu expanded the kingdom's area of control
over the years he reigned from 1816 to 1828 in which he established his
people's dominance over their neighbors using a well-disciplined and efficient fighting force
number nine house of azkier 1390-1567
azkia dynasty was an african muslim family that chose the extensive
sungai empire of west africa centered in gao in present mali from 1493 to 1591.
its members included the dynasties founder mohammed askia
asukiya musa who reigned between 1528 to 1531 and askia ismail who reigned in 1537-1539
number 8 house of kikuleni 1390-1567
house of kikuleni was a dynasty that ruled the kingdom of congo the kingdom was located
in central africa in present-day northern angola the western portion of the democratic republic of
the congo the republic of the congo as well as the south and most part of gabon the kekuleni were the
springboard for most of the major factions that battled for control of congo during its civil war
number seven house of changamire 1684-1889
changamira dynasty ruled a vast area in central africa between the zambezi and limpopo rivers
now in zimbabwe the dynasty was the greatest power in central africa from the 15th century
until its destruction about 1830 it succeeded even in driving the portuguese out of the interior of
africa number six house of sise 300 to 1100 house of siser ruled by king kaya magansi
or kaya magan is known as the oldest african dynasty which ruled a vast majority of the
ghana empire based in west africa and modern day southeast of mauritania and western mali
the empire was founded by the sunninki people and was based in the capital city of kumbi saleh
the ghana empire grew rich from its increased trans-saharan trade in gold and slaves and salt
allowing for larger urban centres to develop the traffic furthermore encouraged territorial
expansion to gain control over the different trade routes number five house of alawi 1666
till present house of alawi is the longest serving dynasty to rule the moroccan empire
the empire was one of the most important empires in the mediterranean region
playing many influential roles in both the history of europe and western africa
the dynasty is the current moroccan royal family and draining dynasty they are an arab sharifan
dynasty and claim descend from the prophet muhammad through his grandson hassan even ali
number four house of sephawa 1085-1846
safawa dynasty is the name of the muslim kings or mai as they call themselves of the kannem
bornu empire centered fans in kanem in western chad and then after 1380 in borno
today northeastern nigeria the dynasty was rooted in the tubu expansion by the kanembu
the legendary eponymous ancestor of the sephawa as the magumi are called only became in muslim times
scythe the lion of yaman the pre-muslim dynasty is known as the dagua dynasty
the saiphawa dynasty ended in 1846 and was succeeded by a series of sheiks
who ruled the bornoop empire until 1893. house of aududua 1300 to 1300-1897
the house of aududua ruled the vast majority of the kingdom of benin and was a kingdom in
which is now in southwestern nigeria it has no historical relation to the modern republic
of benin which was historically known as dahomey from the 17th century until 1975.
the kingdom of benin's capital was edo now known as benin city in edo state nigeria the banane
kingdom was one of the oldest and most developed states in the coastal hinterland of west africa
it was formed out of the previous other kingdom of egodomi godot around the 11th century a.d and
lasted until it was annexed by the british empire in 1897. number 2 cater dynasty 12 30 to 1670
the kerita dynasty ruled pre-imperial and imperial mali empire from the 11th century into the early
17th century it was a muslim dynasty and its rulers claimed descent from bilal keita bilal
keta was a freed slave who accepted islam and became one of the sahabas of the prophet muhammad
sundyata keta was the first ruler of the mali empire who founded the powerful mali empire in
the 13th century ce he laid the foundation for a powerful and wealthy african empire and proclaimed
the fast charter of human rights the mandan chanter common and most royal dynasties to try
to link their origins to some divine or religious personalities and was common across cultures and
religions and the number one spot for greatest african empire goes to house of solomon 1270-1974
the salomonic dynasty also known as the house of solomon was a dynasty of the
ethiopian empire formed in the 13th century its members claim lineal descent from the biblical
king solomon and the queen of sheba tradition asserts that the queen gave birth to menelik first
after her biblically described visit to solomon in jerusalem in 1270 the zangara dynasty was
overthrown by yakuno amlak who claimed descent from solomon and founded the solomonic area of
ethiopia the dynasty lasted until 1974 ended by a coup d'etat and the deposition of haile selassie
who was a solomonic prince through his grandmother thanks for watching please subscribe follow
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