isaac Samuel
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The history of Suakin (ca. 850-1905): Journal of African Cities chapter 18 https://t.co/Pt9Hp4uEfT
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Tomorrow's article is about West Africa's internal diasporas and the writings of a 17th-century scholar
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miniature gold chair and stool ca. 1900 Asante, Ghana -Finch & Co #randomxt
Asante chairs (Akonkromfi) mid-19th century, Asante Kingdom, Ghana #randomxt wooden frames covered with brass knobs, tacks, and decorative repousséd sheeting. Akonkromfi means “praying mantis,” a reference to the chair’s crossed legs, they were reserved for festive occasions
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The frontier between “Africa” and “Empire” was not a line on a map, but a shifting web of loyalty, revolt, commerce and culture — a space where desert nomads, Red Sea traders, Ottoman janissaries and African rulers rubbed shoulders in a world that few modern textbooks even
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In 1574, the distant Bornu Empire ( in the Lake Chad basin) sent envoys to the Sultan’s court, demanding a border treaty over the Fezzan in Libya. The result? An uneasy pact, a massacre of Ottoman garrisons in 1585, and a brutal re-assertion of African sovereignty.
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Before the age of colonial maps and rigid borders, Africa’s great Sahelian kingdoms and the Ottoman Empire engaged in quiet diplomacy and uneasy alliances — from the courts of Istanbul to the desert fortresses of the Sahara. https://t.co/6JL1AGgpEv
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In 1574, the first of two embassies from the kingdom of Bornu in the Lake Chad basin arrived at the Ottoman sultan’s court in Istanbul, seeking, among other aims, to delineate the frontier between...
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"Nobody knows" https://t.co/yjO9BkDgia
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The shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture and herding was among the most profound economic changes that occurred in human history.
Nobody knows who introduced agriculture anywhere in Africa, all that we know is that agriculture is ancient across the continent hence people are still alive , colonial garbage always gueses nonsense and put it in a book
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The history of the medieval cities and towns of Eritrea is the subject of my latest Patreon article: The medieval cities and towns of Eritrea (ca. 1000-1900 CE) https://t.co/WVjorylq9U
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While it was initially thought that the urban history of Eritrea began with Italian colonialism, a re-examination of the Historical evidence reveals a much older urban tradition, with several medieval towns that were abandoned just before the Italian era https://t.co/adk0YujJO6
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The northern horn of Africa is home to one of the largest concentrations of urban settlements on the continent, many of which are of significant antiquity.
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This dynamic is especially evident in Eritrea, where a chain of towns linked the coast to the mainland markets. In this region, power shifted over time between local rulers and regional hegemons, including the empires of Adal, Ethiopia, and the Ottomans. https://t.co/adk0YujJO6
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The northern horn of Africa is home to one of the largest concentrations of urban settlements on the continent, many of which are of significant antiquity.
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The development of cities in the medieval northern Horn of Africa was shaped by a complex interplay of economic exchange and political rivalry between the Christian kingdom in the interior and the Muslim polities near the coast. https://t.co/adk0YujJO6
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The northern horn of Africa is home to one of the largest concentrations of urban settlements on the continent, many of which are of significant antiquity.
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Towns such as Abasa, Amud, Fardowsa, and Maduuna contained palaces, mosques, and houses. While some were involved in external trade through Zeila, most were agricultural settlements, which were later abandoned and transformed into pilgrimage sites. https://t.co/adk0YujJO6
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The northern horn of Africa is home to one of the largest concentrations of urban settlements on the continent, many of which are of significant antiquity.
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In Somaliland, recent archaeological surveys have identified a network of about 30 cities and towns that were founded at the end of the Middle Ages and were associated with the empire of Adal. https://t.co/adk0YujJO6
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The northern horn of Africa is home to one of the largest concentrations of urban settlements on the continent, many of which are of significant antiquity.
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The walled metropolis of Harar, which was the capital of Adal and the eponymous sultanate of Harar, contained over a hundred shrines and mosques. It minted its own currency and, for several centuries, dominated much of the region’s external trade. https://t.co/adk0YujJO6
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The northern horn of Africa is home to one of the largest concentrations of urban settlements on the continent, many of which are of significant antiquity.
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