Africa in 1279
1279 is the Mongol Empire at its greatest extent. This map shows the 24 states and peoples the data has for Africa in that year.
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States and peoples in Africa in 1279
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Mamluk Sultanate
- Mongol Empire
- Mali Empire
- Almohad Caliphate
- Rasulid Dynasty
- Hafsid Dynasty
- Ethiopian Empire
- Zayyanid dynasty
- Alodia
- Bahrani Dynasty
- Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
- Crown of Castile
- Emirate of Granada
- Byzantine Empire
- Empire of Kanem
- Kingdom of Portugal
- House of Anjou-Sicily
- Republic of Venice
- Kingdom of Cyprus
- Kingdom of Jerusalem
- Duchy of Athens
- Duchy of the Archipelago
- County of Tripoli
- Kingdom of Sicily
New on the map since 1229
Mamluk Sultanate · Mali Empire · Rasulid Dynasty · Hafsid Dynasty · Ethiopian Empire · Zayyanid dynasty · Bahrani Dynasty · Crown of Castile · Emirate of Granada · Byzantine Empire · Kingdom of Portugal · House of Anjou-Sicily
Gone from the map by 1329
Mongol Empire · House of Anjou-Sicily · Kingdom of Jerusalem · Duchy of Athens · Duchy of the Archipelago · County of Tripoli
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Other regions in 1279
The outlines are coarse and follow the Cliopatria dataset: borders before modern surveys are estimates, and a blank area means the data has no state on record there, not that nobody lived there. A state that changed hands during the year can appear together with its successor.