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Africa in AD 200

This map shows the 11 states and peoples the data has for Africa in that year.

Map of Africa in AD 200 with 11 states and peoples
Borders: Cliopatria, Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coarse outlines: check and adjust them for your story.

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States and peoples in Africa in AD 200

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Roman Empire
  • Parthian Empire
  • Kingdom of Kush
  • Hadhramaut
  • Kingdom of Axum
  • Himyarite Kingdom
  • Sabaeans
  • Kingdom of Osroene
  • Kingdom of Gordyene
  • Kingdom of Adiabene
  • Kingdom of Armenia

New on the map since AD 100

Sabaeans

Gone from the map by AD 300

Parthian Empire · Sabaeans · Kingdom of Osroene · Kingdom of Gordyene

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Africa in other years

Other regions in AD 200

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.